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DESIGN APPROACH Inclusive playground designs can vary in their magnitude from simple, off-the-shelf play structures with ramps to fully accessible custom playground structures integrated into the surrounding site. Whatever the scale of the project, there are certain playground features that create the most successful inclusive play spaces. The inclusive design approach for this project incorporates the following design features: 1. Experiences to stimulate the senses Successful inclusive design focuses on how the user perceives the space to look, feel, smell and sound. It includes play experiences that focus on how the body balances and moves within the space and how the body is positioned within the space. VISUAL: NOW THE SPACE LOOKS TACTILE: OLFACTORY: HOW THE SPACE HOW THE SPACE FEELS SMELLS VESTIBULAR: �ITA�Y_ HOW THE BODY BALANCES & 111oW ME SPACE MGvi.S WITHIN Itlf SCKWOS SPACE P1tOPRIOCEFLIIIE: HOW THE BODY IS POSITIONED WITHIN THE SPACE A diagram explaining how all-abilites playgrounds can engage a variety of human senses through design. 12 PLEASANTON ALL -ABILITIES PLAYGROUND • Visual experiences set the tone of a welcoming space such as colorful surfacing, playful themes, and spacious play areas. • Olfactory senses are stimulated through fragrant plant material and trees. • Auditory stimulation is heightened through musical equipment and features that create a cause -and -effect action. • Proprioceptive and vestibular senses are activated through equipment that requires jumping, bouncing, and back -and -forth movement, such as swings, spinners, and bouncers. Tactile senses are stimulated through different textured materials, allowing for a dynamic experience of the surrounding environment. Imaginative play feature at Kennedy Park in Hayward, CA.