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.

Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D., OTR
founded the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation in 1979, serving as its executive director since then. She was an associate professor at UC Denver Medical School with a double appointment in Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine for 11 years. In 2005 Dr. Miller founded the STAR (Sensory Therapies And Research) Center, co-located with the Foundation in Denver.

For 35 years Dr. Miller has devoted herself to the study and treatment of Sensory Processing Disorder and is spearheading the effort to get SPD recognized as a diagnostic entity separate from other disorders. She is a prolific author, with over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Her book, Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) has become the definitive source of information on SPD. Dr. Miller’s most recent book, No Longer A SECRET: Unique Common Sense Strategies for Children with Sensory or Motor Challenges offers on-the-spot problem-solving tips to use for children with sensory issues. She has developed the STAR treatment model, which has been demonstrated through research to be effective.

Dr. Miller also develops norm-referenced standardized assessments that are in use worldwide, including the Miller Assessment for Preschoolers, the Leiter International Performance Scale – Revised and the new Miller Function and Participation Scale or M-Fun. She talks about learning family-centered care during her three terms, totaling nine years on the Governor’s Interagency Coordinating Council for IDEA in CO. In 2005, she received the Martin Luther King, Jr. award from the State of Colorado.

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, Keith has helped organize and direct walk events in communities throughout the Midwest, including Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, Oklahoma City, Kansas City and Sioux Falls. The best part of Keith’s position is the opportunity to combine his personal passion with his professional career.

Keith also has more than 20 years of experience in the field of Parks and Recreation. He graduated from Illinois State University, majoring in Parks & Recreation and Business Management, and has worked for a Special Recreation Association, a YMCA, a municipal Parks & 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.

Mary Hauff is a parent advocate and event catalyst. She advocates within her school community and local, county, state and national government. She is the parent of four daughters of varying abilities. As a parent volunteer, Mary was instrumental in the three-year planning, funding and building of an inclusive playground at her daughters’ elementary school. Mary has participated in the Arc GTC Education Action Network and has served on the Minnetonka Special Education Advisory Committee. Mary currently serves on the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities, River Valley Girl Scout Council Inclusion Committee and Institute on Community Integration Community Advisory Council.

Mary advocates for inclusive schools. She has raised awareness through obtaining an annual Governor’s Proclamation for Inclusive Schools Week, initiating school district support and sharing best practice information. In 2011, Mary orchestrated an Inclusive Schools Week community event with Patrick Schwartz as the keynote speaker.

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, Ohio, where she oversaw therapy and recreation programs for children of varying abilities. She now owns her own consulting business focusing on creating/developing 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).

She is currently enrolled at Chathom University working on a Masters of Interior Architecture degree with an emphasis on inclusive, sustainable design.