Motor development in visually impaired children

Motor development in visually impaired children.

A Qualitative Meta-analysis of Perceptual-motor Problems in Visually Impaired People

Introduction: Perceptual motor activities improve motor skills and learning. These skills play an effective role in receiving, interpreting and responding to the sensory stimuli. This study aimed to identify perceptual-motor problems in visually impaired people. Methods: This qualitative research was conducted using a research synthesis method. Therefore, the analysis unit consisted of all the...

The effect of oral hygiene training on plaque index in visually impaired school children

Background and Aims: Dental caries is a common childhood disease with a considerable effect on quality of life. In visually imparted children oral health and dental treatments are more complicated. To prevent oral diseases, it is necessary to educate visually impaired children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of oral hygiene training on oral health status in visually impaired ...

Tactile Mapping for Visually Impaired Children

Dr. Regina Vasconcellos Department of Geography/University of Sao Paulo C.P.8105 Sao Paulo SP Brazil 05508-900 Fax: 55118183159 E-mail: [email protected] The paper presents the results of five years of research on tactile mapping for visually impaired children carried out at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Based upon empirical research, the author has developed a model for tactual cartograph...

Accessible video games for visually impaired children

Currently, a few video games are accessible for visually impaired people. Our works deal with the development of such games and more precisely on tactile accessible video games for visually impaired children. The aim of these works is the establishment of a global method to develop such games. So, the first step is the conception of simple games as Snake and Maze ones. Then from these two games...