Illinois School for the Blind student receives adaptive tricycle from AMBUCS
By Kyla Hurt
Five-year-old Lindsay Yoder, of Roodhouse, was presented with an Amtryke earlier this month from Jacksonville AMBUCS Chapter 409, a nonprofit community service organization dedicated to creating accessible and adaptive communities, and supporting mobility and independence for individuals with disabilities.
Lindsay Yoder, the daughter of Deborah and John Yoder, is a kindergartner at Illinois School for the Blind (formerly Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, or ISVI). Her parents share that she has a rare genetic disorder knows as 1Q44 Microdeletion Syndrome. She also has a vision diagnosis, plus low muscle tone and delayed planning skills.
The Amtryke is an adaptive tricycle. It is completely customizable in design so that it can best provide stability, support, movement and independence.
And that’s what was specially ordered for Lindsay.
Kaitlin Schulte is the pediatric physical therapist in the Memorial Pediatric Therapy Center at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital who has been working with Lindsay.
Schulte helped to create and customize the best Amtryke specifically for Lindsay. “It has lateral supports for sitting upright … a special pommel in the middle to help [with placement of] her legs … and arm and foot pedals to work on strengthening both her arms and her legs,” explained Schulte.
Members of the local AMBUCS chapter gifted the Amtryke during the group’s noon meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
“We really appreciate this. It’s completely amazing,” shared John Yoder of the gift to his daughter.
