Adaptive bikes can open doors to independence, peer connection, and meaningful participation for students with disabilities. In this interactive session, presented in partnership with the Believe It Foundation, K-12 related services, assistive technology, and special education providers will explore how adaptive cycling can create meaningful opportunities for students of all abilities to participate, connect, and succeed alongside their peers.
Participants will learn practical considerations for adaptive bike operation, safety, and routine maintenance, while also exploring ways to integrate bikes into educational, therapeutic, and programming. Through real examples and success stories, attendees will leave with strategies for using adaptive bikes to support behavior intervention plans, reward and incentive systems, self-regulation, goal setting, social participation, and student independence.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Identify basic considerations for adaptive bike operation, safety, and routine maintenance.
- Explain how adaptive cycling can support inclusive practices and increase participation for students with disabilities.
- Describe ways adaptive bikes can be used to support behavior, self-regulation, motivation, and skill development.
- Explore reward-based and incentive systems that use adaptive cycling to increase student engagement.
- Develop practical ideas for integrating adaptive bikes into school, therapy, and community-based programming.
Instructors: William McGinnis and Harry Piles with Believe It Foundation
This program has been submitted for approval
of 1 clock hours of continuing education credit by the Texas Physical Therapy
Association (TPTA).
This session is free to members of the Special Education Cooperative.