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Resident urges more truly 'all-abilities' playground equipment; city says accessible features included elsewhere
Summary
A Dallas resident told the council that planned park upgrades fall short for some children with disabilities and urged installing an accessible swing; city staff responded that design choices and grants mean accessible equipment will be installed at City Park and other sites as funds and space allow.
Mandy Strauss, a Dallas resident, told the City Council on Oct. 20 that the city's parks are short on play equipment children with significant disabilities can use and urged officials to install an accessible swing where a tire swing currently sits.
"Every child deserves to go to a park with their family," Strauss said, describing her son Joey and asking whether he could use elements of the newly designed John Barnard Park. She…
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