Play for All: Breaking Barriers to Create Inclusive Childhoods

From inclusive design to equitable opportunities, inclusive play spaces empower every child to explore and connect through play.

It’s exciting to finally see play be given the reverence and importance it deserves. As the Inclusive Play Specialist for Landscape Structures, which designs play spaces for children and caregivers, saying “play is critical” often feels like I’m preaching to the choir. But as someone with a disability, I think it’s even more exciting that this statement is shifting to “play is critical for all.” Those two little words open a vast and beautiful world of inclusion, ensuring everyone is invited to the best part of childhood.