All-Play fully accessible playground Final presentation Presented by: CJ Double m design solutions March 30th, 2015 Julianna

Introduction to the problem 1 in 20 children in Canada are disabled Most playgrounds are not accessible for mentally and physically disabled persons Children with disabilities often have to sit out Wanted to design a safe playground that everyBODY can use Mike

How people cope and limited solutions Not using the playground equipment and instead sitting out Playing on equipment that is not safe for them In a few cases people can travel to a nearby accessible playground Our choices were to modify a pre-existing playground to be accessible OR design a new accessible playground Courtney

Our solution Researched common disabilities in Canada Designed an accessible playground including CSA approved equipment and our own swing design, Swing-Mate Found pre-existing equipment that would be an asset to the playground Designed Swing-Mate, a swing that would allow children with muscle deficiencies to swing alongside a parent or guardian Mark

Playground features All bridges have a width of 48’’ One transfer station Ramp at a slope of 1:12 that is connected to all elevated play equipment 3 different maneuvering spaces for wheelchairs Stainless steel slide for children with cochlear implants Pour-in-place rubber flooring Sensory equipment Swing for children in wheelchairs Swing for children with muscular deficiencies Julianna

Mike

Playground components Courtney

PLAYGROUND COMPONENTS Julianna

PLAYGROUND COMPONENTS Julianna

Playground components Courtney

Swings Mike

Swing-Mate Mark

Swing-mate materials A312 stainless steel 2 3/8” 11 gauge (for top rail and supporting rail connected to swings) A312 stainless steel 1 7/8” 10 gauge (for legs and vertical supporting rails) A312 stainless steel 1” 16 gauge (for rigid members connected to adaptive swing) 2 3/8” swing hanger (for chains and rubber swing) 2 3/8” steel pipe swing hanger (for connecting top rail to vertical supporting rails) Rubber belt swing seat Triple end with sleeve (to connect the legs to the top rail) Molded plastic adaptive swing seat Plastisol coated swing chain 3/8’’ Hex cap screw 3/8’’ Lock nuts Mark

Swing-mate Inventor Mark

Swing-mate inventor Mark

Swing-mate inventor Mark

Mark

Design changes Swing-Mate Playground Made flooring allow for clearance with minimum cost Moved sensory equipment to allow for clearance/minimize flooring needed Julianna

3d printed model of swing-mate Used the 3D printer at the Antigonish Library to present a visual model of Swing-Mate Mike

Swing-mate calculations Mark

Playground cost analysis Total Cost Analysis Broken into: Jungle Gym Cost Analysis Swing-Mate Cost Analysis Flooring Cost Analysis Total cost: Approximately $129000 Courtney

Jungle gym cost analysis Expense Cost Daisy Activity Panel $929 Tube Slide $2100 Tic Tac Toe Panel $579 Double Wide Metal Slide $1317.60 What time is it? Panel $379 Talk Tubes $1349 Driving Panel $399 Wheelchair Swing & Frame $1573 Pencil Posts(x5) $1745 A-Frame Swingset $1699 Double Sided Chimes $1879 Handrails(x25) $9750 Accessible Scoop Digger $1249 Posts $5846.54 Square deck(x16) $9520 Accessible Ramp(x3) $8853 Transfer Station $1450 90 Degree Curved Bridge(x2) $9696 Plastic Roof(x3) $3375 Concrete for Poles(x79) $19750 Cargo Net $435 Compacting surface $2500 Coil Climber $595 TOTAL: $86968.14 Courtney

Swing-mate cost analysis Expense Cost Steel pipes $1481.78 Adaptive Swing Seat (LG) $498.95 Rubber Swing Seat $27.99 Coated Swing Chain(x3) $47.55 Swing Hangers (top bar)(x2) $30.30 Swing Hangers (lower bar)(x2) $76 Screw(x6) $28.72 Triple ended sleeve(x2) $176.50 Lock Nut(x6) $6.58 TOTAL: $2374.37 Courtney

Flooring cost analysis Space Dimensions (ft) Area (ft2) Jungle Gym (with clearance) 49’ x 43’ 2107 Path 6’x22’ 132 Swings (14’x20’) + (18’x20’) + (34’x32’) 1728 TOTAL: 3967ft2 3967ft2 at $9.95/ft2 = $39471.65 Courtney

challenges Stringent guidelines for accessibility Difficult to provide for all disabilities Expensive Schedule conflicts Many small parts to include in Inventor drawing Julianna

Conclusion and acknowledgements Team work Problem solving Bun-Rich Trucking Limited – (Excavation and Installation) Alva Construction – (Excavation and Installation) Fortco Rubber – (Pour in Place Rubber Prices) Shelley Wagner - (Playground Guidelines) Emeka Oguejiofor, P.Eng. & Paul Doiron, P.Eng. Mike

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