Gym class may be more enlightening for students in the Susquehanna Valley School District this week. 

Move Along Inc. is offering able-bodied students the opportunity to go through basketball drills while seated in a wheelchair then play wheelchair basketball games during physical education classes at the Richard T. Stank Middle School.

Getty Images/ Simon-Hofmann
Getty Images/ Simon Hofmann
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Students will also navigate a course around the gym using hand cycles.

The “Similarity/Inclusive Sports Training” program is offered by Move Along, Inc. to help students understand available adaptive sports for people with mobility issues.

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