[blindkid] Playground Equipment

[Rene Harrell]

One of the biggest "adaptations" that is most helpful is simply
constructing intersecting pieces of playground equipment high enough that a
child running towards it without vision isn't going to whack their head on
the monkey bars, or a bridge connecting one piece of equipment to another.
Even when using a cane, things that are head level only aren't easy to find
tactually until you either find it with your head, or you have your hands
in front of you. This has only been a problem in a few playgrounds we've
visited, and it's one that easily corrected in the design phase, without
having to really do anything special to the equipment itself.

On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 9:11 AM, Deborah Kent Stein <dkent5817 at att.net>wrote:

>
> I recently received an inquiry from a TVI in Chicago.  Please let me know
> your thoughts and I'll pass them along to her.  Off the top of my head, I
> don't know why a blind/VI child would need any adaptations in order to use
> playground equipment, but it's been a LONG time since I played on a
> playground!  Is there new stuff out there that would be hard for a blind
> child to play with?
>
> _______________
>
> I am on the leadership committee at Neil School and would like some of
> your valuable input concerning our VI students.  Neil  School is in the
> process of designing and purchasing equipment for a playground to meet the
> needs of the children during recess for next year. I have been asked what
> type of equipment etc. would benefit students with visual impairments. I
> know I can look in the instructional materials center catalog for material
> but I wanted to know is there anyone who would have more in depth
> knowledge. We are writing a proposal and I want to make sure our VI
> students are represented when we submit the grant.
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