Why are sport and physical activity important for people with vision impairment?

Access to physical education and sport is usually limited for young people with vision impairment. This means that pupils with vision impairment miss activities undertaken by their peers. Students in a unit environment are offered a greater variety of leisure and sport activities with their sighted peers. Physical fitness is a critical factor in meeting the demands of everyday life for individuals with vision impairment, demands that are are complicated by restrictions in mobility. Children with vision impairment should be introduced to all the sports, games, and activities that their sighted peers learn. Adapting sport activities, games or leisure activities increases the opportunities for people with vision impairment to have fun, improve their skill development, make friends and enhance their self-confidence