1. The AAP report can be found at http://www.aap.org/pressroom/playFINAL.pdf. In this section, it is referring to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, commonly known as the CRC. http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/crc.htm
Article 31 refers to the child's right to play.
2. Edward Miller and Joan Almon. Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why Children Need to Play in School. (College Park: Alliance for Childhood, 2009) p. 55. Available online at http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/publications.
3. Lekotek's web site is: www.lekotek.org.
4. See http://playborhood.com/2011/08/playborhoods-are-great-for-special-needs-kids/.
5. Christy Brown. My Left Foot, London: Vinatage (1998)
6. Conversation with Marnie Norris, July 2011. See http://www.shanesinspiration.org/.
7. For information on the Play for Life Symposium, see http://www.playlsi.com/Learn-About-Us/News/Media-Room/Press-Release-Archives/Pages/PlayforLifeSymposiumExplorestheLifelongBenefitsofInclusivePlay.aspx
8. See Fraser Brown's PowerPoint presentation at http://www.4children.org.uk/uploads/information/SeminarFraserBrown11.07.06.pdf
9. For an interview about the Mercer Island adventure playground, see: http://kaboom.org/take_action/playmaker_network/playmaker_month/mercer_island_parks_and_recreation
10. For a fact sheet on adventure playgrounds with links, see http://allianceforchildhood.org/sites/allianceforchildhood.org/files/file/Playwork_Fact_Sheet.pdf
11. For The Playwork Primer, see:
http://allianceforchildhood.org/publications
For the video on play and playwork featuring Penny Wilson, go to: http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/playwork_video
To see a new video featuring a pediatrician and child psychiatrist speaking on play: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiDV6uOY9QI
12. Some examples of play equipment described in this section are manufactured by
Richter Spielgeräte in Germany and can be found at http://unitedplay.com.
Play houses: http://unitedplay.com/gallery/popups_02/bild_04.html
Sand, water, and mud play: http://unitedplay.com/gallery/popups_01/bild_07.html
Climbing equipment: http://unitedplay.com/gallery/popups_09/bild_01.html
13. See http://www.pogopark.org/Pogo_Park/home.html
14. http://kaboom.org/docs/documents/pdf/playmatters/Play_Matters_Case_Summaries.pdf
15. http://kaboom.org/docs/documents/pdf/2010-PCUSA-Cities.pdf
16. http://nycplay.org/
Appendix A
Play Advocacy Organizations
- Alliance for Childhood: www.allianceforchildhood.org/playwork
- International Play Association:www.ipaworld.org
US branch: www.ipausa.org - KaBoom!: www.kaboom.org
- National Institute for Play: www.nifplay.org
- U.S. Play Coalition: usplaycoalition.clemson.edu
- For hundreds of links to play organizations, publications, and web sites see http://www.caroltorgan.com/100-top-play-resources./