The recent dedication for the new boundless and wheelchair-
accessible playground at Twin Lakes Park in Hempfield, Pennsylvania, left children from the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit's Clairview School grinning from ear-to-ear, Pittsburgh Live reports.
The all-ability playground is phase two of the Westmoreland County park's more than $1.4 million expansion project.
Students from the Clairview school's
autism spectrum disorder, mutli-disability and physical support classes tried out all of the new equipment and were delighted that they were able to use it.
"We are really looking forward to using the park because of its handicap
accessibility," the school's principal, Jeff Coover told the publication. "As you can see, the kids are just loving it. I was particularly excited because of the wheelchair accessibility. Within our community, it's limited where we can take [the students] and have them participate in activities."
The 90-by-120-foot play area boasts
slides, high-backed
swings, mazes, seating that bounces and turns, climbing walls, chimes and built-in telescopes, according to the source. The ground is made out of poured-rubber - a safe, cushioned surface that is protective should the children fall.