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# More Play For Everyone

February 28, 2020

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From the Park N Play Blog:

We work with a lot of city planners, architects and school committees to help build more inclusive playgrounds in communities across Canada. Planning more ‘inclusive’ spaces, which we believe holds a different from planning ‘accessible’ spaces, means we are **intentionally designing and selecting equipment that is more usable by more people, of all ages and abilities.**

As we help plan and build these spaces, we ground our efforts in the 7 Principles of Inclusive Play, a guiding set of principles defined by PlayCore and developed to help structure a standardized approach to building more truly inclusive play opportunities.

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**The 7 Principles center on creating a playground that encourages play that should be…**

1. **Fair.** This means ensuring equitable opportunities for all abilities and all ages, considering the play needs of all users within the playgrounds community.
2. **Included.** Design with flexibility in how users can interact with the structure with a variety of levels, movements, and needs.
3. **Smart.** The playground should facilitate intuitive play and fun challenges through clear, simple design that encourages longer play interactions.
4. **Independent. **Creating a space that encourages users to be able to play either independently or as a group and with a variety of access points to engage with the space and enter, exit or observe play with ease.
5. **Safe. **A playground must meet the required safety standards, including rest and observation points
6. **Active.** This means facilitating play with equipment and design that meets a diverse set of physical needs to encourage cooperative play and socialization.
7. **Comfortable. **Incorporating complementary structures, like shade and seating, into an easy to access, simple design creates a comfortable space for users to stay for longer periods.

 

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