Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2023 Nov;18(8):1453-1465. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2021.2022788. Epub 2022 Feb 9.
Public playgrounds afford children and families important opportunities for outdoor play, social participation, and inclusion. Unfortunately, many children and families experience barriers to accessing, using, and being included in public playgrounds. Consequently, Universal Design (UD) is promoted for providing conceptual guidance for designing for inclusion in public playgrounds. However, a lack of research evidence means researchers have engaged in the ongoing interpretation of the UD concept and related non-discriminatory planning and design concepts. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine how UD, and related concepts, are used in peer-reviewed articles concerning public playgrounds.
A scoping review was conducted in November 2019, which identified 15 peer-reviewed articles that met the inclusion criteria.
Analysis revealed that the terms UD, inclusive design, accessibility, and usability are all being used to describe non-discriminatory planning and design concepts arbitrarily and without regard for higher or lower order concepts. Two broad interpretations were evident: (a) UD is synonymous with accessibility for some, and (b) UD is a higher-order concept that goes beyond accessibility for others. Nevertheless, findings highlight the utility of UD in underpinning the design of public playgrounds in many developed countries; however, the concept requires further clarity and specificity as it pertains to playground design and more pertinently inclusion in outdoor play.
We argue for further conceptual refinement to consolidate the importance and future application of UD for Play (UDP) in the design of public playgrounds that promote outdoor play, social participation, and inclusion.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONMost peer-reviewed journal articles reviewed fail to define what is meant by the term Universal Design.Of those that do provide a definition, the outcome of inclusion in play, or the application of Universal Design to enable play in public playgrounds was unclear.Research to date has mostly focused on related concepts, including accessibility and usability, with less emphasis on Universal Design.Recommend a tailored perspective of Universal Design for Play (UDP).
公共游乐场为儿童和家庭提供了重要的户外游戏、社交参与和包容机会。不幸的是，许多儿童和家庭在进入、使用和融入公共游乐场方面面临障碍。因此，通用设计（UD）被提倡用于为公共游乐场的包容性设计提供概念指导。然而，由于缺乏研究证据，研究人员一直在对 UD 概念及其相关的非歧视性规划和设计概念进行不断的解释。因此，本研究旨在检查 UD 及相关概念在公共游乐场相关的同行评议文章中是如何使用的。
2019 年 11 月进行了范围审查，确定了符合纳入标准的 15 篇同行评议文章。
分析表明，UD、包容性设计、可达性和可用性等术语都被用来随意描述非歧视性规划和设计概念，而不考虑更高或更低阶的概念。有两种明显的解释：（a）对于一些人来说，UD 等同于可达性，（b）对于另一些人来说，UD 是一个高于可达性的概念。然而，研究结果强调了 UD 在支撑许多发达国家公共游乐场设计中的实用性；然而，该概念需要进一步明确和具体化，因为它涉及到游乐场设计，更确切地说，涉及到户外游戏的包容性。
我们主张进一步进行概念上的细化，以巩固 UD 在促进户外游戏、社交参与和包容的公共游乐场设计中的重要性和未来应用。
大多数审查的同行评议期刊文章都没有定义通用设计这个术语的含义。那些提供定义的文章，对于游戏中的包容性，或者通用设计在公共游乐场中应用以实现游戏的结果并不明确。迄今为止，大多数研究都集中在相关概念上，包括可达性和可用性，而对通用设计的关注较少。
建议采用通用设计用于游戏（UDP）的定制视角。
