Snapshot of Accessible Playground items

RantWoman is glad to encounter this list; RantWoman would have preferred that a snapshot of items about the concept of accessible playgrounds had hit her inbox earlier in the summer but trusts that this snapshot will be useful to others over time.

By way of digression, RantWoman also presents a link for a wonderful playground in RantWoman's 'hood called the Seattle Children's Playgarden.
http://www.childrensplaygarden.org/


Please forgive RantWoman the lack of visual interest for this post. RantWoman aspires to better and more simply. RantWoman aspires and does not want that to get in the way of such info as is available!


But here are the items offered through NPR

1. News for accessible playgrounds
http://www.google.com/search?q=accessible+playgrounds+NPR&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&source=univ&tbm=nws&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=FDkeUr7NJ8KrjALL4ICYAg&ved=0CCsQqAI 

http://www.npr.org/2013/08/20/213812844/playgrounds-for-everyone
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1. Find Accessible Playgrounds Near You

http://www.npr.org/2013/08/20/213812844/playgrounds-for-everyone
A community-edited guide to accessible playgrounds. So far, we've identified more than 1200. Help us find more.

2. Playgrounds For Everyone
http://apps.npr.org/playgrounds/

3. Creating Playspace For Everyone
http://wutc.org/post/creating-playspace-everyone


2. New Accessible Playground Rules May Not Go Far Enough :

http://www.npr.org/2013/08/28/214831473/new-accessible-playground-rules-may-not-go-far-enough

10 hours ago - Last year, the federal government made accessible playgrounds a requirement under the Americans with Disabilities Act. But whether children ...



3. For Kids With Special Needs, More Places To Play :
http://www.npr.org/2013/08/27/213827534/for-kids-with-special-needs-more-places-to-play


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http://www.npr.org/sections/news/

http://www.npr.org/sections/us/

21 hours ago - Brooklyn Fisher rolls down the ramp on the playground named for her in Pocatello, Idaho. The playground was built using accessible features ...