PRACTICES OF STAKEHOLDERS IN PARTICIPATING PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: A CASE STUDY OF NORTH SHEWA ZONE OF AMHARA REGION

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess sport stakeholders practices in managing and delivering physical activities for PWVI. Special attention was paid to challenges which may influence practices of stakeholders in managing participation of PWVI in physical activity and opportunities which help them to recognize the matter of improved participation. Concurrent triangulation design of research was employed. The study was conducted in Northe Shewa Zone of Amhara Region. Among the 25 woredas of the Zone, 7 of them were selected through purposeful sampling technique as sample woredas.114stakeholders taken as respondant. The main instrument of data collection was questionnaire. Four basic questions focusing on the strategies, challenges, the availability of assistive technology and support of partners was answered. Frequency, percentage, t-test, infirtial statics were utilized to analyses quantitative data gained through the questionnaire. The qualitative data gathered thorough FGD, document review and observation were narrated. The finding of the study revealed that Stakeholders have limitation on strategies knowledge and experience on participating PWVI in physical activity and Shortage of knowledge and skill, Attitudes of stakeholders to physical activity of PWVI, challenges from parents and PWVI, planning deficiency, lack of communication way, shortage of assistive technology are the dominant challenges of stakeholders to don not participate PWVI in physical activities. Finally, recommendation was forwarded based on the major finding so as to minimizing problems encountered and maximizing the provision of physical activity for PWVI.