Children's Park to Open at Eisenhower in Fall

Construction has officially begun at the 2-acre site of the "Let All The Children Play" Accessible Park and Playground at .

This $1.25 million project has been in development since 2007 in coordination with the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums. Set to open mid-October 2011, the facility will offer inclusive recreation opportunities for children of all abilities as well as additional out of school recreation opportunities geared toward children with disabilities.

Consisting of custom playground equipment including adapted swings, the park is complete with safety surfacing throughout, an accessible comfort station with amenities and multiple seating areas and benches to promote adult supervision. Design plans make accommodations in case it is the parent or older adult who is disabled.

“As the father of a son with Down syndrome who is already twenty-six years old, my wife and I had always wished that there was a place where Adam could play with his more able-bodied peers in an inclusive environment,” David Weingarten, Founding Director of LATCP, said. “When I was introduced to Michael Alon, the founder of the organization that developed and designed Israel’s first accessible playground, I knew that I needed to work with him to help make these parks a reality in the United States as well."

For more information about scheduling school trips, activities and programming, please contact David Weingarten at davidw@latcp.org.