Leisure in persons with vision impairment.

Vučinić et al. (2020) asked adults with vision loss about their free-time activities. They wanted to know who joins clubs, plays sports, or visits friends.

The team also checked if knowing more about eye disease, living alone, or having some sight left changed activity levels.

Most adults scored near the middle of the leisure scale. They were not super active, but not stuck at home either.

People who knew little about their eye disease, or who lived alone, tended to do fewer activities.

Gerber et al. (2011) found that vision loss can raise challenging behavior in adults with ID. Vesna’s group shows the same adults may also have quiet leisure lives, so screen both areas.

Hanzen et al. (2018) audited support plans for adults with both vision and profound ID. Leisure goals were rarely written in. Vesna’s data say even adults with only vision loss could use more leisure support, backing the need for better goal writing.

Weiss et al. (2001) showed that outdoor activities cut stereotypy best in adults with profound ID. Vesna reminds us that adults with just vision loss also need thoughtful activity choices, not just any room.

If your client has vision loss, check what they do after work. Ask, “Who do you hang out with?” and “What clubs have you tried?” Add leisure goals to the ISP when answers are thin. Teach the client about their eye condition and link them to local sports or hobby groups. These two steps may lift engagement more than adding another vision test.