Report highlights accessible play area concerns
KIDS Playday survey report 2013 highlights concerns that the lack of accessible facilities is still preventing disabled children from playing inclusively
KIDS works in partnership with parent and carers to enable disabled children and young people to develop their skills and abilities and to fulfil their potential, hopes and aspirations.
To celebrate Playday 2013, KIDS wanted to examine how inclusive play for disabled children has progressed over the past two years.
A survey of over 900 people working across play and leisure provision and disability services in England, found that although attitudes towards including disabled children and young people in mainstream activities has improved, most providers still do not have the resources or support needed to deliver good quality inclusion.
As a result, parents are not confident to leave their children in mainstream services and are preferring to place their children with specialist providers.
This lack of choice is further excluding disabled children and young people from their communities at a period when all children are experiencing a restriction in their ability to play out in their local area.
You can download the report and find out more information at http://www.kids.org.uk/information/100188/108381/kids_playday_survey_report_2013/
Disability Rights UK has worked with KIDs on Making it Personal, a project supporting choice and inclusion for disabled children, young people and their families.