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cycling for people with learning difficulties

cycling for people with learning difficulties. side by side. Special Olympics. Lancaster to Brighton 1986 Cycle Ride. Special OlympicsTour De Picardy 1989. Great Britain Team. Gold, silver, bronze. They are all winners. European Special Olympics,1989 Glasgow. Literature Review.

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cycling for people with learning difficulties

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  1. cycling for people with learning difficulties

  2. side by side

  3. Special Olympics Lancaster to Brighton 1986 Cycle Ride

  4. Special OlympicsTour De Picardy 1989 Great Britain Team

  5. Gold, silver, bronze. They are all winners. European Special Olympics,1989 Glasgow.

  6. Literature Review • Messent et al (1998,1999) • Robertson et al (2000) • Beart et al (2001) • Heller et al (2002)

  7. Barriers • Resources e.g. staff support • Policy/priorities • Opportunities • Transport/finance/access

  8. Method • Subjects. 45 adults(m27/f18) 24-49yrs • Settings. 2xDay centres(35) 6 Houses (10) • Design. Interview /ethnographic based • Procedure. 12mths Multi/site/off road/key access • Analysis. Transcript (78) Thematic content

  9. Findings Barriers to cycling ‘all about support and staff initiative. That has been the same before and after this intervention’

  10. Staff support : ‘Not enough staff to cope with ever bodies wants and needs. Cant keep them all happy’ (TV3) Staff Interface: ‘they tend to do the minimum and only one or two drive things through’

  11. Opportunity for activity ‘We need more activity choice and variation. We downgrade the activities to fit the circumstances’ (RV2; TV6) ‘it is difficult to keep them on task and motivated’ ‘There is an awful lot of sitting about for people with learning difficulties’.

  12. Opportunity for activity-cycling ‘Options have been enriched, and provided an extra activity’  ‘If we had more bikes we could get more cycling. It’s brilliant’. (AdH2). ‘it is an activity that involves real participation, and ‘ it is just what we are looking for’. (RV2, RV4, TV 1),

  13. 1) Accommodating impairments ‘it is comfortable and secure’ ‘Cycling is so simple and a most basic thing can do’ ‘builds teamwork, develops relationships and gives independence’ ‘motivation is a biggy’. ‘Fun’.+++

  14. 2. Offering Accessibility and Flexibility Impact on staff support ‘It is the flexibility. Even if you are short of staff you can still find time to take them out’, (LW2; RV4) Impact on the interface ‘was more motivating for us and them’ It gets us and them out of a rut’,

  15. Cycle use Day centre 1. 1-3 weekly @ 30min plus a session (*Max 6 hours) Day centre 2. 1 session week @ 20 –30 min Housing network. Average one per month (* 5 x week)

  16. Conclusions Meets Need • Offers opportunities • Breaks Barriers • FUN +++

  17. Get Cycling

  18. jbartley@churchnet.org.uk

  19. Fitness Therapy Freedom and FUN***

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