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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2018-07-11 | 16 | COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING MINUTES Wednesday July 11, 2018 6:30 p.m. girl who clearly had a disability who was just running all over the place. Her father was constantly chasing her, she was clearly over-stimulated and I didn't want to interfere but it would have been nice if he just brought her into one of these little structures so that she could just calm down and relax, and then go out and play again. Susan Deutsch: The other thing about these structures is that they encourage imaginative play, which is great. You see a lot of kids in that farm stand pretending to sell fruits and vegetables, and also it provides some shade, because it's a pretty sunny location, and they didn't put a lot of trees in. They provided shade in other ways. And this is one of them, and there's many of these. Susan Deutsch: There are also these little climbing structures that are very unique and artistic, little climbing walls. There's many of them all over and this is a simple one that you just step on the bottom. And this is a swing for a disabled child. That is pretty safe, and the child can be strapped in. And then there's also regular swings right next to it. Susan Deutsch: And this is a Braille panel, and on one side they have numbers in Braille, on the other side is the Braille alphabet. And I didn't see any visually impaired kids by this, but I took a picture because my grandson loves this. Everything is tactile and he traces the numbers and he traces the letters with his fingers, because those are raised also. So in addition to the Braille, the letters and numbers are raised. And here's another. This is another video. Susan Deutsch: You could see the path, there's a path to help kids find their way around and see some of the structures. And this is a swing. Susan Deutsch: Oh. My husband doesn't know what it is, he's calling it a "tadpole swing", but it's a swing that I saw some parents taking their disabled child and sitting with them on that swing. And that was a really nice. It was just a really nice interaction to watch that. These see-saws are safe. So, when I was growing up, if the top person got off the see-saw, you'd crash down. You don't on this. And then, there's a music area on the next slide, which is really cool. More swings. You could see this is a very large playground, this is really large. Susan Deutsch: Yes, the parents have been very involved with their kids. That's a picture of that structure from another angle. It was like a big house. And this is the tractor from the other side. You were seeing that there was a slanted way to climb up. There's also a way for someone in a wheelchair to get onto that tractor from a ramp. And then there's a little ladder there, so there's many ways to get on to that tractor for any child. And here's just another mural that artists volunteer their time and painted with help from people in the community. Susan Deutsch: Other murals, mosaics, butterflies, caterpillars, kids. I thought this was interesting because I'm an occupational therapist, I've worked in the schools. And this is like a conveyor belt that you roll boxes down, but it's a real sensory experience and kids go on that and they feel all the rollers on their back or on their stomach, and a lot of kids with disability need that sensory input. And there were a variety of items in this playground that provided that. This is one of them and my grandson didn't like it, but I think it's great. And then they have items that spin, which a lot of kids need that kind of movement. And this is lettuce, it's like a head of lettuce, that's been cut open, and 09/12/18 Page 16 of 29 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2018-07-11.pdf |