Developing accessible playgrounds for children with vision impairment
Inclusive play for a healthy society
Children who are blind or have low vision (BLV) often have difficulties accessing and interacting with playgrounds, most of which are not equipped to support them. Through consultation, collaboration and co-creation with the BLV community, foundational knowledge on the user experience of playgrounds, an evaluation framework for auditing existing playgrounds and design guidelines for creating or retrofitting playgrounds will be developed that support the unique challenges of BLV children and carers. Importantly it will promote access, orientation, physical and social play for BLV children, with improved cognitive, physical and social development, thus enabling a more inclusive and healthy society.
Associate Professor Dagmar Reinhardt, University of Sydney
Associate Professor Lian Loke, University of Sydney
Associate Professor Kathleen Tait, Macquarie University
Dr Susan Silveira, Macquarie UniversityÂ
Ms Leona Holloway, Monash UniversityÂ
Associate Professor Matthew Butler, Monash UniversityÂ
Professor Kimbal Marriott, Monash University
The project is funded through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project (DP) scheme under the number DP240100824.
