Tuesday, March 31, 2009
http://www.kingston.gov.uk/king_athelstan_wheelchair_swing.jpg
http://www.jaydons.co.uk/procurement-only-25/leisure-106/polyethylene-playground-disabled-3581-2949_medium.jpg
these will be our examples for the actual building of the model
uploaded by: SooHwa (29)
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Strength(s): -
Weakness(es): The slide is too steep. The child can fall off.
Improvement(s): Make the slide curvy but lower.
Strength(s): This slide is not so steep
Weakness(es): It is not linked to the floor, the child can land with a bump.
Improvement(s): Make it linked to the floor.
Improvement(s): Make it linked to the floor.
Weakness(es): The ladder on the right side is not needed as the child may attempt and fall off because it is straight.
This is completely not needed.
Weakness(es): This ladder is curved. It is dangerous to the child.
Improvement(s): Make it into a slope for wheelchair chound children to wheel themselves in.
Weakness(es): The slide is not linked to the ground, children may fall off and hurt themselves.
Strength(s):The staircase is a good idea as it is not so steep and easier to climb.
Strength(s): The slide is ideal.
Weakness(es):The ladder is very steep.
Improvement(s): Make the steep ladder into a gentler slope.
Strength(s): Handles make good walking aids.
Weakness(es): The staircase is too narrow and steep.
Improvement(s): Make it into a lower stairway
*no comment*
Strength(s): This will let the child play more games, like pretending to be a cashier and will keep the child out of boredom.
Strength(s): It's colourful.
Weakness(es): The area around the place is too small for a wheelchair to pass through, thus children cannot play inside. Besides, there's no supportive handles for children with crutches to hold on to.
Improvement(s): Widen the area and input some handles.
Weakness(es): The rules should be changed to fit the handicapped children. one of them could be, children are only allowed inside playground WITH parents.
Strength(s): It's attractive.
Weakness(es): This slide should not curve so much. the child might get stuck playing.
Improvement(s): Make it straighter.
Strength(s): Educational facilities
Improvement(s): The playground should have more educational facilities like these.
Strength(s): Appropriate height
Strength(s): This maze game can train childrens' mind and brain. They may feel happy when they get out of the maze.
Weakness(es): As this is a close-up view, the actual height is a bit high for the disabled kids. Therefore, it has to be shorter.
Improvements: Lower the height.
Strength(s): This staircase is good. It has different levels of railings for the children to hold on to. The height is appropriate too.
Strength(s): There are many different facilities, like the tic-tac-toe game and bright-coloured slides.
Weakness(es): The curvy ladder should be taken out, firstly, it is a dangerous facility as it is high, the handicapped will find it a problem to climb it, thus nobody will play it. It will be a waste of money to build that.
Improvement(s): Have a similar but not curvy ladder for the children that can boost their confidence.
Strength(s): This wall is of a good use for children to play the game of hide and seek.
Weakness(es): It should be firmer so that it will not tumble and fall.
Improvement(s): The blue steps will be used as handles for the handicapped to hold on instead of the climbing over it.
Strength(s): The ground of this playground is soft and frm enough for wheelchair to be wheeled in safely.
Weakness(es): There should be more colours and more attractive colours.
Published by: Sin Kin(04) and Xin Xiu(23)
Commented by: Soo Hwa(29) and Xin Xiu (23)
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