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Stockholm Maine’s first town to build inclusive playground

Stockholm Maine’s first town to build inclusive playground

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The small town of Stockholm is Maine’s first town to build a fully inclusive playground for children with physical and developmental challenges. Community members held a grand opening Saturday.

According to the Bangor Daily News, community members raised $200,000 to design and purchase the playground, which was assembled throughout June.

The structure includes wheelchair ramps, swing sets and slides compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act standards, and sensory toys made for children with developmental disabilities such as autism or Down syndrome.

Two other inclusive playgrounds exist in Maine, one is at a community school in Portland and the other is in a Lewiston park. Stockholm, however, is the first Maine town to own and build a playground of this nature.

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