This same principle can be applied to creating appropriate sinks and toilets for all children. Not only should these facilities work for the child with disabilities but it must work also for the non-disabled child as well. If sinks and toilets are too high they can t be reached and if they are too low you may be creating safety problems especially for very young or cognitively impaired children who might climb in them. Another example of inequitable design is when the intended function of the design is lost after the adaptation is made. One piece of equipment that comes to my mind when thinking of this problem is the elevated sandtable.
Sand serves as a sensory experience for children of all ages, abilities and development.
As a sensory experience, sand play is best executed as it has been for probably centuries, with the child being immersed in the sand. I feel that designers and manufacturers are defeating the principle of equitable use when an equivalent solution for sandplay is the elevated sandtable. Quickly answered, that one magical height intended to meet all children s needs simply does not exist. In this manner, all children can continue to experience the sensory experience of immersed sandplay. Immediately from birth, children reply on touching, feeling and using their senses to provide information.