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Who We Are

Playgrounds for All is a project by the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council (Council) and the Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD).

The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council (Council) is an independent state agency. We are led by people with developmental disabilities and family members of people with developmental disabilities. Our vision is for people with and without disabilities in Maryland to live, learn, work, and play together. 

The Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD) is a state agency that supports people with disabilities in Maryland. MDOD provides services that support people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities across the state. We ensure no Marylander is left behind by promoting equality of opportunity, access, and choice for Marylanders with disabilities. 

The Council and MDOD both focus on improving health and wellness for people with disabilities. This includes inclusive recreation opportunities, like playgrounds for all. 

This work began in 2022 and continues today with a work group between the Council and MDOD. The work group includes Kirsten Bosak (MDOD), Bong Delrosario (MDOD), Stephanie Dolamore (Council), and Chris Rogers (Council). The work group wrote and developed the content for this website with input from Rachel London (Council) and Anne Blackfield (MDOD). The work group includes people with disabilities with experience going to playgrounds as parents, family members, and support workers. 

Thank you to Bill Botten, Shannon Nazzal, Lisa Belcastro, and Cait Gardiner for reviewing early drafts of this content.

Special thanks to our Advisory Board Members:

Josh Basile, Jack H Olender & Associates and Determined2Heal Foundation, Inc. 
Rob Dyke, Patapsco Valley State Park, Maryland Park Service 
Deborah Herr Cornwell, Maryland Department of Planning 
Tiffany Joseph, Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council 
Carrie Lhotsky, Maryland Department of Natural Resources 
Mirian Ofonedu, Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities, Kennedy Krieger Institute 
Susan Potts, Howard County Parks & Recreation 
Rosa Rivera-Lily, Parents’ Place of Maryland 
Gregory Snyder, The Arc Central Chesapeake Region 
Lakeysha Vaughn, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development 
Chanelle Wimbish, Friends of Patapsco Valley State Park

If you need access to this website in another format or language, please contact Chris Rogers at crogers@md-council.org. To learn more about the Council and about this project, please contact Chris Rogers at crogers@md-council.org. To learn more about MDOD, please contact Kirsten Bosak at kirsten.bosak@maryland.gov.

This website features photography by Jennifer Bishop.
Creative direction & website design by Hatcher Design Office.