J. Except. People 2021, 10(2):19-28

Motor skills in children with visual impairment

Kristína Tománková
Palacký University, ®iľkovo nám. 5, 771 40 Olomouc, Czech Republic

The overview essay presents a narrative literary review of the facts about the motor skills in association with visual impairments in children from current studies. This contribution presents various knowledge and selected research surveys in issue. Motor skills and motor development in children with visual impairment is expected to be different from that in typically developing children in many ways. The aim of the contribution is to summarize appropriate end essential studies that show experiences with problem of motor skills, in a broader context, in child individuals with sensory loss.

Keywords: vision, impairment, movement, gross motor skills, motor function, motor development

Published: June 11, 2021  Show citation

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Tománková, K. (2021). Motor skills in children with visual impairment. Journal of Exceptional People, 10(19), 19-28
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