Disneyland Resort Sponsors Anaheim’s First Ramped Playground for Children with Disabilities
More than 300 volunteers from the Disneyland Resort, city of Anaheim, Anaheim Family YMCA and the community joined KaBOOM! joined forces at Barton Park in Anaheim, California, on January 26th, to build a playground with accessible play features for children with disabilities in just six hours! This new playground is Disney’s 11th sponsored KaBoom! playground in the Anaheim area. And the FIRST ramped playground for children with disabilities!
The new playground comes equipped with unique equipment and accessibility features that allow children to play together regardless of ability. This includes a merry-go-round style device called a Unity Spinner with seatbelts for wheelchairs, accessible swings and a new-age teeter-totter called a Teeter Tunnel that includes a feature to help children transfer out of a wheelchair and onto the teeter.
Visually impaired children have numerous features such as braille panels. The idea of adding accessible play features to this playground came from Disneyland Resort cast members in the CastABLE diversity resource group. CastABLE is one of several diversity resource groups at the Disneyland Resort that makes sure the experiences that Disneyland Resort provides are inclusive and relevant.
“This event is a great example of why all of us at the Disneyland Resort are so proud to call Anaheim home,” said Josh D’Amaro, president of the Disneyland Resort. “The collaboration between nonprofit organizations, the city of Anaheim, the Disneyland Resort and local residents is truly inspiring.”
Watch the special playground come together in this video!
Source: Disney
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