Training Course on Accessible Play Areas Available from NRPA

The Board, in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), has developed a new training course on its ADA and ABA accessibility guidelines for play areas. These guidelines cover access to play components, including elevated structures, surfacing, and other elements of play areas. The three-hour course, made available through NRPA, will be used to train park and recreation professionals, designers, landscape architects, manufacturers, operators, and others concerned with ensuring access to play areas. It covers all sections of the play guidelines, including ramp and transfer access to elevated play components, the number of play components required to be accessible, play surfacing, and other topics. For more information or to schedule the course for your agency, group, or association, contact NRPA at (800) 626-NRPA or visit NRPA's website, which provides a request form and a calendar of upcoming sessions.

Training on these and other Board guidelines and standards is also available from the Board. For more information, visit the training section on the Board's site.