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Ability Bikes Cooperative is a bicycle micro-enterprise in Koforidua, Ghana that was established through the resources and support of Bikes Not Bombs - bikesnotbombs.org. Ability Bikes is cooperatively owned and operated by people with physical disabilities and is a full-service repair and retail bicycle shop that imports containers of used bikes, refurbishes and sells the bicycles, provides full-time jobs and skills development to people with physical disabilities, and challenges social structures oppressive to people with disabilities. Ability Bikes imports containers of bicycles from Bikes Not Bombs, Re-Cycle, and Working Bikes Cooperative.
  • m b 7 months ago
    This is a great video about an excellent project! Thanks for posting it.

    I wondered: in addition to being owned and operated by people with disabilities, does the cooperative offer bikes with modifications for people with disabilities? (I.e., bikes with both brakes on one side for people with one hand, pedal attachments to reduce the turning radius for people who can't bend their knees all that far, etc.) Small adaptations like these can go a long way in making bike transportation more accessible.

    Thanks!
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