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Sara Momtaz remembers the moment the fire was lit in her belly and set her on course for a nationwide campaign. The corporate asset manager turned children’s book writer was watching a brother and sister playing happily together in park in Paddington Rec, as another sibling in a wheelchair watched-on in envy.
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Sara Momtaz remembers the moment the fire was lit in her belly and set her on course for a nationwide campaign. The corporate asset manager turned children’s book writer was watching a brother and sister playing happily together in park in Paddington Rec, as another sibling in a wheelchair watched-on in envy.
The 46-year-old, who is back living in Maida Vale in the area she grew up in, has a three-year-old daughter diagnosed with Down’s syndrome which, combined with related medical conditions, prevents her from using traditional playground equipment like swings, slides and seesaws.
But not only has she realised disabled children were being routinely excluded from playing with their peers, up and down the country, she has actually done something about it. “It’s through this campaign that I realised how big the problem was – there is nothing out there, inclusive playgrounds for all children to play together literally do not exist.
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Disability advocate and author of new children’s series The Amazing Adventures of MouMou and Friends, Sara Momtaz, was inspired to put pen to paper after becoming mum to her daughter Amani (3) who has Down syndrome. Sara, who has another daughter Tandiese (26), lives in London with Amani and her husband Khalid.
Sara says she wrote the seri
Disability advocate and author of new children’s series The Amazing Adventures of MouMou and Friends, Sara Momtaz, was inspired to put pen to paper after becoming mum to her daughter Amani (3) who has Down syndrome. Sara, who has another daughter Tandiese (26), lives in London with Amani and her husband Khalid.
Sara says she wrote the series in celebration of people’s spirit and beauty beyond the disabilities that all too often are perceived to set them apart.
When it comes to talking to children about Down syndrome, Sara advises parents and guardians to simplify things as much as possible.
“Be very honest and straightforward and just say, ‘Look there’s a lot of people out there that are not like you or maybe not like me’, and just really break it down in simplistic terms,” she says.
“The way I talk to children about it is, for example, saying, ‘I’ve got brown hair, you may have blonde hair, that’s how we’re different and everybody is different.
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Sara was keen to have the community contribute to the 'All Play' concept, and wanted to get creativity and enthusiasm from those who will be designing our spaces in the future, that's why she approached the University of Westminster to be part of this revolutionary project.
Above pictures show Sara Momtaz giving a presentation to the Univ
Sara was keen to have the community contribute to the 'All Play' concept, and wanted to get creativity and enthusiasm from those who will be designing our spaces in the future, that's why she approached the University of Westminster to be part of this revolutionary project.
Above pictures show Sara Momtaz giving a presentation to the University of Westminster about the urgent need for truly Inclusive playgrounds and recreational spaces.
The amazing faculty and post-grad students from the University of Westminster undertook the opportunity to participate in the 'All Play' project by working tirelessly to develop some phenomenal concept designs depicting the future of the playgrounds and recreational spaces.
She is campaigning to have at least one ‘All Play’ Park in each borough in the country.
