Screening Students with Visual Impairments for Intellectual Giftedness: A Pilot Study

This article describes a pilot study of the friendships of 22 adolescents aged 13–19 with visual impairments. The study found that the female participants and the 13–15-year-old participants had more intimate friendships than did the male participants and the 16–19-year-old participants. The friends engaged in a variety of activities, talked about a wide array of topics, and spent time together in many places. Only a few participants reported that their visual impairments affected what they did with their friends.

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A pilot study of pedestrians with visual impairments detecting traffic gaps and surges containing hybrid vehicles

Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour ◽

10.1016/j.trf.2010.11.007 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 117-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Robert Wall Emerson ◽

Koorosh Naghshineh ◽

Julie Hapeman ◽

William Wiener

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Visual Impairments ◽

Hybrid Vehicles

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The Impact of a Summer Sports Camp for Children with Visual Impairments on the Self-Efficacy of Physical Education Pre-Service Teachers: A Pilot Study

European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity ◽

10.5507/euj.2019.011 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 3-3

Author(s):

John Foley ◽

Sara Santarossa ◽

Daniel W. Tindall ◽

Lauren J. Lieberman

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Physical Education ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Visual Impairments ◽

The Self ◽

The Impact ◽

Summer Sports Camp ◽

Children With Visual Impairments

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A Comparison of the Independent Living Skills of Primary Students with Visual Impairments and Their Sighted Peers: A Pilot Study

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness ◽

10.1177/0145482x0209600505 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 96 (5) ◽

pp. 335-344 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Sandra Lewis ◽

Sandra A. Iselin

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Daily Living ◽

Independent Living ◽

Visual Impairments ◽

Daily Living Skills ◽

Primary Students ◽

Independent Living Skills ◽

Living Skills ◽

Children With Visual Impairments

The parents of children with visual impairments and the parents of their same-age sighted peers were interviewed to determine their children's mastery of 101 daily living skills. As a whole, the children with visual impairments performed only 44% of the tasks independently, while the sighted children performed 84% of them independently.

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