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Brooklyn Fisher Has Spina Bifida. She Cannot Safely Use Regular Playground Equipment. Her Parents Jonny and Melissa Fisher Recognized a Need. Portneuf Valley Pride and Its Member Organizations Are Responding. All Children Need to

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Brooklyn Fisher Has Spina Bifida.

She Cannot Safely Use Regular Playground Equipment. Her Parents – Jonny and Melissa Fisher – Recognized a Need. Portneuf Valley Pride and Its Member Organizations Are Responding.

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All Children Need to Play – It is Critical to Their Development

And All Children Have the Spirit of Play in Their Hearts, Regardless of Ability

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A Significant Percentage

f Children in the

Pocatello-Chubbuck Area Face Serious Obstacles Using Our Community’s Playgrounds.

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The Pocatello-Chubbuck Area Does Not Have an Inclusive Playground.

11 Percent of School-Age Children in Our School District Have a Disability Recognized by the ADA

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Brooklyn’s Playground Is Meant to Address That Issue.

It Will Be A Place Where Children with Disabilities Can Play Alongside Their Non-Disabled Peers

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An “Inclusive” Playground is More than Simply Removing Physical Barriers to Access…

…It Allows All Children to Play and Interact

Physically Accessible Socially Inclusive

An Environment That Encourages Understanding and an Awareness that Their Similarities Outweigh Their Differences.

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Brooklyn’s Playground:

Accessible for

Children with Disabilities

Activity-Based Sensory-Rich Developmentally Appropriate

and Flexible

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Leathers & Associates – Nation’s Leading Designer of Community-Built, Inclusive Playgrounds.

Dr. Keith Christensen, Utah State University

– Project Adviser. Leading Authority on Inclusive Play Environments. Many of the area’s busiest residents are finding time to work on Brooklyn’s Playground every week – it’s the right thing for the community.

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Brooklyn’s Playground Will Be a True Community Project

Design Day –

February, 2011

Made possible by

Cash and In-Kind Donations

September, 2011: An Old-Fashioned

Community “Barn Raising”

OK Ward Park –

Central Location

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The Cost:

$400,000 Cash $200,000 In-Kind

The Generosity of All Corporate Sponsors Will Be Permanently Recognized at the Structure. Future Maintenance Will Be Ensured.

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Brooklyn’s Playground is a project of Portneuf Valley Pride. The playground will be ADA-compliant, and all gifts to the project are fully tax-deductible.