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Coles Park

We chose Coles Park, a public park in East Bangalore as the site for our first project. In collaboration with the local Municipal Corporation, the play space in Coles park has been made accessible. Today, Kilikili conducts regular activities aimed at inclusion and integration with children of all abilities. For more information on Coles Park and how you can get involved, please contact us at projects@kilikili.org

Location

Coles park is located in Fraser Town in Bangalore on Promenade Road. Map

What’s special about the play space in Coles park

• It is India’s first inclusive public play space, modified in collaboration with the Municipal Corporation
• There is a ramp at the main gate to facilitate entry (photo)
• There is a wheelchair track in the play space that allows easy movement for wheelchair users (photo –birds eye view
• Regular play equipment such as swings and merry-go-rounds have been fitted with safe seats to make children without upper body support feel secure and safe. (photo- inclusive by design)
• The slide has a raised side to enable its use by children fearful of heights.(any photo with child on slide)
• A wheelchair sandpit and a Sensory Integration track are being constructed

Upcoming Parks

Jayanagar

We have already initiated processes to convert a park in Jayanagar R V Road into an accessible play space. This project is being undertaken with the collaboration of FAME school for differently-abled children, the parents’ group attached to FAME and other special schools in the neighbourhood.

The Municipal Commissioner of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagar Palike, Dr. Subramanya, has in principle sanctioned Rs. 15 Lakh for the development of this play space. Once the formal permission is received the BBMP will initiate the work with Kilikili and the local community group and parents playing a supervisory role.

Indiranagar

In collaboration with a group of volunteers from ThoughtWorks, a software company, Kilikili has begun a project to make a park in Indiranagar an inclusive one. The initial consultations with all stakeholders including children, parents, teachers, rehabilitation professionals has been completed. We are currently in the process of securing the requisite permission from the BBMP as well as working on the design of the play space.

For more information on the parks and how you can get involved, please contact us at projects@kilikili.org