VIDBE-Q 2025 Volume 70 Issue 4
youth had to have a VI, attend an inclusive or special school, and take physical
education classes at school. Parents and children gave their written and verbal
consent to participate in a semi-structured interview on a videoconferencing
platform after receiving an explanation of the study. Participants received no
compensation for participating in the interview and were clearly informed that they
could withdraw from the study at any time without affecting their involvement in
physical activity (school, recreational, or summer camp). Interviews were
conducted by two same researchers to ensure the consistency (JB, VC) that were
guided by the same interview guide (length between 30 and 45 minutes). Parents
were not present during interviews. Six participants accepted to participate in this
study, three of them attended inclusive school and three special school. They were
aged between 8 and 14 (mean age: 10.6 years old). VI were categorized with
USABA classification (B1, B2, B3), based on information available in their
medical folders. Classification were B1 No light perception in either eye up to light
perception, and an inability to recognize the shape of a hand at any distance or in
any direction); B2: From ability to recognize the shape of a hand up to visual
acuity of 20/600 and/or a visual field of less than 5 degrees in the best eye with the
best practical eye correction; B3: From visual acuity above 20/600 and up to visual
acuity of 20/200 and/or a visual field of less than 20 degrees and more than 5
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