Through physical education, individuals with disabilities receive a variety of opportunities to
learn motor skills, to develop physiological systems, to impact their psychological processes …

Assessment of the experiences of students with visual impairments during general physical
education classes, knowledge of students' Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), and …

There are over 61,000 school-age children with visual impairments in public schools today.
Research has shown that they are often behind their peers in physical activity participation …

INTRODUCTION: This project tested visual schedules and social stories in a physical
education setting in order to increase the physical activity of developmentally disabled …

Purpose: Physical activity (PA) provides multiple benefits to children with visual impairments
(VI) and their families. However, the empirical literature base is underdeveloped on how …

Introduction Ongoing communication with parents and the acknowledgment of their
preferences and expectations are crucial to promote the participation of physical activity by …

Important and favorable health effects of physical activity have been well documented.
Regular physical activity for adults has been linked to decreases in the risk of several …

Currently, 3% of children in the United States have a visual impairment. An estimated 50%–
75% of these children have additional moderate to severe disabilities. Unfortunately, many …

The relative performance of individuals with visual handicapping conditions in physical
education is directly or indirectly associated with severity of visual impairment, gender, age …

Having a visual impairment itself does not inherently affect the ability of children to be active.
However, research has demonstrated that children with visual impairments tend not to meet …