# Addressing Physical Activity Among Adults with Vision Impairment

> **NIH NIH R21** · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · 2024 · $408,368

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
 People with vision impairments or blindness routinely face substantial challenges in everyday living
that can significantly limit their participation in physical activity and exercise important for managing weight
and overall health. While there is a growing amount of scientific literature documenting physical inactivity
and increased time spent in sedentary behaviors among people with vision impairments, there remains a
dearth of health promotion research specifically studying this vulnerable population in comparison people
with adequate sight. Further lacking is the availability of evidence-based physical activity-based health
promotion programs tailored to the unique challenges experienced by individuals with a vision impairment.
Our preliminary findings clearly support the significance of this health disparity within this vulnerable
population.
 As such, this timely project will address this health disparity by: (1) adapting an evidence-based
physical activity behavior change intervention tailored to the unique challenges of adults living with a vision
impairment and (2) establishing feasibility, patient satisfaction, and preliminary efficacy of the adapted
intervention for increasing physical activity intensity and duration along with other health outcomes among
adults with vision impairments. Our research will also be informed by an Advisory Board consisting of key
stakeholders (e.g., adults living with a vision impairment; vision-related organizations involved in advocacy,
policy, and service; along with our investigative scientific team).

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10889838
- **Project number:** 1R21EY035476-01A1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
- **Principal Investigator:** LAURA E DREER
- **Activity code:** R21 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $408,368
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-08-01 → 2026-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10889838

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10889838, Addressing Physical Activity Among Adults with Vision Impairment (1R21EY035476-01A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10889838. Licensed CC0.

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