Partnering with Experts: How HAGS Makes Play For All a Reality

Creating truly inclusive playgrounds requires more than just good intentions—it takes collaboration with experts who understand the needs of diverse users. At HAGS, we’re proud to work with a network of specialists who help us shape innovative designs, enhance accessibility, and ensure that every aspect of our play spaces meets the highest standards of inclusivity.

The HAGS Inclusive Network Our commitment to inclusion is strengthened by the partnerships we’ve built with professionals from a wide range of fields. The HAGS Inclusive Network includes:

• Occupational therapists: Providing insights into how play supports physical, sensory, and emotional development.
• Accessibility consultants: Ensuring that every playground feature is designed with mobility and ease of use in mind.
• Educational experts: Advising on how play environments can support learning and social development for children of all abilities.
• Community stakeholders: Sharing first-hand experiences and ideas to ensure our designs reflect the real world needs of local families through parents, carers and children.

This network of expertise helps us develop solutions that go beyond compliance, creating playgrounds where every child feels welcome and empowered to participate.

Designing and innovating with purpose

The input of our expert collaborators shapes every stage of our process, from design to installation. Their guidance helps us make informed decisions about materials, layouts, and equipment that foster inclusivity.

For example:

• Sensory play features: Designed to engage children with sensory sensitivities or developmental differences.
• Adaptive equipment: Accommodating children with physical disabilities without sacrificing fun or challenge.
• Thoughtful layouts: Ensuring smooth transitions between play areas for users with mobility aids.

By combining innovation with expert advice, we’re able to create play spaces that inspire, engage, and unite children and families.

Making Play for All a reality

The HAGS Inclusive Network isn’t just about design—it’s about making inclusion achievable for every community. From initial consultations to final installations, we work closely with our partners to address challenges, overcome barriers, and deliver playgrounds that reflect the true spirit of inclusion.

Helen Bergander, a coordinator for inclusion and design engineer at Customer Special, introduces the new inclusive springers. These springers are designed to enable more children, regardless of their abilities, to play together. Helen emphasizes the importance of inclusive play in developing social, emotional, and motor skills for all children, including those with impairments.

Explore our Play for All in Action page to find out more on how we put theory to practice.

Join us in creating inclusive play spaces

At HAGS, we believe that collaboration is the key to creating playgrounds where everyone belongs. By working together with experts and communities, we’re turning the vision of Play For All into reality—one playground at a time.