Accessible Play Areas - A Summary of Accessibility Guidelines for Play Areas

Elevated Play Components

At least 50 percent of the elevated play components must be on an accessible route.  An “elevated play component” is a play component reached from above or below grade, and is part of a composite play structure.

Play areas with 20 or more elevated components must use ramps to connect a minimum of 25 percent of those components.  A transfer system or ramps may connect the other elevated play components required on an accessible route.

Play areas with less than 20 elevated play components may use a transfer system instead of ramps to connect at least 50 percent of the elevated components.