Conference outdoor play in Wageningen

On March 23, some 30 Wageningen professionals came together to consider how outdoor play in Wageningen can be further stimulated. The professionals came from diferent areas; child workers, public space officials, social domain officials, researchers, health care, child care, playground work, politics, etc. The initiative of the meeting came from SpelenmaaR (Empowerment by Playing and…

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The meaning of the rollerslide

On the 30 of June there will be another meeting of the “SamenSpeelNetwerk“. The theme of the day is “The sense and nonsense of playground equipment fo rinclusive playr”. A tantalising theme, worthy of a House of Commons debate! In the coming weeks I am going to explore the subject a little. I recently had…

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100 Dutch municipalities do not yet have a Local Inclusion Agenda

2 million Dutch people have a physical or mental disability. In the UN Convention on Disability, the Netherlands has committed itself to making society accessible to people with disabilities. But our country does not yet seem to be very successful in this. Not nearly every place is accessible to people with disabilities, waiting lists in…

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Attention for accesibility at the Dutch Leisure trade expo Hardenberg 2021

The Dutch network on accesibility and leisure (Netwerk Toegankelijke Recreatie) is participating in the “Recreatievakbeurs Hardenberg 16-17-18 of november  2021″(Leisure Trade expo) . As an active member of the network I’ll be present on thursday 18the and will facilitate together with colleagues with a disability (ervaringsdeskundigen) a workshop about accesibility for leisure entrepeneurs like owners…

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Inclusive play in the city of Assen Netherlands

Assen is a city situated in the north of the Netherlands. The voice of children is important for this city. Four years ago the city started the Children’s council of Assen. The children’s councel consists of 33 children, one elected child from every primary school in the city. This year Luna is elected as the…

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Phylosophical adventure camp, Belgny, Belgium

Together with my good friend Márnix Vanlangenaeker and his crew I love to organize a summer camp for children in the age of 9-13 years. In 2015 the camp took place in Hoepertingen, Belgium. In 2017 the exiting environment of the camp will be Chateau Cortils Use a little bit imagination: close your eyes and…

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