LOVELAND – Logan Sweezy, a 26-year-old man with cerebral palsy, dragged a mallet along a metallophone at the newly opened Willow Bend Park and Natural Area, a wide grin stretched across his face as the musical notes reverberated through the air.

Despite the hovering storm clouds, Logan’s whole demeanor lit up as he played the percussion instrument from his wheelchair Thursday at Loveland’s first universal access playground. Next, he headed over to the drums, enthusiastically banging them with his hands as his family watched nearby.

“I think they’ve done an excellent job of incorporating a variety of playground equipment that allows even people in wheelchairs to spin and move and enjoy all of the things you would find on a normal playground,” said Mike, Logan’s father.

“When you have a k

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