Johnson County Community College
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913-469-8500
Julie Haas, Associate Vice President, Marketing Communications, ext. 3120
Peggy Graham, Writer, ext. 3425
Tyler Cundith, Sports Information Director, ext. 3122

2/27/08
Story by Peggy Graham

Lose the Training Wheels Training Camp at JCCC

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Lose the Training Wheels, a program that teaches children and adults with disabilities how to ride a conventional bike, will have a camp from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, March 16-20, at the Johnson County Community College gymnasium.

Richard Klein, an engineer from Illinois, created the program, developing specially adapted bikes that can help special-needs children and adults learn to ride a bike without training wheels in five days. Participants, ages 8-adult, can sign up for a two-hour period each day of the week (JCCC’s spring break). LTTW has been especially helpful for children with disabilities such as autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, brain injury, vision and balance issues, learning disabilities, Prader-Willi syndrome, alcohol fetal syndrome and developmental delay.

LTTW has slots for 40 participants. The cost is $100 per person. For more information and an application to participate or to volunteer, contact Dave Krug, JCCC associate professor, accounting, at 913-469-8500, ext. 4764, or dkrug@jccc.edu.