Playing together
Playing together is essential for the development of all children. Furthermore, outdoor play is a key contributor to a physically active lifestyle. Unfortunately, children with disabilities spend little time playing outside, and children with and without disabilities rarely play together. In this project, we aim to improve inclusive outdoor play.
Objective
To develop, through participatory action research in co-design, two toolkits for pediatric therapists (pediatric physical therapists and pediatric occupational therapists) to facilitate inclusive outdoor play. One toolkit focuses on the physical environment, while the other focuses on the social environment.
Results
- Overview of current inclusive outdoor play behavior and existing barriers and facilitators
- A toolkit aimed at promoting inclusive play focusing on the physical environment
- A toolkit aimed at promoting inclusive play focusing on the social environment
- Evaluation of the usability and added value of the developed toolkits
- Enhancement and/or improvement of design capabilities among paediatric therapists
Approach
Through participatory action research, pediatric therapists, children (with and without disabilities), parents, and other stakeholders collaborate with researchers and designers to develop two toolkits. Traditional and systematic research methods from healthcare, such as observation and activity monitoring, are continuously combined with creative, generative research and design methods from the design field in a complementary manner.
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HU researchers involved in the research
Collaboration with knowledge partners
CP Nederland, SBH Nederland, DOCK Utrecht, Empowerment by playing, Ergotherapie Nederland, Expertisecentrum De Kleine Prins, Fysiodomestic Oosterhout, Gemeente Oosterhout, Gemeente Utrecht, Stichting het Gehandicapte Kind (NGSK), Het Kasteel Speciaal Onderwijs Breda, Hogeschool van Amsterdam, lectoraat ergotherapie, participatie en omgeving, Jantje Beton, Kenniscentrum Sport en Bewegen, MOOVE Oosterhout, Mytylschool Ariane de Ranitz Utrecht, NVFK (Nederlandse vereniging Kinderfysiotherapie), Platform Ruimte voor de Jeugd, Praktijk voor kinderfsyiotherapie en kinderergotherapie Jan van Rijn, RC De Hoogstraat, Stichting Revant Medisch Specialistische Revalidatie, Stichting Fitkids, TU Delft, faculteit industrieel ontwerp, UMCU, WKZ, kinderbewegingscentrum, UMCU, Divisie hersenen, revalidatie, fysiotherapiewetenschap en sport, Universiteit Utrecht, Sociale geografie en planologie, Universiteit Utrecht, Dynamics of Youth/Healthy Play Better Coping, Vereniging Nederlandse Gemeenten, Vereniging Sport en Bewegen, Wheelchair skills team, Fysiomedic, Regulier onderwijs De Krullevaar speel-leerschool, Regulier onderwijs De Beiaard Oosterhout
