[blindkid] bike riding

[Aaron Cannon]

Hi Marie.

I'm glad you are teaching him to ride.  I've been blind since birth,
and riding a bike was one of my favorite activities growing up.  As
for your question, until you find a more permanent option, perhaps you
could sing a song while riding.  That way, he gets the constant queue
of your voice, but it's not as awkward as having to constantly call
out.

Just a thought.

Enjoy your time out there.

Aaron

On 3/25/11, Marie <empwrn at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 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)
>
> 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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