Like all children, children with reduced mobility love to play, but regular playgrounds are not accessible for children in wheelchairs. That’s why, with the support of good donors, the Children’s Foundation has built two playgrounds – one in Pärnu and the other one in Tartu – where children with reduced mobility can play together with others.
The aim of the playgrounds is to create accessible play opportunities for children with special needs, including children with reduced mobility. For example, the playgrounds include sandboxes where children can lie down instead of sitting up, and climbing areas that are accessible by wheelchair. The result is an environment where all children can move, play and spend time. As well as younger children, playgrounds are also important for people who have recently become wheelchair users. The parks have a special wheelchair track where you can practice different mobility skills and general wheelchair adaptation.
The accessible playground in Pärnu was built in the green area in front of Pärnu Hospital so that children who need to stay in the hospital for a long time can also benefit from it. The playground has a fun climbing castle, a trampoline that can be jumped on in a wheelchair, a sandbox with different options and a wonderful octopus for climbing fun. The opening of the playground took place on 1 June 2023. The park was built at a total cost of €177 987.
The playground in Tartu was built for the same purpose in the immediate proximity of the new Children’s Hospital of the University of Tartu, in the park behind Puusepa 2. Its opening ceremony will take place on 1 June. The playground in Tartu was built at a cost of € 649 399.
In addition to building new accessible playgrounds, we also supported the completion of Stages II and III of the accessible playground at the Haapsalu Neurological Rehabilitation Centre.