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I Can Shine teaching kids with disabilities to ride bike

I Can Shine teaching kids with disabilities to ride bike
WEBVTT KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S NIYAH GONZALEZ HAS THIS NEW STORY FROM PAPILLION LA VISTA SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. >> NOW, WE ARE GOING TO TURN. GOOD TURN. REPORTER: WITH A LITTLE BIT OF PRACTICE, AND LOTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, KIDS LIKE ERIC SANER ARE LEARNING TO PUSH THEMSELVES THIS WEEK. THE GROUP "I CAN SHINE" PUTS ON CAMPS LIKE THI I CAN BIKE ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. >> IT IS KIND OF A SKILL THAT GETS LOST, MOST KIDS WITH THESE TYPE OF DISORDERS ACTUALLY DO NOT EVER GET TO LEARN HOW TO RIDE A BIKE. REPORTER: BUT, ONCE THEY GET THE HANG OF IT. >> SO FUN. >> WANT TO GO FASTER. >> YOU SEE KIDS ALREADY RIDING AROUND HERE, TRYING TO RACE EACH OTHER, AND THEY ARE TRYING TO SEE HOW FAST THEY CAN GO. REPORTER: CAMP DIRECTOR ANDREW FAUVER SAYS IT IS A SIMPLE SKILL WITH BIG LIFE LESSONS. >> A LOT OF THESE KIDS LEARN PATIENCE, THEY WILL HAVE TO LEARN TO DEAL WITH FRUSTRATIONS. REPORTER: AND, HE SAYS THERE ARE EVEN BIGGER REWARDS. >> IT CAN HELP THEM GET JOBS WHEN THEY ARE TEENAGERS. IT CAN HELP THEM GO SEE THEIR FRIENDS WHEN THEY ARE OLDER AND THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO RELY ON BEING TRANSPORTED EVERYWHERE. IT GIVES THEM A REALLY STRONG SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE. REPORTER: SAM SHEPPARD LEARNED TO RIDE A BIKE AT THE CAMP LAST YEAR. NOW, HE IS HELPING HIS FRIEND ERIC GET HIS WHEELS TURNING. >> IT MAKES ME FEEL AWESOME JUST BEING ABLE TO HELP HIM OUT. JUST GIVING HIM A LITTLE BIT OF ADVICE AND STUFF. REPORTER: AND, ERIC SAYS COME FRIDAY, THE FIRST PLACE HE WILL BE HEADING TO ON TWO WHEELS. >> MAYBE TO DAIRY QUEEN. REPORTER: IN OMAHA, NIYAH GONZALEZ
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I Can Shine teaching kids with disabilities to ride bike
ICan Bike is hosting a bike riding camp at Papillion-La Vista South high school, teaching kids with disabilities to ride a bike. "The whole point of this camp is to help kids with autism, down syndrome, any kind of special needs learn how to ride a bike," I Can Bike camp director Andrew Fauver said. "It's a skill that gets lost. Most kids with these types of disorders actually don't ever get to learn how to ride a bike."The camp is a week long and each rider gets 2 to 3 volunteers to help reach their goal."It's a skill that can last for life. It can help them get jobs when they're teenagers, it can help them go see their friends when they're older and they won't have to rely on being transported everywhere and it gives them a really strong sense of independence," Fauver said.The program is in need of volunteers. You must be at least 15 years old. To learn more about the program, visit ICan Shine or email volunteer@autismnebraska.org or call Julie at 402-660-5716

ICan Bike is hosting a bike riding camp at Papillion-La Vista South high school, teaching kids with disabilities to ride a bike.

"The whole point of this camp is to help kids with autism, down syndrome, any kind of special needs learn how to ride a bike," I Can Bike camp director Andrew Fauver said. "It's a skill that gets lost. Most kids with these types of disorders actually don't ever get to learn how to ride a bike."

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The camp is a week long and each rider gets 2 to 3 volunteers to help reach their goal.

"It's a skill that can last for life. It can help them get jobs when they're teenagers, it can help them go see their friends when they're older and they won't have to rely on being transported everywhere and it gives them a really strong sense of independence," Fauver said.

The program is in need of volunteers. You must be at least 15 years old.

To learn more about the program, visit ICan Shine or email volunteer@autismnebraska.org or call Julie at

402-660-5716