Research indicates that children with visual impairments demonstrate delays in fundamental
motor skills, including locomotor, object control, and balance skills (Haibach, Lieberman, & …

Abstract The Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) has been adopted by teachers of students
with visual impairments (TVIs) in order to provide students who are blind or visually impaired …

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 …

This qualitative study explored the experiences of physical education teachers in supporting
the curricular needs of students with visual impairments in general education physical …

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

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 …

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

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 …

Mrs. Treadwell is teaching her ninth-grade physical education class in Hilton High School.
She has a new student, Ruthie, who has retinopathy of prematurity. She has some usable …