Mattie McCullough Elementary breaking barriers with Access for All playscape
Red Deer will soon be home to the largest barrier-free playground in Central Alberta.
Slated for completion in the Fall of 2018, construction on the Access for All project will begin August 11 and 12 of this year at Mattie McCullough Elementary School (MMES) and will feature playground equipment designed for inclusivity.
Jagger Anderson, 9, attends MMES and is one of the students who will greatly benefit from the project. His mom, Sharlee Anderson, said if there was one word for this project and what it means to Jagger, it’s “freedom.”
“There’re not a whole lot of things Jagger can do with his friends or siblings that there’s not another person or adult involved. To give him his freedom and let him be a kid, that’ll mean a lot for our family,” said Sharlee.