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PLAYGROUND ACCESSIBILITY FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

 

 

Assistive Technology Partners. (n.d.). "Playground Accessibility- ADA Compliance." Retrieved on October 12, 2009, from http://www.uchsc.edu/atp/files/Playground%20Accessibility.pdf.

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Prellwitz, M. & Tamm, M. (1999). Attitudes of Key Persons to Accessibility Problems in Playgrounds for Children with Restricted Mobility: A Study in a Medium-sized Municipality in Northern Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 6:4, 166-173.

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"Access in playgrounds: What does it mean? How does it work? Why is it so important?"

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 *To read more about the ways to make a playground socially accessible and facilitate inclusion, please visit

http://www.prav.asn.au/downloads/access.pdf.

 

 "Promoting inclusion for young children with special needs on playgrounds"

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"Promoting Accessible Playgrounds"

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References:

The American Occupational Therapy Association. (August 31, 2009). OT Practice, 8-12. 

U.S. Access Board. (October 2005). "Accessible Play Areas: A Summary of Accessibility Guidelines for Play Areas." Retrieved October 15, 2009 from, http://www.access-board.gov/play/guide/guide.pdf

 

Shapiro, M. (2006). A Model for an Adapted Playground Developed for ALL Children. The Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy, 15:4. 137-147.

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Kerr, A. (2001). Accessible Playgrounds. Retrieved on November 12, 2009, from http://occupational-therapy.advanceweb.com/Article/Accessible-Playgrounds-2.aspx.