While
visiting Manhattan's Union Square Park I
talked to a youth who told me, “there's benches for seniors
and a playground for the little kids but
nothing for us.”
Actually just offering a place to sit shortchanges seniors too.
A senior who uses a wheelchair, asked me if I could let her know if
there were any inclusive playgrounds in NYC. I asked her to
define inclusive playground. She said a park that would have
activities for her to participate in. I could not think of many parks
in NYC that are inclusive for her as person with a
disability...or for that matter either of us as seniors. Due to a
lack of relevant activities in many nearby
parks the majority of neighborhood residents rarely
if ever use their neighborhood parks...
Virtual Parkhouse is a solution to this problem. By creating a discovery mechanism for Todays smartphone allow ready access to thousands of recreation activities that can be enjoyed in your park. The problem is theer is no adequate discovery mechanism to find the apps that suit your personal recreation needs. Virtual Parkhouse is meant to solve this problem.
