Te Pua Keith Park – Nau mai, Haere mai Let’s Play Together

Te Pua/Keith Park playground employed an innovative early program of co-design with All Abilities Project Group (AAPG), representing disability organisations and key stakeholders from the community. Through ongoing engagement disabled people as experts, outcome was inclusive welcoming play space for a diverse range children, young their caregivers.Play equipment included vestibular, visual, auditory pieces well customised 2m high wheelchair accessible tower experiences. Caregivers were enabled to children through smooth step-free surfaces specific such adult child swing. Children different ages abilities encouraged sit/lie/stand in basket swing see-saw together. Unique this playground, communication boards innovatively collaboratively designed visual images various features QR codes linking online videos New Zealand Sign Language.In addition equipment, AAPG identified that toilet facilities crucial ensuring accessibility many families, including those bigger or teens access needs who often faced reality needing be changed unsanitary unsafe ways without appropriate being available. Keith worked leading manufacturer bespoke double block enhanced adult-sized change table.Every aspect park carefully selected fencing, furniture, plants colours. Colour by guiding low vision created circuit assist neurodiverse The resultant is one welcomes all play, which core tenet development, socialisation participation.
 
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