Woman campaigns for accessible outdoor play activities
25/05/2010 A woman from Rhyl has started a new campaign to make the benefits of outdoor play activities accessible to everyone.
Jenny Jacobson has started the initiative as she believes that too few outdoor play areas in the town are suitable for disabled children, the Rhyl Journal reports.
Members of the public are being invited to join Ms Jacobson and show their support on June 4th when she meets with members of Denbighshire County Council.
Ms Jacobson said that she realised the difficulties for disabled children in taking part in outdoor play activities when she had to care for her brother while he was in a wheelchair.
"I want to get as many views of local people and what they want because at the end of the day they visit the parks and their children visit the parks," she told the news provider.
Mike Hall, the principal parks, playgrounds and playing fields officer for Denbighshire County Council, added that its policy was to be "inclusive as far as is possible and practicable".
Brien Holden, University of NSW professor and chief executive of the Vision Co-operative Research Centre, told the Australian recently that a lack of outdoor play activities is leading to increased cases of short-sightedness in children.
Jenny Jacobson has started the initiative as she believes that too few outdoor play areas in the town are suitable for disabled children, the Rhyl Journal reports.
Members of the public are being invited to join Ms Jacobson and show their support on June 4th when she meets with members of Denbighshire County Council.
Ms Jacobson said that she realised the difficulties for disabled children in taking part in outdoor play activities when she had to care for her brother while he was in a wheelchair.
"I want to get as many views of local people and what they want because at the end of the day they visit the parks and their children visit the parks," she told the news provider.
Mike Hall, the principal parks, playgrounds and playing fields officer for Denbighshire County Council, added that its policy was to be "inclusive as far as is possible and practicable".
Brien Holden, University of NSW professor and chief executive of the Vision Co-operative Research Centre, told the Australian recently that a lack of outdoor play activities is leading to increased cases of short-sightedness in children.
