Playgrounds for all: designing inclusive playgrounds that meet the needs of an entire community

Start Date

11/17/2025

End Date

11/16/2027

Description

More and more communities are prioritizing inclusion in their playground design This course offers specific techniques for designers, landscape architects, urban planners, and park and recreation professionals considering inclusion. We'll explore how to easily implement these inclusive design principles in your playground master plans so everyone can play.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Parks & Recreation

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, the participant will be able to:
1. Identify playground activities that stimulate the senses.
2. Explain how childhood stages of play relate to playground design.
3. Discuss ways to simultaneously include typically developing children and those with disabilities so everyone plays together.
4. Pinpoint playground areas most likely to be inaccessible and suggest a remedy.

Instructors

Mara Kaplan

Course Codes

Provider

PlayPower, Inc

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