Outdoor Recreation Experiences of Youth with Visual Impairments

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Outdoor recreation has many benefits for youth. Benefits may be more profound in youth with visual impairments as the involvement in outdoor recreation activities provides improved self-determination and socialization. Join Lauren Lieberman and Megan Hale to learn about a qualitative phenomenological study which determined the lived outdoor recreation experiences of youth with visual impairments. They will also share many tried and true modifications for some popular outdoor activities such as archery, biking, hiking, kayaking, stand up paddleboard, fishing, orienteering, cross country skiing, rock climbing, and more.

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Lauren Lieberman Ph.D.

Lauren J. Lieberman Ph.D. is a Distinguished Service Professor in the Kinesiology Department at The College at Brockport, State University of New York (SUNY) in adapted physical education. She started her career teaching at The Perkins School for the Blind in the Deafblind program. She is co-director of The Institute on Movement Studies for Individuals with Visual Impairments or Deafblindness (IMSVI)( See www.brockport.edu/IMSVI) . She is the founder and director of Camp Abilities: An educational sports camp for children with visual impairments. Camp Abilities has been replicated in 20 states and eight countries. (www.campabilities.org and www.campabilitiesworld.com) She has published over 145 peer-reviewed articles and 20 books. Most recently she has been awarded a Global Fulbright Scholarship to promote Camp Abilities world-wide.
Megan Hale

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Lauren Lieberman Ph.D.

Megan Hale