). Physical education and transition planning relating to recreation among adults who are deaf–blind: A recall analysis. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness , 112 (1), 73–86. Digest Editor: ZáNean McClain, California State University, East Bay Digest Compilers: E. Andrew Pitchford, Iowa State
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> or = 75 with severe visual impairment: the VIP trial . BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 331 ( 7520 ), 817 . PubMed doi:10.1136/bmj.38601.447731.55 10.1136/bmj.38601.447731.55 Chen , E.W. , Fu , A.S.N. , Chan , K.M. , & Tsang , W.W.N. ( 2012 ). The effects of Tai Chi on the balance control of
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interviews with people with disabilities. Examples of the taster sports sessions were adaptive cycling, shooting, dancing, archery, visual impairment multisports, pan-disability football, wheelchair tennis, and wheelchair martial arts. Research assistants approached potential participants at the taster
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spinal-cord injury (SCI), visual impairment, cerebral palsy, and amputated limbs, as well as those with developmental disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder. One key area I examine is the positive factors or elements that, when present, contribute to a positive youth-sport experience. In
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colleagues sought to tackle the difficult question of physical literacy evident in children and adolescents with visual impairment. In this sample of young people, the authors were able to clearly argue for physical educators to focus on fostering motivation if they wished to improve physical literacy in
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thermoregulatory responses to wheelchair rugby and tennis, 2 , 3 while a case study exists in a single handcyclist. 4 However, other impairment groups are also at risk of thermal strain. Athletes with amputations, neurological impairments, or visual impairments face: limited body surface area for heat loss due
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tools. For example, case study topics include: “what does appropriate placement in physical education mean?” “matching the assessment tool to the assessment decision,” and “assessment for students with visual impairments.” Each chapter concludes with a “what you need to know” section that consolidates
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disabilities, and 2.26% with visual impairments ( Ministerio de Educación Cultura y Deporte, 2017 ). One of the key factors for successful inclusion is a favorable social environment that includes positive attitudes from social agents such as teachers, peer students, and parents ( Reina, López, Jiménez, García
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movements. In blind soccer, teams consist of four outfield players with a blind classification and one goalkeeper who can be fully sighted or have a visual impairment. Prescreening procedures confirmed that participants had had no previous psychological support around REBT. Institutional ethical approval
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, respectively). The most commonly reported impairments were spinal cord injury ( n = 35), amputation ( n = 35), paralysis ( n = 28; diplegia, hemiplegia, or quadriplegia), and visual impairment ( n = 26). About 113 participants reported having a CI and 104 participants acquired their impairment after birth
