Innovative Activity 10

Activity: Swinging with the wheelchair accessible glider swing

Target participant group: This activity is for participants who are in wheel chairs.

Therapeutic potential of this activity: Swinging on the glider swing is therapeutic because it gives participants the opportunity to get outdoors an feel the fresh breeze as they swing.

What other groups may benefit from this activity? Anyone can benefit because the glider swing has an accessible side for wheel chairs and bench on the other side for a facilitator or friend to help pump the swing.

What groups may not be as appropriate for this activity? Like I stated earlier, the glider swing can be appropriate for anyone who would like to use it.

Activity description: The glider swing has a ramp that cranks down and up that allows for a wheelchair to have safe an easy access to the swing. Once the wheelchair has gone up the ramp a facilitator or friend will lock the wheelchairs break and crank the ramp up which now serves as a back to make the swing more secure. The facilitator will then remove the swing breaks. After that they can hop on and rock back and forth to get the swing moving.

Resources needed: You will need a glider swing and an area to put it.

Best leadership style for this activity: The best leadership style I to help the participant get on and off of the swing and also to help them move of instruct their friend as to how to make the swing move.

Where did you find this activity? We use this swing at Central Wisconsin Center.

http://www.whisperglide.com/