LAN 39 No 6 print:Layout 1
03/06/2021
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SPORTS & RECREATION New Ability Swing in Cabinteely Park
Pictured above (L-R) Therese Langan (Director Community & Cultural Development) Ruairi OʼDulaing (Senior Parks Superintendent) Shane McArdle (DLR Sports Partnership Coordinator) Abby Segrave & Brian OʼDonnell (Sports Inclusion Disability Officer) Cllr Una Power (Cathaoirleach)
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Sports Partnership and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are delighted to launch their new piece of inclusive playground equipment - the Ability Swing. Located at Cabinteely Park playground, it is suitable for children with a physical disability that use a wheelchair. This new equipment is part of the Sports Inclusion Disability Programme in the County, which is an initiative that works to increase the participation of all abilities in sport and physical activity. A visit to any local park instantly conveys the pure joy felt when swinging – you can hear children shrieking with delight as they swing higher and higher way before you see them. The wheelchair platform and swing frame enables wheelchair users to experience both the joy and the physical benefits of swinging. This sturdily constructed swing frame and wheelchair platform ensures children with limited mobility are not excluded from enjoying all aspects of swinging. The Ability Swing is suitable for self-propelled and power wheelchairs up to 250kg and is located beside other swing sets and playground equipment so that a child with a physical disability can enjoy the activity surrounded by their friends, family and other children. It is part of a Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council initiative to provide more inclusive equipment for all abilities in parks around the County over the next few years.
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