The wheelchair swing project

Thanks to an initiative of the association El Soplo del Viento and a collaboration with several specialists and schools, more wheelchair-bound children will soon be able to swing…

Ben De Gieter, a student at the high-school HoGent, is designing a wheelchair swing in sustainable wood. He is guided by specialists in woodwork, safety of playground tools, and accessibility for wheelchairs. Last-year students at the VTI will start building the prototype of the wheelchair swing in September 2014.

Depending on the association’s funds, El Soplo del Viento will be able to have one or several wheelchair swings made and donated to public playgrounds.

Aliento del Viento is present in all actions organized to raise funds, to help raise awareness around the theme of inclusion of children in wheelchairs, to teach the wheelchair swing song, and to collect donations.

Song En

Swing, swing, swing away, let the wind blow through your hair.
You too have the right to feel the feeling of moving freely in the air.
You too have the right to experience the joy of the wind caressing you in flight.
You too have the right to be here, to enjoy yourself with others.
You too have the right to be yourself, to share your life force with others.
Go for it. Fly on.
With your arms outstretched.
That’s life.
Go on.
At full speed.
Straight from the heart.
That’s life.

Song Dutch

Schommel, schommel, schommel er op los, laat de Wind maar waaien door je haren
Ook jij hebt het recht het gevoel te kennen vrij te bewegen in de lucht
Ook jij hebt het recht plezier te beleven aan de wind die je streelt in je vlucht

Schommel, schommel, schommel er op los, laat de wind maar waaien door je haren
Ook jij hebt het recht om hier te zijn, te genieten samen met de anderen
Ook jij hebt het recht jezelf te zijn, je levenskracht te delen met de anderen

Ga ervoor
Vlieg maar door
Met je armen gespreid
Dat is leven
Ga maar door
Op volle kracht
Recht uit je hart
Dat is leven

The King Baudouin Foundation participates in this project. All gifts to the Foundation of at least 40 euro are tax-deducible (art. 104 WIB).