Physical Education And Recreation For The Visually Handicapped

Download or read book Physical Education and Recreation for the Visually Handicapped written by Charles Edwin Buell and published by Amer Alliance for Health Physical. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part I of this book on physical education for the visually handicapped deals with what physical educators and recreation specialists should know about blindness. Examples are given of athletic accomplishments of visually impaired or sightless athletes. Prevailing misconceptions and attitudes about blindness are discussed, and the importance of positive attitudes on the part of the family as well as of the teacher are emphasized. It is pointed out that the abilities, not the disabilities, of blind persons are the bases for building suitable athletic programs. Federal mandates on opportunities for the handicapped are outlined and clarified. Facts about blindness are presented including definitions of blindness, causes of blindness, and available aids for the blind and visually impaired. In part II, activities for visually handicapped children are discussed. Included in this presentation are suggestions on evaluation and physical fitness, special equipment and teaching methods, activity programs, national sports organizations for the blind, and recreational opportunities for the visually handicapped. A selected annotated bibliography is included in the third part. (JD)