Medline helps to fund accessible playground
By HME News Staff
Updated 8:47 AM CDT, Tue July 25, 2023
MUNDELEIN, Ill. – Medline’s Community, Action, Resources, Education and Solutions (CARES) program provided a $10,000 grant to help build an accessible playground at Kracklauer Park in Mundelein, Ill. The new playground offers a variety of features and multi-sensory experiences designed to promote play among all children, especially those with disabilities. “Medline is committed to strengthening and supporting the communities where we live and work,” said Karen Frey, senior manager of philanthropy. “The new playground at Kracklauer Park will provide the area with a much-needed and impactful community resource.” In addition to helping fund the playground, Medline continues to provide year-over-year support for two northern Illinois organizations offering employment, counseling, social and other programs and assistance for individuals living with intellectual and developmental disabilities: the Center for Enriched Living in Riverwoods and TotalLink2Community in Northbrook. Medline also works with Aspiritech, an Evanston-based quality-assurance, accessibility and data services organization, to provide testing for its software, including the MedPak app. More than 90% of Aspiritech staff are on the autism spectrum.
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