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SCRIPPS RANCH, Calif. — For the past ten years, iCan Bike San Diego has helped hundreds of kids and adults with disabilities learn how to ride a bike.
"Research shows 80 percent of people with autism on the autism spectrum never learn to ride a two-wheel bike," April Villafaña said.The organization holds a five-day bike camp every year, during which kids and adults learn how to balance on and navigate bikes. The camp can accommodate up to 40 riders.Villafaña's daughters, Emma and Isabella, are participating in the program. Emma requires physical therapy to walk and run, and Isabella has Down syndrome.
The group partnered with iCan Shine, a national organization specializing in adaptive bikes, to train the kids. "So just in riding the bike, they're kind of naturally learning how to balance and how to navigate that wobbliness, and it basically mimics what a two-wheel bicycle feels like," Whalen said.
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