[blindkid] Playground Equipment

[Carol Castellano]

For ALL kids!!!
Carol

At 08:45 PM 1/30/2012, you wrote:
>When my vi twins were small, we went to a new park, and they had 
>climbing areas to get to the slide. (It was one of the big metal 
>play structures.) There were no rails on any of the sides. Both fell 
>off at the same time, one on each side. I would recommend rails on 
>the sides that where there isn't a slide or steps.
>
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>
>Doreen
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>  From: Deborah Kent Stein <dkent5817 at att.net>
>To: Multiple recipients of NFBnet BlindKid Mailing List <BlindKid at NFBnet.org>
>Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 10:11 AM
>Subject: [blindkid] Playground Equipment
>
>
>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?
>
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>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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Carol Castellano
President, Parents of Blind Children-NJ
Director of Programs
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
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