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Hi Sammy-- I guess the question is, do YOU believe that you can do it?  If so, then it can be done... you don't mention how old you are, but if you are not of adult age and are depending upon your father for support, then my advice would be to do some research on the internet.  There are lots of wheelchair accessible playgrounds.  Generally, all of the playground manufacturers feature some of these playgrounds in their catalogs.  I would create a notebook of the different playgrounds, and different news media articles related to these playgrounds, and if possible, try to contact some of the people that helped create some of these playgrounds.  Keep this notebook and show it to your father and brother...while a lot of these playgrounds are very large in scale, yours doesn't "have to" be... you can make small changes on a local playground that will benefit kids in wheelchairs, and like you said, all kids will be able to play... it's not just for kids in wheelchairs, it's a playground for everyone of all abilities. 

You would be surprised at the places that would likely help you with your project... talk to insurance agencies, orthopedic centers, pediatric therapy centers, soda pop bottling companies... you would be surprised at how many people would be interested in helping to get a playground for disabled children off the ground.  And don't forget to look for local parent-support-groups of kids with disabilities-- you would probably find a good number of interested parents, and then when THEY talk to their employers, that helps to bring in even more funds.