Posts by Ilse

In 2017 two master pediatric physiotherapist students from Hogeschool Utrecht, did a  qualitative study to investigate the barriers children with a physical disability encounter when they want to play outside and what we can do about it.  Children and parents from the Speeltuinbende participated in the research. I’m very happy their interesting research, conclusiones  and…

I’m  happy to anounce that  the Efteling  opened the  Inclusive Playground . At the request of Het Gehandicapte Kind I advised the Efteling about inclusive play during the devlopment and construction of the playground . In august 2021 I visited the playground together with my friend Koen and his mother. It was great to see…

UNICEF has opened the first fully inclusive playground for children with disabilities in Jordan in Za’atari Refugee Camp as part of national efforts to make education inclusive for all children. The playground, which is one of the first of its kind in a refugee camp, has been designed and equipped for children with and without…

Together with a team of people from Het Gehandicapte Kind, , Jantje Beton, ZET and ZZP’ers, I worked hard on the digital Guidelines for Inclusive Play. I am super happy that the guidelines are now actually online. You can view them at www.samenspeelnetwerk.nl on your desktop and on your smartphone. The Guidelines provide actionable perspective…

Do you have a bucket list? Yes? And does it include “being a cartoon character in a comic book? A missed opportunity ;-). Put it on your bucket list. It is so much fun. The comic “Sam and Sarah, you can do more than you can imagine”, tells the story of two heroes in wheelchairs:…