Where we started
Where we are now
Everything had steps.
For children with permanent and temporary disabilities when everything requires the use of steps, the child's options of play are immediately diminished. Often, this leads to children being left out.
Mulch covered everything.
Something that seems very standard on a playground leaves a lot of children out. Although it is ADA compliant, the use of mulch prevents children in wheelchairs and crutches increased difficulty when getting around leading to injury or inability to play at all.
There was only one adaptive swing, that is outdated.
What is left to do
What is coming
Area 2
The second half of the 1st-5th playground is still surrounded by a thick curb with just one opening for wheelchair users. It's covered in mulch and has an unusable zipline and steps to everything.
Area 3
The preschool and kindergarten playground is in the very front of the school. It a large dip from the sidewalk to the mulch and offers no shade for the students. It lacks options for children with disabilities so children with mobility devices often spend recess walking the perimeter in their mobility device --the sidewalk is the only thing accessible.
