As a new adaptive playground opens in Twin Falls, one group has a vision to make play accessible across Idaho [Video]

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Parents, community members, and civic organizations joined the Twin Falls School District for a ribbon cutting on a new adaptive playground at Harrison Elementary. The vision is to see more adaptive playgrounds across Idaho

• Play is an important part of development and learning for all ages, but too often children with mobility impairments are left out
• With the addition of a new adaptive playground at Harrison Elementary Preschool, there are now three adaptive playgrounds in Twin Falls.
• After a fundraising success to install adaptive playground equipment at Sawtooth Elementary in Twin Falls earlier this year, Idaho Playground Projectbegan working towards a vision of making playgrounds accessible across Idaho.

(Below is the transcript from the broadcast story)

A new adaptive playground is officially open for monkey business at Harrison Elementary Preschool in Twin Falls.

“So often these kids are working so hard to do things that maybe we take for granted, whether it’s walking, talking, eating, we …