for integration, socialization and inclusion (IDEA and ADA) of all including special populations. Let us posit the playground cost at $150,000 (as in Hagerstown MD). B. Playthings... of ten to twenty minutes. Longer, when there is no competition from a playground and a Playcourt like Bankshot . But the interaction with other kids inclusion, socialization... Playcourts offer ball playing with a difference. Here's why: Participants play alongside, not against one another. That's the key to inclusion. The "playfields" baseball, tennis...

and scant attention were given for sports to be inclusive or intentionally designed to accommodate overlooked segments of the population. "Sports" derive from "Sparta" and were... groups apart in these sports. Accessibility continues to be confused with inclusion as though a ramp to a basketball or tennis court has any more than symbolic value. The question... that offer experiential learning. For some students, this is the only enticement to stay in school." Inclusive facilities for solitary and group participation including the differently...

(September 2011) Family Sports Defined Park & Rec Trades (Dec. 15, 2010) Rockville does right by installing Bankshot Basketball By Dr. Ira Berger (Nov. 15, 2006) Inclusion... of the Bankshot The Gloucester County Times (July 28, 1999) Crazy, Colorful Hoop Dreams The Washington Post (Aug 18, 1995) Beyond Access: Inclusion Nation's Cities Weekly (May 15...

our playgrounds for?" Is complicated and simple simultaneously because our objectives are clear creative play, creating playmates, inclusion of the differently able, non-aggressive... participants to take on the challenge of the court and not each other. What makes a ball game inclusive such that grandparents with grandchildren, wheelchair players and the differently...

the pavement allows for access of the differently-able. Inclusion means more than mere access. The true level playing field facility must offer inclusion by means of Universal Design...