iCanShine

iCan Shine is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides unique learning opportunities in recreational activities for people with disabilities.

Each person's abilities are embraced and nurtured to foster an environment where everyone can shine! iCan Shine is an international charitable nonprofit organization. We collaborate with local organizations and individuals, we refer to as our program 'hosts', to conduct over 100 five-day iCan Bike programs in 32 States and 4 Provinces in Canada serving nearly 3,000 people with disabilities each year. Our organization began in 2007 (under our former name Lose The Training Wheels) and, since then, we have successfully taught approximately 20,000 people with disabilities to ride a conventional two-wheel bicycle. The impact of learning to ride a bicycle independently, and our high level of success in helping people with disabilities accomplish this feat, continues to drive demand for our iCan Bike program. Approximately 80% of the people who participate in our iCan Bike program ride a two-wheel bicycle independently (at least 75 feet with no assistance) by the end of our five-day program while attending for only 75 minutes each day! The remaining 20% make tremendous progress towards this goal and leave our programs accompanied by parents and/or siblings trained as 'spotters' to pick up where we leave off! We continue expanding our flagship iCan Bike program throughout North America and have also recently introduced two new programs, iCan Swim and iCan Dance.

11/14/2025

💛🌎 Happy World Kindness Day! 🌎💛

Kindness is truly out of this world! 🌟 We’re celebrating today with a Throwback Thursday to this summer’s iCanShine Swim Camp, where encouragement, teamwork, and joy filled every splash.

Let’s keep spreading that same kindness everywhere we go; one smile, one cheer, and one moment at a time.

11/13/2025

Happy World Kindness Day! Thank you so much to everyone that helps make our camps a success through their kindness! We couldn’t do it without you ☀️

11/12/2025

This holiday season we are showcasing some amazing companies in our community that are owned by and support people with disabilities!

Our second amazing company within our community is Candidly Kind! Look no further if you are in need of any apparel this holiday season! Candidly Kind has it all - shirts, hats, hoodies, bags, and more! Grace and her mom at Candidly Kind are striving to spread light, love, and acceptance every single day! They donate much of their profits to charities - over $75,000 to date! You can find all of their products on their website: https://www.candidlykind.com/

If you know of an amazing company that deserves a shout out this season, comment their name below!

11/09/2025

To kick off the holiday season, we want to showcase the amazing companies in our community that are owned by individuals with disabilities. Over the next couple months we will be highlighting some of these companies and providing information on how you can support them.

Our first spotlight goes out to Cooking With Wilson! Wilson's mom, Amanda, put this cookbook together to encourage families to bond, learn, and cook together. To support Wilson, you can visit his website: https://cookingwithwilson.com/

11/07/2025

The newest issue of Parenting Special Needs Magazine is out! Make sure to take a look at all the awesome pieces they have inside.

EXCITING NEWS!

Our NEW issue is LIVE and it is our HOLIDAY ISSUE!
https://parentingspecialneeds.mydigitalpublication.com/november-december-2025

We are excited to share our new issue with you---one article at a time. To keep things easy and to keep you from feeling overloaded!

In this issue we have wonderful articles and activities to help make the holidays special for your and your family no matter what the age...a bit of intergenerational fun for all.

-Our issue has some tips to help you “see” things in your life differently than you typically do… a bit of reframing that can change everything.
-We have an insightful article from one sibling who wants to offer thoughts and tips to help make the holidays special for siblings everywhere. We know that the siblings of our special children can have big emotions as they grow up with special needs siblings.
-And a gift from PSN to YOU.... 3 holiday gifts…3 downloads from us to you to help make the holiday season more meaningful, fun and active.
And we wish everyone a wonderful holiday season of memory making and fun.

A huge thank you to our incredible contributors and partners Parent to Parent USA , Home and Community Positive Behavior Support , Hypoglycemia Support Foundation, Inc. , Positive Behavior Supports., , Lynne Azar, Dr. Emily Gianetti-Diamond, Heather from A Love for Special Learning and Lisa Richley of Manners to Go, Tranquility Products, and author Tim Campbell
Get ready to click into the first article of issue and enjoy: https://parentingspecialneeds.mydigitalpublication.com/november-december-2025

11/02/2025

2026 is just around the corner! Were we in your city during our 2025 season? Check out our website to see. If you don't see your city, let us know!

🔸We can work with you to host one of our amazing iCan camps
🔹We can reach out to local organizations to see if they are interested in hosting a camp in your city

2025 camp locations: https://icanshine.org/programs/camp-locations/

11/01/2025

Did you attend a Buddy Walk last month to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month? If you did, we would love to hear about it! What city did you participate in? Show us your photos!

10/31/2025

Wishing everyone a happy and safe Halloween filled with lots of treats!

Share your awesome costumes with us by telling us in the comments or showing us with a picture 🎃

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween! We’re throwing it back to last year’s Monster Mash Challenge! Join us dancing again this year!

10/28/2025

☀ We are still looking for new camp locations for our 2026 season! ☀

Check out the link below to see if we were in your city this year. If not, let us know!

🔹We can work with you to host one of our amazing iCan camps
🔸We can reach out to local organizations to see if they are interested in hosting a camp in your city

https://icanshine.org/programs/camp-locations/

10/27/2025

Today we want to take the time to thank all of the amazing occupational therapists in our lives! We are grateful for all you do for our community 💙

10/24/2025

We would love to bike, dance, and swim with you next summer! Now is the perfect time to start getting a camp set up in your community!

Where do you hope to see us in 2026? Comment your city below! ☀

Address

PO Box 541
Paoli, PA
19301

Telephone

+16106081312

Website

http://icanshine.org/

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