Nor'West News: June 21, 2016

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Tuesday June 21 2016
NOR’WEST NEWS
Shirley-Papanui
Community
Board member
Jo Byrne talks
about having
“wheelchairfriendly
surfaces”
in childrens’
playgrounds, so all children
have the chance to play.
Many people know of my interest
in flooding issues in the Flockton
area.
However, many people don’t
realise that, as a part time speech
language therapist working with
children and young people with
disabilities, I have also been actively
advocating for more inclusive
facilities in our ward.
The therapy team I work with
made an in-depth submission to
the Margaret Mahy family playground
team on making that play
area safe and accessible for people
with disabilities.
Overseas, many major cities are
developing all access play areas.
These are destination play areas
where children of all abilities can
play on the equipment.
This means children with disabilities
can play alongside their
siblings and friends. Children can
be side-by-side using different
swings, including basket swings
Your Local Views
Wheelchair-friendly fun
A reader responds to last week’s article about
lowering the speed limit on sections of St Asaph St
and Hagley Ave, as well as 27 other roads in the city.
and platform swings.
Children using wheelchairs are
then not isolated in the wheelchair
swing in the corner of a park.
Internationally there are now
play equipment manufacturers
which specialise in accessible play
grounds.
In Auckland an all abilities playground
has opened in Long Bay.
The Shirley-Papanui Community
Board has been working for more
accessible play areas in our ward,
too.
Locally, it is fantastic to see the
Smile Dial Sensory Garden development
plans in Burwood.
As playgrounds in the ward have
come up for renewal, we have supported
city council staff in coming
up with play solutions that work for
as many children as possible (while
operating within the proposed
budget).
This means we have chosen more
wheelchair friendly surfaces, and
equipment that has more options
for less physically able children.
Work has started in the Craighead
Reserve play area, and is
planned for the new The Groynes
play area.
The community board would
love a future Christchurch that
has play equipment across the city
for all our young people, so they
can play safely in their own community
and have the most suitable
resources available.
Another project the community
board has had input into is the
working party for the design of the
new St Albans Community Centre.
The plans for the proposed centre
include an adult change bed, and
hopefully will also include a ceiling
hoist.
This means that adults with disabilities
who are unable to use the
usual disability toilet facilities can
still access their community and
not have to go home when they
need changing.
This would open the community
facility for use for a wider range of
community groups.
We all hope that when we look
at the future Christchurch that it is
truly accessible.
HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you
agree with Jo Byrne? What
parks can you think of that
specifically need to be upgraded
so that all children
can enjoy them? Email fraser.
walker@starmedia.kiwi
E Scott, Fendalton –
I simply cannot believe
this is even being considered.
I absolutely oppose this
idea. The city is difficult
enough to negotiate without
this. One cannot watch the
road and speedometer at the
same time. Having seen the
article showing traffic personnel
with a speed camera
proves, without a doubt, it is
a money making move on the
city council’s part. Why can’t
pedestrians and cyclists take
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TWO PROPERTY fires, with
all the drama and heartache
they entail, occurred this
week – the result of very
topical causes reflecting the
start of winter.
In the early hours of last
Sunday, a household in Parklands
was alerted by smoke
alarms to the fact the house
was on fire.
That there were operating
smoke detectors saved a possible
tragedy, but the cause
may have been avoidable.
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traced to a clothes dryer that
responsibility for themselves
when moving around the
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Winter fire tips
had been started before the
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There’s two points here.
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things should probably be
restricted to when you’re at
home, up and alert. Then you
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