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This project focuses on the developmental pathways of children with visual impairment. It includes topics as visual crowding, low-vision aids, fine-motor skills, sensory profile, and interpersonal interaction in deafblind children.

Main project

This project is part of project "Development of children with visual impairment, including congenital deafblind children".

Researchers and partners

Behavioural and Social Sciences, Psychology

• dr. R.F.A. (Ralf) Cox, Developmental Psychology
• L. (Lisette) De Jonge-Hoekstra, Developmental Psychology

Behavioural and Socials Sciences, outside of Psychology

• prof. dr. H.J.M. (Marleen) Janssen, Department of special Needs Education and Youth Care
• dr. S. (Saskia) Damen, Department of special Needs Education and Youth Care

Partners outside of the University of Groningen

• Ria Nijhuis-Van der Sanden, Radboud UMC
• Ger Van Rens, VUMC
• Toon Cillissen, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University
• Nienke Boonstra, Bartiméus & Donders Institute, Radboud University
• Bianca Huurneman, Bartiméus & Donders Institute, Radboud University
• Joyce Schurink, Bartiméus & Saxion
• Annemieke Reimer, Bartiméus
• Jannemieke van Wolferen, Bartiméus
• André Rietman, Erasmus MC

Education

Selection of BA and MA student projects

• De ontwikkeling van een betrouwbaar coderingssysteem voor het analyseren van de communicatie tussen een doofblind kind en haar begeleidster

Results

Publications

• Liebrand-Schurink, J., Boonstra, F.N., Van Rens, G.H.M.B., Cillessen, A.H.N., Meulenbroek, R.G.J., & Cox, R.F.A. (2016). Shape of magnifiers affects controllability in children with visual impairment. Acta Ophthalmologica, 94(8), 761-767.
• Reimer, A.M. Cox, R.F.A., Boonstra, F.N., & Nijhuis-Van der Sanden, M.W.G. (2016). Measuring of fine-motor skills in young children with visual impairment. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 27(5), 569-590.
• Huurneman, B., Boonstra, F.N., Cox, R.F.A., Cillessen, A.H.N., & Van Rens, G.H.M.B. (2013). Perceptual learning in children with visual impairment improves near visual acuity. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 54, 6208-6216.
• Huurneman, B., Boonstra, F.N., Cox, R.F.A., Cillessen, A.H.N., & Van Rens, G.H.M.B. (2012). A systematic review on ‘foveal crowding’ in visually impaired children and perceptual learning as a method to reduce crowding. BMC: Ophthalmology, 12: 27.
• Reimer, A.M., Cox, R.F.A., Nijhuis-Van der Sanden, M.W.G., & Boonstra, F.N. (2011). Improvement of fine-motor skills in children with visual impairment: An explorative study. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32(5), 1924-1933.
• Schurink, J., Cox, R.F.A., Cillessen, A.H.N., Van Rens, G.H.M.B., & Boonstra, F.N. (2011). Low vision aids for visually impaired children: A perception-action perspective. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32(3), 871-882.
• Cox, R.F.A., Reimer, A.M., Verezen, C.A., Smitsman, A.W., Vervloed, M.P.J., & Boonstra, F.N. (2009). Young children’s use of a visual aid: An experimental study on the effectiveness of training. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 51(6), 460-467.

University's focus areas

• Healthy Ageing