Building Inclusive Play Spaces in Kingston
An inclusive playground allows children and adults of all abilities to play together and creates a fun, nurturing environment for everyone. The estimated cost of this playpark is $900,000. The City of Kingston has generously provided us with the public land, and will conduct the maintenance on the play structure and surfacing when it is completed. To build the park, we are relying on grant opportunities and community donations. There are many beautiful fully inclusive playgrounds across Ontario, and we would love to add Kingston to the list!
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Save the date for the Inclusive Fun Fair on June 8th, 2024!
Get ready for a day filled with fun fair activities to make a difference in our community! The fun fair will be located at the Rideau Heights Community Centre, 85 Maccauley St, Kingston.
By attending this event, you’ll be supporting the construction of the new inclusive playground. Together, we can build a playground for ALL children!
Stay tuned for more updates on the fun fair!
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The Whig Article – Do You Want to Build a Playground?
https://www.thewhig.com/news/event-puts-the-fun-in-fundraiser-as-group-seeks-to-build-kingstons-first-fully-inclusive-playground Our Do You Want to Build a Playground? Breakfast Fundraiser has made it into The Whig! We are so happy with how our fundraiser turned out...
Inclusive Fun Fair (June 8th, 2024)
The Inclusive Play Project is hosting an Inclusive Fun Fair at the Rideau Heights Community Centre in Kingston on June 8th, 2024. The fair will be filled with fun fair activities to celebrate accessible play!! All funds will be allocated toward building Kingston's...
Update on Playground Features
After speaking with many community groups, organizations, parents, and kids, we have outlined some improvements to our playground features! The design has the entire playground covered in rubber surfacing, which provides great accessibility for wheelchair users. A few...
Giving Tuesday!!
Tuesday, November 28th is Giving Tuesday! This day provides an opportunity for donations to be made to the Inclusive Play Project. Giving Tuesday promotes our playground project while creating awareness for disability and accessibility. To those interested in...
New Posters are Available!
Posters and postcards are available for pickup at KidsInclusive reception at Hôtel Dieu Hospital. The posters share information regarding donations and they have a QR code for online donations through CanadaHelps. They are a great way to spread the word about...
The Inclusive Play Project Art Exhibition
In celebration of International Disability Day, The Inclusive Play Project is organizing a kid's art exhibition! Artwork that is created by students will be displayed at The City of Kingston Accessibility Awards Ceremony. Volunteers will pick up any artwork on...
City Council Meeting! And Others
It's been a whirlwind of meetings for Rachel Doornekamp and Sara Ogilvie as they have done presentation after presentation to spread the word about this campaign and get support across our community. They've presented to one of the Rotary clubs of Kingston, with...
Filming our Promo Video
Last week we spent the day onsite Shannon Park and filmed hours of interviews with parents of kids with disabilities, kids and siblings themselves, parents with disabilities, special education teachers, and other people who work in this sector and are advocating for...
Extend-A-Family Kingston is an official partner!
Extend-A-Family (Kingston) is excited to announce that we are officially partnering with The Inclusive Play Project to help our community build a FULLY ACCESSIBLE playground in Kingston! Once approved by the City of Kingston - Municipal Government, we can start...
Wheelchair Swings?
So we have received a lot of messages/questions around platform wheelchair swings, and whether or not we will be including one in the park. After a lot of research, it turns out swings are a complicated topic! Due to Shannon Park being a public space, and the weight...
Please Sign Our Petition
Our petition is now live. Please sign and share far and wide to show our City and donors how truly important this is in our community! https://www.change.org/Inclusiveplayproject
Kingstonist News Article!
Our first news article! A big thank you to the Kingstonist for writing about our initiative https://www.kingstonist.com/news/inclusive-play-project-advocates-for-a-kingston-playground-for-everyone/
Costs Associated with Building this Park
So a lot of people have been asking about the cost of the playground. We were still waiting on some pricing, but I think it's safe to send out some information about what we are working with! I won't lie, it's a lot... Play structure (parts and install) - $400k Rubber...
Check out the Inclusive Playground at Lakeview Park in Oshawa
Some of our committee had a chance to visit a beautiful playground at Lakeview Park in Oshawa today. Some really nice accessible features, but more geared at younger kiddies. The playground for 5-12 year olds had super cool features, but wasn't inclusive. I really...
A Quick Update
We are making some amazing traction with the project. Thank you all for continuing to spread the word and invite others to this page to support us. We are working hard behind the scenes to get ready for our council presentation. After that we can begin our fundraising...
Inclusive Play Ideas
A well-designed inclusive playground welcomes, supports and engages every person who comes to use the space regardless of the ability.
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What People are Saying
We moved here from Edmonton last summer and I must say, we were spoiled with hundreds of incredible playgrounds and many of which were built specifically with inclusivity as it’s primary focus. I must confess, I was very disappointed with the playgrounds here but we’re making the best of it of course. That being said, I am so so very excited to see this initiative circulating!""I could see these spaces also being of benefit for teens, adults, and seniors with Mobilty needs if the equipment sizing could allow! The benefits of swinging span all ages 
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