Inclusive Playground Design Resources

Your guide to improving equal and equitable access and quality participation at playgrounds.

This page brings together evidence-informed resources to support inclusive playground design and play experiences. Use the sections below to explore resources based on what you want to learn.

Navigate this document webpage on what you are looking to learn:

I’m new to inclusive playgrounds or play experiences, and I would like to learn about what it means

• Developing evidence-informed strategies to foster quality participation on playgrounds
• Digital Comic: A Day for Play
• Play Finds a Way Through Inclusive Playgrounds: Final Research Report
• Evidence-Informed Recommendations for Designing Inclusive Playgrounds to Enable Participation for Children with Disabilities

I know what inclusive playgrounds and play experiences are, and I am ready to start designing my playground

• Inclusive Playgrounds Playbook: A Playbook of Considerations and Strategies
• Evidence-Informed Recommendations for Designing Inclusive Playgrounds to Enable Participation for Children with Disabilities
• Developing evidence-informed strategies to foster quality participation on playgrounds

I want to be sure I am offering inclusive play experiences

• Quality Participation on Playgrounds Programmer Guide
• A Blueprint for Building Quality Participation on Playgrounds for Children with Disabilities
• Inclusive Play Leadership Resource
• The Playground Guide for Inclusive Play

Check out the Inclusive Playground Design Resource Library to access all resources in one spot. The Inclusive Playground Design Resource Library is your go-to resource for inclusive playground design.