內政部(2009)統計目前國內身心障礙人數，截至2008年已達102.7萬人，佔總人口比率為4.5%，並有逐年上升的趨勢。而其中聽覺障礙者更佔各類身心障礙者總數之10.7%，高居身心障礙總人數之第二位。聽障者雖外觀與一般人無異，但其身心特質、其動作發展能力與平衡能力皆由於聽力缺損而受到負面影響。而目前國內對於聽覺障礙者身體活動與平衡能力的探討，仍為起步階段。有鑑於此，本文將針對聽覺障礙者動作發展能力與平衡作初步探討並提出具體運動建議，希望能提供政府相關單位、社福團體、特殊教育單位與學校，作為提供聽覺障礙者參與休閒運動教育的建議。

According to the Statistics up to 2008 from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Executive Yuan, the number of People with Disabilities in Taiwan was 1,027,000, which is about 4.5% of national population. And the number is still increasing. People with hearing impairment was 10.7% of the total population with disabilities, and ranked the second place. Although the outlook of people with hearing impairment is without distinction from people without disabilities, their physical and mental health, motor development, and balance ability were negatively affected by their hearing loss. However, the research on the motor development and balance ability of people with hearing impairment is still in its initial stage in Taiwan. Due to this fact, the purpose of this article aims to provide literature review on motor development and balance ability of people with hearing impairment and to offer some concrete suggestions for education, authority, social welfare, special education authorities, and schools to be capable of arranging leisure education programs for people with hearing impairment.