Jonathon Harker9 October, 2019
If only there were more potential cycling customers out there… In fact, 33% of disabled people are keen on cycling. CI.N investigates the potentials and the newly revamped Guide to Inclusive Cycling with one of the leading charities in the sector…
There are two common myths about cycling: that it is only for the strong and fit, and that a standard two-wheeled bicycle is the only kind of cycle there is.
One organisation, disabled cycling charity Wheels for Wellbeing, has made it its mission to dispel those myths, with a new guide showing not only how more disabled people could cycle, given the right conditions – but how the cycling industry can help play a role.
According to research by Sustrans, 33% of disabled people would like to cycle, while cycling is easier than walking for three quarters of disabled cyclists – which means cycles are a mobility aid for many disabled riders.
Wheels for Wellbeing works on the premise people are disabled by society, not by their own limitations, and the Guide to Inclusive Cycling sets out how anything from infrastructure design to the use of imagery and language in marketing, and access to different cycles, can make cycling something that almost anyone can do, regardless of their ability.
How to open up cycling to disabled people
Jonathon Harker9 October, 2019 Article by Laura Laker If only there were more potential cycling customers out there… In fact, 33% of disabled people are keen on cycling. CI.N investigates the potentials and the newly revamped Guide to Inclusive Cycling with one of the leading charities in the sector… There are two common myths about… [Read More]