Out Our Front Door in partnership with Adaptive Adventures and the Chicago Park District announced the launch of the first Adaptive Bike Camping program for people with disabilities that combines adaptive cycling with camping. This program invited children with a disability to ride and camp with family, friends and the wider community. Participants rode along the lakefront trail, and camp overnight outdoors behind the South Shore Cultural Center last weekend. Out Our Front Door’s first-ever pilot program for Adaptive Bike Camping for children with special needs and their families was made possible with support from a grant provided by the Thumbuddy Special Foundation.  The program took a small cohort of families, who have children or another member of the family with a disability or special needs, on a series of skill-building day rides on some of Chicago’s most beautiful bike paths. The bike rides were followed by a camping experience and a boat cruise with gorgeous views of Lake Michigan and Chicago’s downtown skyline. This program seeks to take adaptive cycling to the next level by providing support and removing barriers to allow everyone to experience cycling and camping at its best. In the United States, an estimated 49 million people, almost 20 percent of the population, have a disability.  For more information about the Chicago Park District’s special recreation programming, visit https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/special-recreation-programs.