dc.contributor.author	Wenger, Ines
dc.contributor.author	Prellwitz, M.
dc.contributor.author	Lundström, U.
dc.contributor.author	Lynch, Helen
dc.contributor.author	Schulze, C.
dc.contributor.funder	Horizon 2020	en
dc.contributor.funder	Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)	en
dc.contributor.funder	Béatrice Ederer-Weber Stiftung	en
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-05T09:09:04Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-05T09:09:04Z
dc.date.issued	2022-05-22
dc.date.updated	2022-09-04T16:02:42Z
dc.description.abstract	Playgrounds designed with the intention to be inclusive are one approach to creating equal opportunities for all children, including those with disabilities, in terms of their right to play. However, when building inclusive playgrounds, the focus is often limited to the physical environment. Yet, studies investigating children’s play in inclusive playgrounds have shown that other aspects of inclusion, such as social inclusion, are equally as important as the physical environment. Nevertheless, there is a lack of knowledge about how inclusion is considered in the design of inclusive playgrounds. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the design and use of inclusive playgrounds among people involved in the provision of inclusive playgrounds and advocates of children with disabilities from a Swiss context. Four focus groups were conducted with 26 participants involved in providing inclusive playgrounds or having a professional or personal relationship with children with disabilities. Results revealed no uniform understanding of inclusive playgrounds. Barriers to inclusive playground provision included negative attitudes, lack of knowledge about inclusion and the absence of policies for inclusion. Through the focus group discussions, it was proposed that a community network is needed, to bring together children with disabilities and their families with playground providers when designing inclusive playgrounds. In this context, user involvement can inform the design of playgrounds and support the understanding of the needs of people with disabilities in playgrounds, among other things. To enhance inclusion for children with disabilities on inclusive playgrounds, design approaches that consider social inclusion, like Universal Design, are proposed.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (SRF-solidarity foundation Denk an mich, foundation for occupational therapy);	en
dc.description.status	Peer reviewed	en
dc.description.version	Published Version	en
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en
dc.identifier.citation	Wenger, I.; Prellwitz, M., Lundström, U., Lynch, H. and Schulze, C. (2022) ‘Designing inclusive playgrounds in Switzerland: why is it so complex?’, Children's Geographies, (15 pp). doi: 10.1080/14733285.2022.2077093	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/14733285.2022.2077093	en
dc.identifier.endpage	15	en
dc.identifier.issn	1473-3285
dc.identifier.journaltitle	Childrens Geographies	en
dc.identifier.startpage	1	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10468/13534
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis	en
dc.relation.project	info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020::MSCA-ITN-EJD/861257/EU/People, Place, Policy and Practice for Play/P4PLAY	en
dc.relation.uri	https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2022.2077093
dc.rights	© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	en
dc.subject	Children with disabilities	en
dc.subject	Inclusion	en
dc.subject	Playground	en
dc.subject	Universal Design	en
dc.subject	User involvement	en
dc.title	Designing inclusive playgrounds in Switzerland: why is it so complex?	en
dc.type	Article (peer-reviewed)	en

Designing inclusive playgrounds in Switzerland: why is it so complex?

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