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• CITY OF BLOOMINGTON • PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS PHILOSOPHY Playground structures and/or equipment should be challenging and accessible to ALL children, including those with physical limitations and developmental delays. AGES Play structures should accommodate children between the ages of two and fourteen. A structure should consist of areas having components which are geared to various age groups and ability levels. PATHYWAY SYSTEM At least one asphalt path must be provided, leading to the playstructure. The path must be a minimum of 4' wide, should not exceed 1:20 slope and must not be located under any play equipment. POINT(S) OF ACCESS • Provide at least one accessible point of access onto structure via ramp(s) or platforms. Ramp: at the accessible point should be no steeper than 1:20 grade, and must be at least 36" wide. Handrails must be provided on both sides of ramp (as specified below). Platforms: there should be no more than one foot intervals between platforms which are used to gain access to the structure from the ground. (Steps may be substituted for platforms if they are at least two feet deep from front to back and as wide as the platforms.) Intervals between the platforms, at heights over five feet, can be greater than one foot. Provide a gradual transition from low-positioned platforms to high-positioned platforms, building to possible heights of ten feet. A variety of components should be accessible by way of these platforms systems. HANDRAILS Handrails must be placed at the standard height and also one-half that height on all open sided platforms, ramps, and bridges, etc. , which are four feet or higher. Handrails must be 1 1/2" in diameter. Open or closed • wood walls, vertical metal bars, or curved hand-hold bars are acceptable alternatives to handrails. (over)