Accessible playgrounds also offer more equipment that children who use wheelchairs can use, fostering feelings of acceptance. Inclusive playgrounds are a step beyond accessibility.

After this interaction, Cromer decided it was time to make the park more inclusive for kids of all abilities including kids in wheelchairs. “If you are a family with a child that struggled with ...

This large, inclusive playground is for kids of all ages and abilities, with wheelchair accessible sand table and play structures, molded swings, graded ramps and an adult-sized changing tables.

Harper's Playground is a Portland-based nonprofit that has been working for more than a decade to make playgrounds fully accessible and more inclusive to children with disabilities.

The kids quickly raised $35,000 and eventually reached $300,000, Julien said. Now, the students have a goal of $1 million because they want a fully-inclusive playground.

Renee Pritzker’s son Jake, 39, is in a wheelchair most of the time. She’s worked with St. Paul officials for years and helped design an inclusive playground at Victoria Park.

Vancouver is home to more than 70 parks with play equipment, but until this year, none of them were fully accessible to children who use wheelchairs or have various physical disabilities.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A Bedford County father, who has a son in a wheelchair, is pushing county leaders to build a playground for kids with special needs.

SLIDELL, La. (WGNO) — For several years, Mayor Greg Cromer’s wife, Peggy Cromer has been on a special mission to make sure that kids with special needs have a special place where they can play ...