“Fun, Novel, Safe, and Inclusive”

Children’s Design Recommendations for Playgrounds for All Abilities

Authors

  • Catherine Hill
  • Louise Chawla

Keywords:

Universal Access Design, playgrounds, Growing Up Boulder, English immersion, children's participation, play for all abilities, inclusion

Abstract

This report describes the work of 7- to 8-year-old students in two English Immersion classes in a Boulder, Colorado public school as they collaborated with the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation to develop recommendations to make city playgrounds accessible and attractive to children with different abilities. The report identifies lessons learned from past partnerships to integrate young people’s ideas into urban design that were applied in this project, as well as new insights that emerged. The project’s step-by-step activities are described along with outcomes of the children’s work and reflections of teachers and students.

Published

2022-02-23