Inclusive Play Advisory Board

Our team of experts

The Inclusive Play Advisory Board is a team of experts in the fields of child development, adaptive recreation, sensory play and occupational therapy that we have engaged to provide guidance for new products, concepts and user experiences. Their feedback ensures that we are providing inclusive playgrounds that address accessibility, age- and developmentally-appropriate play activities, as well as sensory play. This Board and the Landscape Structures product development team work collaboratively to add value to current products and will help shape those in the future.

The Advisory Board provides expert insights and in-depth industry knowledge that helps Landscape Structures advance the inclusive and sensory play movement. Some of the areas in which the Board is involved are:

Sharing best practices and latest research on play for people with disabilities
Researching and identifying new product opportunities
Networking with key influencers and partners

Tiffany Harris
co-founded Shane’s Inspiration and was responsible for catalyzing the first universally accessible playground on the West Coast, raising more than $1 million for the project through corporate, foundation and community support. Since the first playground opened in 2000, she has helped raise millions of dollars to support the development of more than 90 universally accessible playground projects throughout the United States, Japan and India. Through her leadership, Shane’s Inspiration has grown into an international nonprofit organization, serving as a leader in universal playground design and sustainability programming.

Jeff Burley
is a certified therapeutic recreation specialist with an emphasis on sports for individuals with disabilities. Initially learning how to instruct sports for individuals with diverse disabilities in alpine skiing, water skiing, river rafting and challenge course facilitation, he developed into one of the premier instructors of adaptive alpine skiing and is currently a division clinician and examiner for Professional Ski Instructors of America, Adaptive. Currently, he is the manager of adaptive sports and recreation for Salt Lake County, Utah, offering more than 20 different programs for individuals with disabilities.

Keith Graunke
is the midwest director of regionally supported walk events at Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest autism advocacy organization. He also has a son, Gabriel, who is on the autism spectrum. Through his work at Autism Speaks, he has helped organize and direct walk events in communities throughout the Midwest. He has worked for a special recreation association, a YMCA, a municipal parks and recreation department, and most recently served as the director of a community recreation district within a southern Wisconsin school district. Keith has also volunteered as a Special Olympics coach and served as a parks commission member.

Dr. Pamela Wolfberg, Ph.D.
is associate professor of special education and director of the Autism Spectrum Program at San Francisco State University. As originator of the Integrated Play Groups™ model, she leads efforts to develop inclusive peer play programs worldwide. She currently directs national and international research and training projects with grants from the U.S. Department of Education, Autism Speaks Foundation and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. She serves as associate editor for Autism: International Journal of Research and Practice and as guest reviewer for Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and the American Journal of Play.

Ingrid M. Kanics, OTR/L
is an Occupational Therapist who has worked for 10 years helping communities create and run amazing places where all children can play together. She was senior consultant on the national advisory team for the Center for Creative Play, Pittsburgh, PA. During that time she worked with numerous communities and children’s museums helping them expand their understanding of Universal Design and the importance of Sensory Play in every childs’ development. She continued this work as Therapy Director at Hattie Larlham, Mantua, OH, where she oversaw therapy and recreation programs for children of varying abilities. She now owns her own consulting business focusing on great play spaces in communities. She has presented at local, state, and national conferences on the topics play, sensory integration and Universal Design. Conferences include the Association of Children’s Museums, American Occupational Therapy Association, Parents As Teachers, and National Association of the Education of the Young Child (NAEYC).

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