Movement and Visual Impairment

Justin A. Haegele is Associate Professor in the Department of Human Movement Sciences at Old Dominion University, USA. His research focuses within the interdisciplinary field of adapted physical activity, with a primary interest in examining how individuals with disabilities, in particular those with visual impairments, experience physical activity participation, including in school-based adapted physical education. Dr. Haegele is a Research Fellow with the Research Council of SHAPE and Associate Editor for Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly and Quest.

• Introduction, 1. Motor Skill Development, 2. Postural Control and Balance, 3. Orientation and Mobility, 4. School-Based Physical Education, 5. Youth Sport and Recreation, 6. Family-Based Physical Activity and Recreation, 7. Visually Impaired Sport, 8. Motivational Psychology in Physical Activity and Sport, 9. Physical Activity and Exercise in Adults with Visual Impairments: Benefits, Level of Participation, Barriers, and Intervention Strategies, 10. Physical Activity, Fitness, Body Composition, and Well-Being among Persons with Visual Impairments, 11. Perspectives from Biomechanics, 12. Technological Advances, 13. Exercise, Physical Activity, and Older Adults, 14. Deafblindness and Movement

"An important book showcasing a central body of research that has developed in recent years in the context of research of (adapted) physical activity and physical education … The authors are among the key scholars in this research area and have each made important contributions to the research field. In this way, the book succeeds to provide a holistic perspective of movement among persons with VI from an empirical perspective … This text can be easily integrated into undergraduate or graduate courses, providing students with the opportunity to reflect and discuss how an international and, above all, interdisciplinary perspective may impact their future professional practice. However, the collection of texts also holds important information for practitioners working to improve physical activity programs for people with VI." - Martin Giese, Heidelberg University of Education, Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly