Course Objective:
To equip participants with the foundational knowledge and practical steps needed to plan and design play spaces that are inclusive of community members with disabilities.
What You Will Learn:
- Language and key concepts critical to creating inclusive play spaces.
- Theory and policies related to disability and accessibility.
- Factors that impact participation in play and physical activity.
- The steps involved in designing an inclusive play space, guided by the Inclusive Playgrounds Playbook.
- Resources to put these ideas into action.
Who Should Take This Course:
Anyone involved in planning, designing, funding, or programming play spaces, including municipal staff and recreation professionals, landscape architects and designers, park and playground committees, school and community groups, and parents or advocates working toward more inclusive playgrounds in their community.
