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

Transfer Platforms
A transfer platform is a platform or landing that an individual who uses a wheelchair or mobility device can use to lift or transfer onto the play structure and leave the wheelchair or mobility device behind at ground level.

• 11 inches (280 mm) to 18 inches (455 mm) height of top surface

• Minimum 24 inches (610 mm) wide

• Minimum 14 inches (355 mm) deep 

• Unobstructed side

Adding a transfer step that leads to the ground's surface increases access for children exiting components at the ground level.

Clear floor or ground space - used for parking wheelchair or mobility devices (commonly called "wheelchair parking") - is required at the transfer platform.  The 48-inch long side (1220 mm) of the "wheelchair parking" space must be parallel to the 24-inch (610 mm) side of the transfer platform.