Thanks to a reader who alerted me to this fire hydrant on a Dalhousie Street sidewalk that may impede access and use by persons using mobility devices. It seems odd that inclusivity is increasingly being mentioned but then we encounter barriers like this, or playground equipment that may not be useable, or gravel parking lots. What is being done to be inclusive in meaningful ways? Will this be fixed?
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What playground equipment is not usable?
Any playground equipment that children with disabilities can’t access; like high monkey bars, rock climbing, ladders, slides with stairs, swings that are too high, stepping stones, upper level equipment only accessible by stairs, lack of ramps for example. The playgrounds may be AODA compliant without being inclusive and therefore might not be useable by everyone.
So, are you saying because they aren’t suitable for everyone’s use, we can’t have these types of playgrounds within our community? Or are you saying that every playground installed within the community needs to be fully accessible to every child
I believe, and the legislation requires, that every child deserves to have fun and play at the playground, or anywhere else, on an equal opportunity basis. I can’t imagine anyone would deny any child the opportunity to be a child or limit their childhood fun.