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To explore how children with and without disabilities experience play and social inclusion on inclusive playgrounds.

August 28, 2020Scandinavian Journal of Occupational TherapyOpen Access

Children’s perceptions of playing on inclusive playgrounds: A qualitative study

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IWInes WengerHES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland CSChristina SchulzeZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences ULUlrica LundströmRegion Östergötland

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Qualitative study uncovers invisible barriers on inclusive playgrounds among children, indicating that social inclusion requires community-level interventions.

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To explore how children with and without disabilities experience play and social inclusion on inclusive playgrounds.
Conducted semi-structured interviews and field observations across six inclusive playgrounds in Switzerland.
Sampled N=32 children aged 7–12 years, comprising 14 children with disabilities and 18 children without disabilities.
Analyzed qualitative interview and observational data using qualitative content analysis.
Generated three qualitative categories characterizing play activities, persistent invisible barriers to full engagement, and design recommendations proposed by children with disabilities.
Identified that physical accessibility alone does not guarantee social inclusion, which operates as a transactional process across physical, social, and political environments.

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Wenger et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aae4cb9518932a41343c1d0 https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2020.1810768

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Qualitative study uncovers invisible barriers on inclusive playgrounds among children, indicating that social inclusion requires community-level interventions.

Children’s perceptions of playing on inclusive playgrounds: A qualitative study

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Children’s perceptions of playing on inclusive playgrounds: A qualitative study

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