The Ellie G’s Dream World inclusive playground in Franklin, TN will get underway in January, 2022. The goal is to raise $1.5 million of the playground’s estimated cost of $3 million through community sponsorship. Opportunities to donate range from half a million dollars to the cost for a cup of coffee. Most play areas (playgrounds) for Title II or Title III facilities must comply with the ADA. The ADA has very specific and stringent requirements for play area surfaces.
Read MoreThe Brentwood Home Page recently noted that the Brentwood City Commission unanimously approved two items related to the city’s future first fully-inclusive playground, with the playground now anticipated to open in the summer of 2022. Most play areas for Title II or Title III facilities must comply with the ADA.
Read MoreMost play areas must comply with the ADA. ADA compliance at play areas is important to teach inclusion and integration at the earliest possible time. Accessible play areas are covered primarily in the 2010 ADA Standards 240 and 1008.
Read MorePlay area ground surfaces must be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The 2010 ADA Standards have requirements for playground surfaces to include run slope, cross slope, gaps, change in elevation, vertical clearance, resistance to rolling a manual wheelchair across the surface, and impact attenuation from a fall.
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