Effects of an Exercise Program on Children and Adolescents with Visual Impairment
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Christodoulou Pineio, Integration section of the 2rd Kindergarten, Agrinio, Greece.
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Mousouli Maria, Laboratory for Special Vocational Education and Training of Athens, Athens Greece.
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Fotiadou Eleni, Department of Physical Education & Sports Science, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Soulis Spyridon-Georgios, Department of Primary Education, Universiy of Ioannina, Ioannina Greece.
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Christopoulou Foteini, Department of Literature, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
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Christopoulos Konstantinos, Department of Law, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
The study examined the effects of an adaptive physical activity program on motor development of children and adolescents with visual impairment. A total of 24 children and adolescents with visual impairment (6-14 years old) provided data in an experimental study. Participants were allocated in an exercise group (n=12) and a control group (n=12) that did not participate in any form of exercise. Motor development was assessed using Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT-2) before program initiation and immediately after program termination. According to the results, children and adolescents in the exercise group attending a 12-week adaptive physical activity program displayed improvements in motor development. Results of present study indicate the important role of adaptive physical education on motor development of children and adolescents with visual impairment. The present study enhances the need of an adaptive physical activity planning that will contribute in social and school adaptation.
Visual Impairment, Motor Development, Intervention Program
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