HAPPY World Autism Awareness Day!!!
Last week I have discovered a wonderful new playground that both of my children love … It is called Livvi’s Place at Five Dock. Livvi’s Place is a world’s first all abilities playground. It was created to make a ‘level playing field’ for children with special needs. The park is unique in the fact that children, regardles of their ability, can play side by side. The Livvi’s Place playground aims to dramatically reduce the barriers experienced by children with special needs, thereby giving them a level playing field for life.
Livvi’s Place at Timbrell Park is the initiative of the Touched by Olivia Foundation and the result of a unique partnership of three founding partners, Touched by Olivia Foundation, City of Canada Bay and Leighton Contractors.
Following extensive research and consultation with authorities (in their field) including leading academics, play, disability and landscape experts, the partners have taken a holistic approach to address the needs of children with multiple forms of disability including: mobility, vision and hearing impairment as well as spectrum disorders such as autism to ensure a safe, secure environment where all children can play.
Features include:
* Livvi’s Place is inter-generational – Play equipment has been uniquely designed to enable a parent, grandparent, carer or sibling to play side-by-side on the same equipment as the child with the disability regardless of age or ability
* The whole area including the BBQ area is fenced in.
* There is no smoking both witin and around the playground
* Pathways with colour strips and no visible breaks in path ways
* All play items can be viewed from the path enabling children with spectrum disorders to first assess the area to ensure they feel secure enough to play
* Newly designed and largest carousel of its type, with dual speed controller
* Newly designed tandem bull rider, allowing parent or sibling to swing with a child
* Newly designed birds nest swing, allowing parents or sibling to swing with a child
* Newly designed special slide, allowing parents or sibling to sit behind and support a child
If you are in the area I would recommend checking out Livvi’s Place.
http://www.touchedbyolivia.com.au/html/Livvis_place_timbrell_park.htm
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THis sounds exactly the sort of place my grand-children would relly enjoy. I inetend to discuss the possibility of family gatherings her so that "al' our family can enjoy spending time together.
i love it there!!!!
Me too!! I am addicted to Livvi’s Place. It is IMHO a true example of an all abilities playground. They are doing a great job at opening more playgrounds based on the same philosophy … I only wish that business, councils & state governments would get more behind it and hep them accelerate the program.
Me too!! I am addicted to Livvi’s Place. It is IMHO a true example of an all abilities playground. They are doing a great job at opening more playgrounds based on the same philosophy … I only wish that business, councils & state governments would get more behind it and hep them accelerate the program.
Looks great! Is wonderful that such places now exist. If only we had more of them!
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Yes we are very fortunate that Livvi’s Place exist … and now has sister sites in Dubbo, Campbelltown, Brisbane and another one in development at Ryde.
Thanks for visiting.
Looks great! Is wonderful that such places now exist. If only we had more of them!
Visiting via the Rewind.
Yes we are very fortunate that Livvi’s Place exist … and now has sister sites in Dubbo, Campbelltown, Brisbane and another one in development at Ryde.
Thanks for visiting.
This looks like a fab place to spend an afternoon! I love the ‘inter-generational’ vibe. Thanks for Rewinding again x
If you are anywhere nearby with kids I would definitely recommend a visit.
Thanks for visiting!
This looks like a fab place to spend an afternoon! I love the ‘inter-generational’ vibe. Thanks for Rewinding again x
If you are anywhere nearby with kids I would definitely recommend a visit.
Thanks for visiting!
I love this park! The carousel is definitely the feature of this awesome park.
I love this park! The carousel is definitely the feature of this awesome park.
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