ADA companion seat
Definition
A bench or seat — placed within or adjacent to the splash pad — designed to allow a caregiver to sit at the same level as a child using a wheelchair or mobility device.
Companion seats are an inclusive-design feature that recognizes splash pad play is often a side-by-side experience between caregiver and child. The seat is typically integrated into a low wall or planter, with adjacent transfer space for a wheelchair.
Often paired with water-table features and accessible transition surfaces. Common at modern builds and at retrofits funded under inclusive-playground grants.