Wheelchair Accessible Park

We took my son to the park yesterday and since I LOVE how accessible it is, I decided to share it. The area of the park we were at has an "Astro Turf" type material on the ground instead of grass and dirt. I'm not sure what its called but I did find a material similar to what our park has. The material I found online is called PebbleFlex. Here is a view of the ground at the park.



Here is a close up of the material on the ground:



The material looks hard but its actually very cushioned. There were two levels in the area of the park we visited. Both of the levels were equipped with the special material on the ground. There was also a very convenient ramp placed between the two different levels for easy access. You can see the transition of the levels with the ramp here:



I live in a fairly small town and was very surprised to find such accessibility. If you're interested in finding accessible parks in your area I would suggest using Google search. Also another idea would be to install this Astro Turf like material around your childs play area at your home.

*UPDATE* I came across a company that makes playground equipment for wheelchair users. This would be great for children with disabilities. I thought this might help someone. Here is the link to their site: http://www.playlsi.com/Virtual-Catalog/Pages/Virtual-Catalog.aspx .