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PLAYGROUND UNLIKE ANY OTHER HERE IN CENTRAL IOWA. THIS IS VERY EXCITING. A PLACE DESIGNED WITH EVERY CHILD IN MIND, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY. ����vlog OLIVIA TYLER IS INTRODUCING US TO A LOCAL FAMILY WHO IS ALREADY PLANNING THEIR VISITS. I DON’T KNOW OF ANY PLAYGROUND IN THE DES MOINES OR CENTRAL IOWA AREA WHERE A WHEELCHAIR CAN GO FULLY INTO A PLAYGROUND. BUT NOW SHE DOES. CASSIE KILGORE IS MILO’S MOM. MILO HAS MANY COMPLEX SPECIAL NEEDS. HE’S FOUR YEARS OLD AND LIVES FULL TIME AT CHILD SERV. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE DIFFICULT THINGS THAT BRING PEOPLE TO CHILD SERV, BUT THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB OF MAKING IT FUN AND FAMILY ORIENTED AND WRAPPING THEIR ARMS AROUND FAMILIES. FAMILIES LIKE THE KILGORE’S, WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE NONPROFIT’S BRAND NEW ADAPTIVE THERAPY PLAYGROUND. IT REALLY WILL HELP KIDS GAIN SKILLS BOTH PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL SKILLS, BUT ALSO HAVE FUN AND PLAY. AND IT’S THE BRAIN’S MOST FAVORITE WAY TO LEARN IS THROUGH PLAY. THE ADAPTIVE PLAYGROUND IS INCLUSIVE AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR KIDS, WITH ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF NEEDS, LIKE THE ENTRYWAY, WHICH FITS A WHEELCHAIR. CHILD SERV EXPECTS THE PLAYGROUND TO HOST 1000 CHILDREN A WEEK. WE TRY TO HAVE ALL THE ELEMENTS THAT HELP KIDS WITH BALANCE, WITH MOVEMENT, WITH SOUNDS AND EXPERIENCES. A SPACE LIKE THIS CAN BE HELPFUL FOR A FAMILY TO COME TOGETHER WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND THE SIBLINGS TO REALLY ENJOY TIME TOGETHER OUTSIDE. THAT’S THERAPEUTIC FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THE KILGORE’S PLAN TO DO. MILO CAN BE WITH COUSINS AND FRIENDS OF FRIENDS OR KIDS OF FRIENDS AND AND ENJOY IT LIKE ALL TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME. AND SO I ACTUALLY ENVISIONED MAYBE LIKE BIRTHDAY PARTIES HERE AND JUST, JUST MORE INCLUSIVE FAMILY EVENTS, ESPECIALLY TIME ON THE MERRY GO ROUND WHICH MAKE-A-WISH FUNDED, PER MILO’S REQUEST, THAT HAS SPACE FOR WHEELCHAIRS TO SLIDE IN WITH NO PROBLEM, AND HAS SEATS FOR THE REST OF THE FAMILY TOO. SO WHEN EVERYBODY COMES TO VISIT, THEY CAN MAKE MEMORIES TOGETHER. IN JOHNSTON, OLIVIA TYLER, KC