Quentin Kenihan’s inclusive play space designs released
Playground plans to honour a disability advocate who had his sights set on Town Hall before his death in 2018 have been released. And construction is not far away. See the designs here.
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Construction of an inclusive playground to honour the late disability rights advocate Quentin Kenihan will begin this month.
Adelaide City Council revealed plans for the $1m Rymill Park playground, which will cater for people with mobility, vision, hearing and spectrum disorders.
Equipment includes a wheelchair trampoline, sound and sensory gardens, scramble nets, water play, swings and a carousel.
Adelaide Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor expected the playground, a joint initiative between the council and State Government, to become a key attraction in Rymill Park.
“Our team has worked closely with Quentin’s family and friends, council’s Access and Inclusion Panel and key members of the community to design a play space that Quentin would be proud of, and that will hopefully be warmly embraced by children of all abilities from across Adelaide,” Ms Verschoor said.
Kenihan, a much-loved Adelaide personality, writer and actor, was in the midst of a tilt for Town Hall when he died in October 2018, aged 43.
He was born with eight broken bones, alarming doctors who diagnosed him with osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease.
Human Services Minister Michelle Lensink said she looked forward to seeing the playground, which “Quentin fiercely advocated for” come to fruition.
The playground, which will be the size of a soccer pitch, is expected to be completed by December.
