Haptic Exploratory Strategies and Children who are Blind and Have Additional Disabilities

Abstract

This study of the haptic exploratory strategies used by nine children with visual impairments and additional disabilities when interacting with portable and freely manipulable objects found that a broader approach to assessment and analysis is required than is used with typically developing children. An “adaptive-tasks” approach is proposed as a basis for developing a framework within which to account for sources of variance in the developing haptic abilities of these children.