<div dir="ltr">While I'm completely overbooked right now, and thus cannot spearhead this, I am CERTAIN that there's a need. What kind of evidence would you need? I attend a parent support group for kids with disabilities at the U of MD on Saturdays during the school year. That group has an associated listserv with 388 subscribers. I could ask there. <div>
<br></div><div>An accessible, sensory-friendly playground would have made it *possible* for us to go to the playground when our kids were little. As it was, I had to go at times when other kids weren't there so I could keep track of my kids (one of them was a runner!). <div>
<br></div><div>Here's an article from the Washington Post on the topic: </div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-parenting/post/sensory-friendly-playgrounds-in-the-dc-region/2011/06/01/AGR6fSNH_blog.html" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-parenting/post/sensory-friendly-<span class="">playgrounds</span>-in-the-dc-region/2011/06/01/AGR6fSNH_blog.html</a></div>
</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">And I went to find the piece on NPR after reading your post. There were two of them - one from yesterday and one from today. Here are links to those stories, for those who are interested. </div>
</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/08/27/213827534/for-kids-with-special-needs-more-places-to-play">http://www.npr.org/2013/08/27/213827534/for-kids-with-special-needs-more-places-to-play</a><br>
</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/08/28/214831473/new-accessible-playground-rules-may-not-go-far-enough">http://www.npr.org/2013/08/28/214831473/new-accessible-playground-rules-may-not-go-far-enough</a></font><br>
</div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">-Sarah</font></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>.....................................................................................................<br>
Sarah Wayland | <a href="http://www.GuidingExceptionalParents.com" target="_blank">www.GuidingExceptionalParents.com</a><br>Supporting students with learning differences and their families</div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 12:40 PM, James Coleman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jsc.301332@gmail.com" target="_blank">jsc.301332@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div>Attenuating a report on NPR and researching this matter on their website, I am convinced that we as a town should consider developing an accessible playground. It would probably help to know how many kids are nearby who would use it but the closest one is at least 5 miles away. Anyone interested in spearheading this project?</div>
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