Telephone Pioneers of America Park, also known as Telephone Pioneers Park or Telephone Park, is an
adaptive recreation park serving the needs of physically disabled persons in
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the on ...
. The park opened in 1988 from private donations collected by the
Telephone Pioneers of America
Pioneers, a Volunteer Network, founded and more commonly known as the Telephone Pioneers of America, is a non-profit charitable organization based in Denver, Colorado in the United States. The association was organized in Boston in November 1911 ...
and is the first barrier-free park in the United States. Managed by the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department, the park features two
beep baseball fields, a therapeutic pool, a wheelchair-accessible playground, an 18-station exercise course, racquetball, volleyball, tennis, basketball and shuffleboard. Picnic facilities with open shelters known as
ramadas are available.
See also
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Assistive technology and sports
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Disabled Sports USA
Move United is an American non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of parasports among youths and adults with physical disabilities. The organization operates community parasports programs via over 150 local chapters across the country. M ...
References
External links
Adaptive Recreation – Official Site of the City of PhoenixPhoenix Adaptive Recreation Website
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Parks in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Points of Pride
Parasports in the United States
1988 establishments in Arizona