Of the 952 surveyed, including those who work with children across the play, leisure, childcare and disability sectors, along with parents, 25 per cent said that local services and play spaces are not accessible to disabled children.
While 47 per cent of respondents said play services and spaces were accessible, the charity, which champions the social inclusion of disabled children, says that these claims were not backed up by the statements made describing those services.
One respondent said, ‘There are some areas that contain equipment suitable for children with impairments however more often than not the entire space has not been designed to be as inclusive as possible.'
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