iCan Shine Programs
The Field House Sports, Fitness & Aquatics Center, P.O. Box 541, Paoli, PA 19301
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iCan Shine Programs include the iCan Bike, iCan Swim, and iCan Dance programs, along with other recreational activities. In the iCan Bike program, participants work on learning to ride a conventional two-wheel bicycle using multiple different adaptive training bikes and unique techniques described in parent testimonials. Swim and dance programs are also offered as part of the iCan Swim and iCan Dance programs.
• Schedule: Five-day iCan programs offered, with approximately 100 five-day programs held each year in 35 states and Canada; iCan Bike participants attend for 75 minutes each day over a five-day program.
The organization began in 2007 with the iCan Bike program, and swim and dance programs were introduced in 2015 as additions to the flagship bike program. iCan Shine is described as a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization. Its mission statement says that iCan Shine provides quality learning opportunities in recreational activities for individuals with disabilities and creates an environment where each person is empowered to maximize their individual abilities. The organization reports serving nearly 3,000 people with disabilities each year and states that approximately 30,000 people with disabilities have been taught to ride a conventional two-wheel bicycle since 2007. It also reports that about 80% of iCan Bike participants learn to ride a conventional two-wheel bicycle independently (at least 75 feet with no assistance) by the end of the five-day program while attending for only 75 minutes each day, and that the remaining 20% leave with family members trained as “spotters” to continue at home.
iCan Shine collaborates with local organizations and individuals, referred to as program “hosts,” to conduct programs, with one example partnership mentioned with The Friendship Circle and West Bloomfield MI High School. Camp locations are offered across North America, and an online map of 2026 camp locations includes filters for iCan Bike, iCan Dance, and iCan Swim and provides basic camp details such as dates, location, and local host name.
Parent testimonials describe staff and volunteers as patient, helpful, and compassionate, and mention that the training team checks in with parents multiple times throughout each session to explain what they are doing, share ways parents can help at home, and answer questions. One testimonial notes that the use of multiple different adaptive training bikes and unique techniques in the iCan Bike program gave a child stability while gaining skills and confidence needed to ride. Another testimonial describes an 8-year-old autistic participant who “graduated” from iCan Bike and refers to the volunteers and organizers as a supportive and focused “pit crew.”
Last updated July 18, 2026.
• Schedule: Five-day iCan programs offered, with approximately 100 five-day programs held each year in 35 states and Canada; iCan Bike participants attend for 75 minutes each day over a five-day program.
The organization began in 2007 with the iCan Bike program, and swim and dance programs were introduced in 2015 as additions to the flagship bike program. iCan Shine is described as a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization. Its mission statement says that iCan Shine provides quality learning opportunities in recreational activities for individuals with disabilities and creates an environment where each person is empowered to maximize their individual abilities. The organization reports serving nearly 3,000 people with disabilities each year and states that approximately 30,000 people with disabilities have been taught to ride a conventional two-wheel bicycle since 2007. It also reports that about 80% of iCan Bike participants learn to ride a conventional two-wheel bicycle independently (at least 75 feet with no assistance) by the end of the five-day program while attending for only 75 minutes each day, and that the remaining 20% leave with family members trained as “spotters” to continue at home.
iCan Shine collaborates with local organizations and individuals, referred to as program “hosts,” to conduct programs, with one example partnership mentioned with The Friendship Circle and West Bloomfield MI High School. Camp locations are offered across North America, and an online map of 2026 camp locations includes filters for iCan Bike, iCan Dance, and iCan Swim and provides basic camp details such as dates, location, and local host name.
Parent testimonials describe staff and volunteers as patient, helpful, and compassionate, and mention that the training team checks in with parents multiple times throughout each session to explain what they are doing, share ways parents can help at home, and answer questions. One testimonial notes that the use of multiple different adaptive training bikes and unique techniques in the iCan Bike program gave a child stability while gaining skills and confidence needed to ride. Another testimonial describes an 8-year-old autistic participant who “graduated” from iCan Bike and refers to the volunteers and organizers as a supportive and focused “pit crew.”
Last updated July 18, 2026.
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