For children with disabilities who may require adaptations or modifications, access becomes the critical issue. Access to play opens up numerous doors for children with disabilities. Those doors are located in homes as well as schools, recreational settings, childcare sites and early intervention programs. Adequate access to play allows parents to increase their expectations of their children's abilities. The by-products of play and toys are enjoyment, sharing, attachment, and modeling, which are important for all children.
Children are probably the best teachers of play.
Children with disabilities are no different. In fact, it may be even more exciting for children with a disability to demonstrate and teach their play skills, because then they are leading the activity and providing the expertise. The National Lekotek Center is dedicated to making play accessible for all children by applying both the science and art of child development to promote developmentally appropriate play and learning opportunities for children with special needs and their families. Opportunities for success. Current popularity among other kids.