Inclusive Playgrounds: Designing Spaces to Bring Children & Communities Together

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Inclusive Playgrounds: Designing Spaces to Bring Children & Communities Together - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Wednesday, June 3
1:00 p.m. (Eastern) / 10:00 a.m. (Pacific)
Members: FREE

Access to outdoor play should be a shared experience, not a limited one. This presentation highlights the importance of Universal Design in creating outdoor spaces for all ages and abilities, ensuring access to meaningful and engaging experiences. We move beyond basic accessibility to explore how inclusive environments support interaction, exploration and growth while strengthening community connection. We begin by grounding the importance of play and outdoor spaces, then examine how well-designed spaces serve not just individual children but families, caregivers and entire communities. We review playground and recreation equipment and how each supports development, intergenerational play and inclusion, and apply ADA guidance, safety standards and design best practices through real-world examples that illustrate the impact of play for everyone.

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More Live Webinars Coming Up

Alone Together: How to Design for Connection in Today’s Solitary Times - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Tuesday, May 19
2:00 p.m. (Eastern) / 11:00 a.m. (Pacific)
Members: FREE | Non-members: $55

Rural Commons: Designing for Resilient Climate Futures - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Thursday, May 21
2:00 p.m. (Eastern) / 11:00 a.m. (Pacific)
Members: FREE | Non-members: $55

Small Landscape Architecture Firms Take Action on Climate & Biodiversity - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)

Thursday, May 28
1:00 p.m. (Eastern) / 10:00 a.m. (Pacific)
Members: FREE | Non-members: $55

The Biodiversity & Climate Action 101 for Landscape Architects Webinar Series is hosted by the ASLA Climate & Biodiversity Action Committee, which leads the implementation of the ASLA Climate & Biodiversity Action Plan. Join climate and biodiversity action leaders to explore innovative strategies for decarbonization, biodiversity conservation, and climate resilience. ASLA members may register now for the 2026 series and will automatically be signed up when future webinars are added.

All previous presentations from the 2025 and 2024 series are also available for free to ASLA members.

This webinar series is underwritten by:

This is America at 250: Let’s Celebrate the Plurality of Our American Heritage
ASLA Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) Webinar

Thursday, June 4
1:00 p.m. (Eastern) / 10:00 a.m. (Pacific)
Members: FREE | Non-members: FREE

Lines Divide – Parks Unite: Rewriting the Map – How Parks are Healing Denver’s Historic Inequities - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Wednesday, June 10
1:00 p.m. (Eastern) / 10:00 a.m. (Pacific)
Members: FREE | Non-members: $55

Need more professional development hours (PDH)?

In most states, once you are licensed, you must complete continuing education to maintain your license. Activities approved by the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES™) are accepted by many state boards. You can explore state-specific requirements through the CLARB licensure requirements resource and by contacting your state licensing board directly. 

You can explore the nearly 200 LA CES-approved freebies for members with the new "Free PDH for Members" search under the "Type" dropdown menu.

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