H.O.P.E. Park

Video features an inclusive handicap accessible playground in McDonough Georgia.

[video: Elevated view of entire park with families playing. Side view of adult helping young boy in wheelchair and other young boy on sway fun to make it move back and forth. Camera zooms in close on sway fun logo panel.]

[video: camera switch to back side of sway fun as large group of kids sit and sway on sway fun.]

Tonya Johnson voiceover: He enjoys it because it’s not that many, it's not that many kids that you get to meet.

[video: camera switch to Tonya talking to camera with her son sitting on her lap.]

Tonya Johnson - Special Needs parent: That have a special needs and to talk with other parents and get to know there's a lot more in your neighborhood that you.

[video: camera switch to adult pushing boy in wheelchair down playground structure ramp.]

[video: camera view switch to adult helping young boy in wheelchair and other young boy on sway fun to make it move back and forth.]

Tonya Johnson: you wouldn't think of instead of having to play in the backyard all the time...

[video: camera switch back to Tonya sitting with her son on playground steps.]

Tonya Johnson: or going at 8 o'clock in the morning first thing when nobody's there.

[video: camera switch to girl springing young boy on Sol Spinner.]

Tonya Johnson voiceover: And then all of a sudden, it's like 10 people 50 people for you just like ok it's time to go because now everybody's going well what's wrong with him.

[video: camera switch to boy pulling himself through looped roller table.]

Tonya Johnson voiceover: or why is he like this or why is he like that?

[video: camera switch to young boy climbing up through disc net climber.]

Tonya Johnson voiceover: and you have to explain.

[video: camera switch to panning playground at ground level as children play. Boy pulls himself through roller table as Tonya speaks with another adult and boy in wheelchair. Boy in wheel chair plays music bell panel.]

Tonya Johnson voiceover: Having to come out here knowing that there's other parents that are the same way it's like whoa well how long is your child form my kids or how long is there's some sensory there's objects there's noise.

[video: close-up of young boy on playground. close-up of Tonya's son slides shapes on shape panel. Young girl plays bells on music bell panel. Young girl plays chime panel with her hands. Camera switches to panning right to left of play area where parents stand and watch children play.]

Tonya Johnson voiceover: he loves music, so he'll go to some of the music cards over there and then these parts are awesome because he sees kids who's like...

[video: camera switch back to Tonya.]

Tonya Johnson: hey you're doing the same thing I'm doing, I'm going to go over there and see if I can touch and feel and all of those little sensory things that he's used to at school it's awesome.

[video: Tonya's son and another young boy play together on shape sliding panel. Camera pans to young boy smiling while balancing on rope knot. Boy plays rhapsody grandioso chimes. Other boy hands another boy mallets to play chimes.]

[video: little boy exits play smart nook. Mom sits outside of nook while where son plays inside. She leans in to point at mirror panel inside. Young boy leans down to enter loft ground tunnel.]

[video: baby sits in play smart nook and looks at camera. Camera fades to Landscape Structures logo.]