• Structures with 1-19 elevated play components shall have at least 50% of these components on an accessible route. In this case, an accessible route consists of a "transfer point" 11" - 18" above ground where a child can transfer from a wheelchair onto the structure and then decks or steps at intervals of 8" or less up to higher decks where slides, panels, and climbers are used.
  
  
• Structures with 20 or more play components shall have 25% accessible by a ramp designed for wheelchairs and an additional 25% reached by transfer steps and stepped decks where thie rise of the steps does not exceed 8".
  
  
• Each playground shall have ground level play components of different types. These events are entered and exited at ground level. Different types could include the experiences of rocking, swinging, climbing, spinning, and sliding. The number of these play components required depends on the size of the structure.
  
  

Your Kidstuff Playsystems sales representative will design with you a playground that is 100% ADA compliant in regard to both the playsystem and the required ground level events.

For a copy of the Access Board's Final Rule, call (800) 872-2253, press 2, then 2, and request publication S-39 (Play Areas Final Rule). Also, free of charge is the "Technical Assistance Guide to Play Areas." Both documents can be downloaded from their website http://www.access-board.gov/