Children with visual impairments often exhibit difficulties with locomotor skills (eg, the ability
to move one's body from one place to another), warranting the need for ecologically valid …

Children with visual impairments are less likely to meet recommended physical activ ity
guidelines than are their sighted peers (Augestad & Jiang, 2015; Haegele & Porretta, 2015) …

The Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD) measures fundamental motor skills
competency and is frequently used for eligibility determination of adapted physical …

PURPOSE At present, athletes with VI are placed into competition classes developed on the
basis of legal definitions of VI. The International Paralympic Committee Athlete Classification …

Fundamental motor skills (FMS) are an underlying mechanism driving physical activity
behavior and promoting positive developmental trajectories for health. However, little is …

Literature focusing on individuals with visual impairments has not evaluated the important
role perceived motor competence (PMC) plays in promoting moderate to vigorous physical …

Background Young children with visual impairments (VIs) are at high risk for mental
disorders, due to victimization and subsequent social withdrawal. Children with VIs have …

Youth with visual impairments are more likely to be overweight than peers without visual
impairments and often struggle with their locomotor skills. Locomotor development can …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate quality of life and participation in
children aged 3 to 17 years with visual impairment (VI) compared to reference groups and …

Camp Abilities (CA) is an educational summer camp for children and youth with visual
impairment (VI), developed in 1996 by Dr Lauren Lieberman at The State University of New …