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Australian Standards

Car Parking

• AS/NZS 2890.6-2009 Off-street parking for people with disabilities

Pathways and Tactile Ground Surface Indicators

• AS 1428 (Parts 1-5) Design for access and mobility - General requirements for access

Playground equipment and surfacing

• AS/NZS 4685 (Parts 0-6) Playground equipment and surfacing
• AS 4422 Playground Surfacing. Specifications, Requirements & Test Methods

Play documents

• Nature play SA – ‘Learning Outdoors Benefits / Risks’, Department of Education and Child Development, Government of South Australia
• Education – ‘Helping children learn – How the whole family can learn together’, Department of Education, Government of South Australia

Inclusive play documents

New South Wales

• ‘Everyone Can Play’ - Let’s Create Inclusive Playspaces, NSW Government, 2018
• ‘State of Play’, To create a more inclusive world, Touched by Olivia, 2019

Victoria

• The Good Play Space Guide: “I can play too”, Department for Victorian Communities, 2007

Queensland

• Queensland All Abilities Playground Project (QAAPP) User Participation Design Framework, Department of Communities Disability Services, 2010

United Kingdom

• PiPA - Plan Inclusive Play Areas, Best practice document for playground design, UK Design Council

United States

• Inclusive Play Design Guide, Play World

Inclusive playspace examples

South Australia

• Hendrie Street Reserve, Park Holme, City of Marion
• Inclusive Nature Playground, Adelaide Zoo, Adelaide (Variety SA and Zoos SA)

Queensland

• Queensland Government ‘All-Abilities playgrounds’ interactive map. 17 inclusive playgrounds

Australia

• Touched by Olivia: Inclusive playgrounds

United Kingdom

• PiPA-accredited sites. Over 26 inclusive playgrounds

United States

• Accessible Playground Directory

Inclusive protocols

• Inclusive SA, State Disability Inclusion Plan 2019–23, Government of South Australia
• National Disability Strategy, Council of Australian Governments, 2010–2020
• United Nations - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2007 — Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989

Universal Design

• Universal Design - Australia
• Universal Design - International

Signage/Wayfinding

• Colour and contrast tool - Are My Colors Accessible?
• Auslan (Australian Sign Language) from Deaf Connect
• South Australian Government toolkit for accessibility online
• Cultural inclusion. Consult your local Aboriginal language group – refer to the map of Aboriginal Australia
• Seek approval from your local group to use Aboriginal language on signs

“Not all playground spaces need to be high energy. Some of the best playground adventures are those which use imagination.”