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McMahon, John; Emerson, Robert S. Wall; Ponchillia, Paul; Curtis, Amy – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2019
Introduction: Youths with visual impairments (i.e., those who are blind or have low vision) often demonstrate reduced involvement in sports and related negative effects. This study looked at data from sports education camps to see whether involvement in this short-term intervention positively affected the performance of component sports skills…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Camps, Children, Visual Impairments
McMahon, John; Emerson, Robert S. Wall; Ponchillia, Paul; Curtis, Amy – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2019
Introduction: This study explored the relationship between first-time or repeat participation at a sports education camp and demographic variables of gender, age, race or ethnicity, measures of self-perception, body mass index (BMI), and physical activity in participants' communities. Methods: The study was a secondary data analysis of interview…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Self Concept, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Thatcher, Leslie; Rosenblum, L. Penny – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2021
To prepare high school graduates with visual impairments for college, staff members at Perkins School for the Blind developed a nine month residential program, College Success@Perkins. This article describes components of the program design and provides data on eight students who successfully completed the program in the first cohort. It concludes…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, College Readiness, Visual Impairments, Blindness