The Playground for All Children, inaugurated in 1984, was the first playground in the nation designed so that disabled and non-disabled kids could play together. Forty years later, New York City has greatly expanded the number of playgrounds with accessible features and introduced components meant to be more neuroinclusive. But none of these playgrounds have as broad an ambition or as compelling a vision of inclusion as the prototype. What can we learn from this unique experiment today? Tour this ambitious project with architects Irina Verona and Jennifer Carpenter, who will review the initial design features and some subsequent modifications. We’ll also discuss the broader context for disability in public space at the time of the playground’s inauguration and the coordinated decade-long effort that paved the way for the project. The tour will conclude with a discussion of disability, design, play and belonging with the designers and principals of Verona Carpenter Architects, who are deeply engaged in creating environments for neurodivergent and disabled children.  **_From Urban Omnibus: _**_This summer, architects Irina Verona and Jennifer Carpenter traced the historical ins and outs of inclusive playground design from London to New York in “[Why Aren’t All Playgrounds for All Children?](https://urbanomnibus.net/2024/06/why-arent-all-playgrounds-for-all-children/)” The model Playground for All Children in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, which still stands in slightly modified form, is a beacon of what an accessible playground could be — welcoming to both disabled and non-disabled children alike._ _See also: Play equipment past, present, and future in “[State of Play](https://urbanomnibus.net/2023/11/state-of-play/),”  “[On the Up and Up](https://urbanomnibus.net/2022/12/on-the-up-and-up/),” and “[City as Playground](https://urbanomnibus.net/2016/09/playground-of-my-mind/)” _