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

STEP 4 Assess how to get there
Step 4 examines the number of elevated play components provided, beginning with the number established in step 1.  Once the number of elevated play components provided is identified, step 4 defines the type of route to be provided to connect to these elevated play components.  Where 20 or more elevated play components are provided, ramps must connect to a minimum of 25% of the elevated play components.  Ramp or transfer systems must connect to the remaining 25%.  If 19 or fewer elevated play components are provided, transfer systems must connect to a minimum of 50% of the elevated play components.

This step-by-step guide is applied using the proposed play area design.

STEP 1  Number of ground level play components:  3

• 1 spring rider
• 2 swings

Number of different types of ground level play components provided:  2

• spring rider
• swing

STEP 2  Determining what is needed based on Table 240.2.1.2:

STEP 3  Determining the greater number:  2

In this case, 2 types were provided.  Table 240.2.1.2 requires a minimum of 1.

STEP 4  Assessing how to get there:

Number of elevated = 4 (1 triple slide, 1 interactive panel, 1 overhead curved ladder, 1 banister bars)
50% = 2
Transfer access required to 2 elevated play components as a minimum