RICHLAND, Wash. – Numerica CU has contributed $10,000 to a local project to build the area’s first “inclusive” playground for children with disabilities.
The project will include play equipment specifically designed for children with physical and developmental disabilities – but that children of all abilities will have fun using. The play equipment and structures are designed to be accessed from the ground without ramps or steps, or used from a height that can accommodate children in wheelchairs.
The playground is designed to let children play in a way that evokes a variety of senses – whether it is motion in a contraption called a “sway fun glider” that lets children get on board and then rock the structure back and forth, or hearing with a sensory panel that lets children play with music.
The cost of the project is estimated at $150,000.
