Fine motor skills in children with visual impairement

This project focuses on the measurement and intervention of fine-motor skills in children with visual impairment.

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

Partners outside of the University of Groningen

• Ria Nijhuis-Van der Sanden, Radboud UMC
• Nienke Boonstra, Bartiméus & Donders Institute, Radboud University
• Annemieke Reimer, Bartiméus

Results

Publications

• Reimer, A.M., Barsingerhorn, A., Boonstra, F.N., Nijhuis-Van der Sanden, M.W.G., & Cox, R.F.A. (2017). Development of an age band of the ManuVis for 3-year-old children with visual impairments. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics.
• 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.
• 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.
• Reimer, A.M., Cox, R.F.A., Boonstra, F.N., & Smits-Engelsman, B.C.M. (2008). The effect of visual impairment on goal-directed aiming movements in children. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 50, 778-783.

Successful grant proposals and other achievements

• ManuVis 2.0 (Vereniging Bartiméus-Sonneheerdt, projectnummer 5781201)