Charlestown's new all inclusive playground where children with disabilities and without can play side by side

A new all-inclusive carousel that will be featured at Charlestown's playground (Photo Credit: Boston Globe)A new kind of playground is being built in Charlestown next to the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. This playground, modeled with an “inclusive design,” will be accessible to children of all ages with a disability or without. According to Kristen McCosh, Boston’s commissioner for persons with disabilities, this design will “incorporate the accessible components into a typical playground so that a family could play together.” Plans for the playground include integrated swings and carousels.

In a recent statement, Boston Mayor Tom Menino boasted of the benefits of the new playground. As he concluded, “it gives all of our people, not just some of our people, the access they deserve to this very special area and a play space that every young child can enjoy.”

To read more, check out the below article on the Boston Globe

Laura Crimaldi, “ Charlestown playground to be all inclusive: Waterfront site will house a $1.6m playground where children of all abilities can romp side by side.”