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Imagine that you are a child with cerebral palsy and for the first time there is a place where you can play along with the other kids... Or that your mother can join the family picnic with her grandchildren, at a shelter that accommodates her wheelchair... A park where we all play...Monroe County Access to Recreation is working to make it a reality.
Monroe County Access to Recreation has three goals:
1. Design and begin building a multiphase, accessible recreation area at Karst Farm Park, the Karst Playscape. The splash pad is open and the first playground will be complete this summer... now we are onto Phase II!
2. Build awareness of and commitment to accessible recreation in Monroe County.
3. Provide ongoing funding for accessible recreation projects through the Monroe County Access To Recreation Endowment at the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County.
- Click here to download a pdf of the We All Play presentation.
- Click here for the Playscape picture gallery on Flickr - including new photos from the August 1, 2009 grand opening of the spray park!
Get Involved!
 Here are some of the ways you can get involved with Monroe County Access to Recreation.
Donate! Give to the Endowment and Build Funds. While the first phase of the Playscape is built, there is much more we can do with the space at Karst Farm Park, and we'll need funds to implement the bright ideas that come forth. Additionally, endowment gifts always make a difference.
Volunteer! To get involved in developing Phase II of the project, drop an email to karstplayscape@yahoo.com.
Monroe County Access To Recreation FAQs - Here are some frequently asked questions about the Monroe County Access To Recreation Initiative.
Monroe County Access To Recreation Initiative Information Archive - Background information materials on the Monroe County Access To Recreation Initiative.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation's four-state Access to Recreation Initiative - click here for information about projects in four Midwestern states, and the goals of this regional grant program.
This partnership began in order to change how we think about play and people. Join us and we will not only build a playground, we will build a better community. Primary partners are the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County, Monroe County Parks and Recreation, and Options. Partners also include health professionals, families and people with disabilities, and interested community members.
Did You Know?
* In the greater Monroe County area there are over 23,000 people with a disability
* In Monroe County alone there are over 800 veterans with disabilities.
* Nationally, one in ten children has a disability that prevents him or her from playing on traditional play structures
Monroe County Parks and Recreation
Options
Monroe County Government
WK Kellogg Foundation’s Access to Recreation
Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County
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