Playground Replacement and Accessibility/Inclusion Initiative

About the Program

Category: County Administration and Management (Best in Category)

Year: 2009

The Henrico County Division of Recreation and Parks “Playground Replacement and Accessibility/Inclusion Initiative” began with the Capital Improvement Projects budget of 2008-2009 and focused on three main goals: replacement of aging playground equipment with new, state of the art equipment; increasing the accessibility of that equipment to boost the inclusion of children with a wide range of disabilities; and accomplishing the above goals in the most cost efficient manner while regaining more control of the collaborative process. These goals were accomplished through a series of changes in the philosophy of how the Division pursues playground replacement by directly utilizing the expertise of the Division’s Consumer Product Safety Commission Certified Playground Safety Inspector and its five Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists.