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Inclusive playground in Jordan, Za’atari Refugee Camp
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…
Read MoreDutch guideline for inclusive play now available!
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…
Read MoreComic book Sam and Sarah
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:…
Read MoreIlse van der Put board member Platform Ruimte voor de Jeugd
Since 2019 I ‘m board member of the Dutch network organisation Ruimte voor de Jeugd . The organisation is committed to play and play space for youth and young people. As an interdisciplinary platform, we bring together experts from different professions to inform and inspire each other. Together they cover a large number of fields:…
Read MoreInformation for municipalities about inclusive play
The Organisation of Dutch Municipalities (VNG) asked me to write a practical guide for municipalities about Inclusive Play. The result is this publication. It provides knowledge and tools to set up and implement a good and inclusive cooperation policy together with (experience) experts, as part of the Local Inclusion Agenda (LIA). Klick for a download…
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Read MoreInclusion Game ready to be used
The Inclusion Game is ready! Light For The World developed the game. The Inclusive health game is the first game in a series of Inclusion games. The Inclusive Health Game helps to understand the barriers that people with a disability face when they make use of health care services – and to create short term…
Read MoreJust enough space to play in Sucre, Bolivia
Have you ever slid down from the neck of a dinosaur? I did! I had this wonderful experience in the public playground “Parque Bolivar” in the city of Sucre, Bolivia. Whats the video
Read MoreA playful game to start inclusion
I am known as a person who likes to play and with a lot of knowledge about inclusive play, so the Disability Inclusion Lab from Light for the World Netherlands invited me to participate in their international team meeting this week. Purpose of the meeting: To develop a prototype for a serious game about inclusion…
Read MoreWonderful book about joy and beatiful power of play
This is a great book. If you love play and if you want to understand what play does to people, download it, read it. I love to hear how it inspired you. A Playful Path, the new book by games guru and fun theorist Bernard De Koven, serves as a collection of ideas and tools…
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