Grip-strength performances by 6-to 19-yr.-old children with and without hearing impairments

86 children and youth enrolled at a residential school for the deaf were ma tched with 86 children and youth with normal hearing (by age, sex, height, weight, and hand preference) from four public schools. Each participant's g rip strength was tested with a calibrated hydraulic dynamometer set at the second position. No significant between-group differences were observed. Th e authors attributed the similar between-group performances to the equal op portunities for participation in sport and physical education in this resid ential school.