Ribbon cutting for new inclusive playground

TACNA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Yuma County hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a new inclusive playground.

Yuma County Supervisor Darren Simmons, shared what this park means to families in yuma county.

“Get out and have some fun instead of being cooped up in the house or maybe in a wheelchair or whatever the circumstance is, there are several pieces of equipment you can actually take the wheel chair onto the ride," says Simmons.

Kids of all ages and sizes can make memories to last a lifetime at this park.

Andrew Ross, Dave Bang Associates Territory Manager says, “this means everything to them, I don’t know if you saw pictures, and it would be great to show some pictures of before, but what it means now is that kids have an opportunity to come and be a kid.”

The playground includes ada complaint amenities tailored to accomadate children of all abilities.

“It gives them an opportunity to integrate into the community and have the exact same experience that we want, we want every person to enjoy the park when they come into and have no boundaries," says Ross.

The park was refurbished to make the playground more accessible.

Some of the amenities include new routes for kids to get to the playground, new features at ground level, sensory functions, social play, and a communication board.

The playground was funded from the community development block grant and donations.

“We are celebrating a huge feat of another park that yuma county has basically transformed from an ordinary playground to an exclusive experience for the community here, explains Ross.

This project doesn’t exclude kids from one another it invites them all to play together.