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Vermont's first accessible playground opens
https://www.wcax.com/2023/11/04/vermonts-first-accessible-playground-opens/Vermont’s first accessible playground opens
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Vermont’s first accessible playground opens(WCAX)
By Sophia Thomas
Published: Nov. 4, 2023 at 7:55 PM EDT|Updated: 12 hours ago
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Kids of all ages and abilities flocked to the state’s first universally accessible playground in Burlington this weekend.
As a mom of a child in a wheelchair, Annie Gordon is used to seeing her son, Otis, on the sidelines at recess.
But this weekend, for the first time in his life, Otis played on a playground with his fifth grade classmates.
“It was a magnificent experience watching all of these kids be able to play with us for the first time,” Gordon said with a smile. “It was a really beautiful day.”
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Vermont’s first accessible playground opens(WCAX)
By Sophia Thomas
Published: Nov. 4, 2023 at 7:55 PM EDT|Updated: 12 hours ago
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Kids of all ages and abilities flocked to the state’s first universally accessible playground in Burlington this weekend.
As a mom of a child in a wheelchair, Annie Gordon is used to seeing her son, Otis, on the sidelines at recess.
But this weekend, for the first time in his life, Otis played on a playground with his fifth grade classmates.
“It was a magnificent experience watching all of these kids be able to play with us for the first time,” Gordon said with a smile. “It was a really beautiful day.”
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