Inclusion of Disabled Children in Primary School Playgrounds

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· Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Ebook
57
Pages
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About this ebook

This concise, useful book identifies organisational, social and physical barriers to disabled children's inclusion in primary school playgrounds, and suggests ways to overcome these barriers in the future, as well as examining examples of good practice.

This is essential reading for teachers, special educational needs coordinators, personal support assistants, lunchtime supervisors, playworkers, and architects and landscape professionals involved in play.

About the author

Helen Woolley is senior lecturer in the Department of Landscape at the University of Sheffield. She is Director of the Centre for the Study of Childhood and Youth, a multi-disciplinary research centre within the University of Sheffield. Helen’s research interests include social inclusion and open spaces, particularly how under-represented user groups use spaces and the barriers which prevent them from using them. She has a specific focus on children, young people and disabled people.

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