[blindkid] bike riding

Carol Castellano blindchildren at verizon.net
Fri Mar 25 20:02:17 UTC 2011


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CArol

At 03:40 PM 3/25/2011, you wrote:
>Smiles
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>We did think of that but I was thinking that I had heard that there was a
>louder and more durable option available.
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>Marie (mother of Jack, born May 2005)
>Check out our blog at http://www.allaccesspasstojack.blogspot.com for
>glimpses into our busy life with a boy who is busy growing and developing in
>his own way in his own time
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of lindashalm at aol.com
>Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 2:31 PM
>To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
>Subject: Re: [blindkid] bike riding
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>I'm aging myself here, but we used to make noise on our bikes with old
>baseball cards and clothes pins.
>
>Linda, NJ
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Marie <empwrn at bellsouth.net>
>To: 'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)'
><blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Fri, Mar 25, 2011 3:28 pm
>Subject: [blindkid] bike riding
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>Hello all, life has been crazy busy here so it's been quite a while since
>'ve posted. One thing we've been up to is bike riding. Jack is currently
>iding a standard bike with the pedals removed so it functions as a balance
>ike. He can ride with the pedals but lacks the confidence to do it without
>s having a hand on his back so we thought going pedal-less a bit longer
>ould help him grown in confidence. We are having a great time doing this as
>  family and our current system involves us calling out to Jack to follow us
>r we ride behind him. I have heard that you can get some kind of clicker to
>ake a noise that Jack could learn to listen for on our bikes. Can someone
>ell me what this thing is actually called and I would love any other bike
>iding tips/hints you'd like to provide. Jack is visually impaired with
>ision of 20/320 or so in his right eye and light perception in his left
>ye. He travels with a cane when he walks and runs and is still adapting to
>is lack of depth perception so any hints you can give on off road riding
>ould be great too. As of right now, I yell out big bump or KABOOM to let
>im know an obstacle or drop off is coming up while riding.
>
>Marie (mother of Jack, born May 2005)
>Check out our blog at http://www.allaccesspasstojack.blogspot.com for
>limpses into our busy life with a boy who is busy growing and developing in
>is own way in his own time
>
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Carol Castellano
Director of Programs
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
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