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Inclusive play: supporting provision for disabled children
- Authors:
- PETRIE Pat, STOREY Pamela, CANDAPPA Mano
- Publisher:
- University of London. Institute of Education
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Local authorities are failing to provide adequate inclusive play facilities even though these are known to reduce the isolation experienced by disabled children and their families. This report reveals a lack of affordable services, appropriate training and adequate funds for extra staff to allow disabled and non-disabled children to share facilities. The study of fourteen local authorities exposes significant problems with existing provisions, including: difficulties for parents of disabled school-age children in finding out about services; young people of secondary school age being placed in settings used mainly by younger children, leading to older disabled children being isolated by age as well as disability; under-representation of minority ethnic groups; and confirmation of funding for play services often too late for service co-ordinators to employ extra workers needed for inclusive provision.