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Postural control and risk of falling in people who are blind: The effect and durability of perturbation and vestibular exercises
Postural control and risk of falling in people who are blind: The effect and durability of perturbation and vestibular exercises
The aim of this study was to compare the effect and durability of perturbation and vestibular exercises on balance and the...
Access to exercise for people with visual impairments during the Coronavirus-19 pandemic
Access to exercise for people with visual impairments during the Coronavirus-19 pandemic
People with blindness and visual impairments have reduced access to exercise compared to the general population during typ...
A survey of mobile app use among university students with visual impairment in India
A survey of mobile app use among university students with visual impairment in India
Mobile phones/devices are an important part of our daily lives for sighted people and those with visual impairment (VI) in...
Experiences of families involving a parent with progressive deafblindness
Experiences of families involving a parent with progressive deafblindness
Usher syndrome is a progressive form of deafblindness, which can have significant psychological consequences. This study a...
Experiences of stressful situations and mindfulness training for persons with visual impairment
Experiences of stressful situations and mindfulness training for persons with visual impairment
The aim of this study was to explore what persons with visual impairment (VI) experienced as stressful in their daily live...
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health core set for vision loss: A discussion paper and invitation
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health core set for vision loss: A discussion paper and invitation
The World Health Organization created the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to prov...
Communication and literacy development for adolescents with deafblindness: Teacher beliefs, learning outcomes, and instructional strategies
Communication and literacy development for adolescents with deafblindness: Teacher beliefs, learning outcomes, and instructional strategies
For individuals with deafblindness a strong relationship exists between communication and literacy, making these critical ...
Prevalence of blindness and its major causes in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Prevalence of blindness and its major causes in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background:Global studies show that the prevalence of visual impairment and blindness continued to rise despite the implem...
World-ranking performance in judo athletes with visual impairment: An approach considering sport classes and weight categories
World-ranking performance in judo athletes with visual impairment: An approach considering sport classes and weight categories
The objective of this study was to analyze the ranking scores in Paralympic judo athletes in different visual impairment c...
“Like I’m flying”: Capoeira dance experiences of youth with visual impairments
“Like I’m flying”: Capoeira dance experiences of youth with visual impairments
Participation in dance programs is associated with physical and psychosocial health among individuals with and without dis...
Evaluation and collaboration in creating online audio descriptions of visual art
Evaluation and collaboration in creating online audio descriptions of visual art
AccesArte is an accessibility project that is part of the internship programme at Kaleidoscope, a non-profit organization ...
Measuring levels of self-esteem of students with visual impairments in regular schools in Tanzania
Measuring levels of self-esteem of students with visual impairments in regular schools in Tanzania
The global statistics show that more than 2.2 billion people are either faced with vision impairment or blindness. Visual ...
For happy children with a visual or visual-and-intellectual disability: Efficacy research to promote sensitive caregiving with the Barti-mat
For happy children with a visual or visual-and-intellectual disability: Efficacy research to promote sensitive caregiving with the Barti-mat
Cycles of miscommunication often occur within the caregiver–child dyad when a child has a visual or visual-and-intellectua...
An exploratory study to improve reading and comprehending mathematical expressions in braille
An exploratory study to improve reading and comprehending mathematical expressions in braille
Braille readers read and comprehend mathematical expressions while moving their fingertips over braille characters. The ai...
Study on information patients with vision impairment receive from ophthalmologists in Japan
Study on information patients with vision impairment receive from ophthalmologists in Japan
The purpose of this study was to determine whether people with visual impairment in Japan are provided with useful informa...
Facebook experiences of visually impaired students: A deconstruction of the challenges and benefits
Facebook experiences of visually impaired students: A deconstruction of the challenges and benefits
This study explores the motivation for usage, benefits, and strategies to overcoming the challenges visually impaired peop...
Validation of the Tactual Span in individuals with congenital and acquired blindness
Validation of the Tactual Span in individuals with congenital and acquired blindness
Neuropsychological assessment tools for individuals with blindness are relatively scarce. In the current study, we assesse...
Knowledge and practice of drivers on the provision of service to persons with visual disability: A survey of public transport drivers in a tertiary inclusion school in West Africa
Knowledge and practice of drivers on the provision of service to persons with visual disability: A survey of public transport drivers in a tertiary inclusion school in West Africa
Public transport plays an important role in improving mobility for persons with visual impairment. Commercial drivers are ...
Emotional valence and arousal induced by auditory stimuli among individuals with visual impairment
Emotional valence and arousal induced by auditory stimuli among individuals with visual impairment
Despite significant vision loss, humans can still recognize various emotional stimuli via a sense of hearing and express d...
Family functioning and coping strategies in families of people with visual impairment
Family functioning and coping strategies in families of people with visual impairment
This article attempts to determine the relationship that exists between family functioning and the family coping strategie...
“My disability does not measure me: it is a way of living and being in the world” meanings of social inclusion from the perspective of people with visual impairment
“My disability does not measure me: it is a way of living and being in the world” meanings of social inclusion from the perspective of people with visual impairment
Social inclusion involves the dynamics that link the development of capacities with access to opportunities, well-being, r...
Evaluation of science and mathematics books used for students with visual impairment in inclusive classrooms in Tanzania
Evaluation of science and mathematics books used for students with visual impairment in inclusive classrooms in Tanzania
This study evaluated the adapted science and mathematics books for students with visual impairment in inclusive classrooms...
Who said that we do not see? An inclusion strategy for students with visual impairment using cell models and a modeling-clay-based evaluation method
Who said that we do not see? An inclusion strategy for students with visual impairment using cell models and a modeling-clay-based evaluation method
Currently, there is a great need for inclusive practices and materials for visually impaired students (SVIs), especially f...
A novel multidisciplinary approach to the management of end-stage macular disease
A novel multidisciplinary approach to the management of end-stage macular disease
Introduction: In 2017, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists UK published ‘The Way Forward’ describing the effects of the ...
Design thinking approach to simplify monetary transactions for the visually challenged
Design thinking approach to simplify monetary transactions for the visually challenged
Design thinking, having applications in many fields, is emerging to be a pragmatic technique for facilitating Human Centre...
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