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The right to play: creating accessible playgrounds for all children

A young caucasian boy (around 6 or 7) on a plastic motorbike smiles and looks into the distance, presumably at a parent, in a children's playground. Behind him are slides, tube slides and other interactive playground features.

When we consider the thought of what accessibility in the built environment looks like, it would be fair to say that inclusive children’s play areas do not normally come to mind first. Typically, accessibility in the mind of the average person is thought about in contexts of more menial and essential aspects of modern life […]