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Young Springfield resident urges committee to require ADA-compliant playgrounds in House Bill 12 44 hearing
Summary
State Rep. Rachel Prouty and a young constituent, Izzy Uso, testified in favor of House Bill 12 44, which would require new publicly funded playgrounds to meet federal ADA standards. Supporters said the bill addresses practical access barriers for children who use wheelchairs; no vote was recorded.
State Representative Rachel Prouty, joined by a constituent who uses a wheelchair, presented House Bill 12 44 to the House Committee on Emerging Issues and asked the committee to require that taxpayer-funded playgrounds meet federal accessibility standards.
"Simply is just ensuring that all of our state parks and parks built, using taxpayer money in political subdivision, school districts, municipalities, county and things of the like, are up to federal standards as far as the Americans with Disabilities Act," Representative Prouty said during the hearing. The bill…
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