[blindkid] bike riding

[Marie]

Hello all, life has been crazy busy here so it's been quite a while since
I've posted. One thing we've been up to is bike riding. Jack is currently
riding a standard bike with the pedals removed so it functions as a balance
bike. He can ride with the pedals but lacks the confidence to do it without
us having a hand on his back so we thought going pedal-less a bit longer
would help him grown in confidence. We are having a great time doing this as
a family and our current system involves us calling out to Jack to follow us
or we ride behind him. I have heard that you can get some kind of clicker to
make a noise that Jack could learn to listen for on our bikes. Can someone
tell me what this thing is actually called and I would love any other bike
riding tips/hints you'd like to provide. Jack is visually impaired with
vision of 20/320 or so in his right eye and light perception in his left
eye. He travels with a cane when he walks and runs and is still adapting to
his lack of depth perception so any hints you can give on off road riding
would be great too. As of right now, I yell out big bump or KABOOM to let
him know an obstacle or drop off is coming up while riding. 

 

Marie (mother of Jack, born May 2005)

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