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Playing in diversity

Inclusive playgrounds

Buzzwords such as inclusion and integration are on everyone's lips. But what do they mean for us as a play equipment manufacturer? The Richters have always attached great importance to healthy social interaction. This is practiced among our employees and is also reflected in the design of our playgrounds. Play brings people together. Play should and must be equally accessible to everyone. Play must not exclude. Playing should be fun. And play should slow us down.

Interview with Julian Richter Sen.

Inclusive Playgrounds: "We must respect being different"

No matter what a person looks like, what language they speak, and whether they are disabled or not – everyone can go everywhere and take part in everything. That is what inclusion is all about. But what does it mean for playground designers? And what does an inclusive playground look like? Bettina Schilling spoke to Julian Richter senior from Richter Spielgeräte about this.

Inclusive Playgrounds:

„Free to Play“

New guide helps local communities to open up play spaces for all

Free to Play – A guide to creating accessible and inclusive public play spaces launched by Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Childcare and Early Years.

Interview with Peter Hohenauer

Play Spaces as basic social and cultural services

Play is a basic element of our society. During play we develop our personality, learn to take risks, to tumble every once in a while and then get up again. A society that invests in education also needs good play spaces. For everyone. We spoke to Peter Hohenauer, play space planner, specialist author, board member of the Info Spiel e.V. association and inclusion expert from Munich, about the ideal playground, risks associated with playing and about why a playground is not just for children.

Play Spaces as basic social and cultural services

Child-friendly urban planning

How child-friendly should a city be?

When contemplating about the perfect place for children to grow up carefree and romp around in fresh air all day, Lindgren's Bullerby and Lönneberga immediately spring to mind. Very few children, however, grow up like that, let alone in the country at all. More and more people and therefore also children live in the city. But how child-friendly are urban areas? And: How does child-friendly urban planning work?