Yikes! CORRECT link for Tech companies -- call for papers for SOMA O&M conference October 2024
Uh-oh!? I can't find the responses for the form I sent!? The correct
form for the Tech Company Call for Papers is
- I'll make that correction below too.? Sorry about that!
On 3/26/2024 12:43 AM, Dona Sauerburger
wrote:
Hi everyone!? We are inviting companies with technology that
helps blind people navigate (GPS, apps to help with
street-crossing, Accessible Pedestrian Signals, Electronic
Travel Aids, etc.) to apply for a one-hour spot at the SOMA
pre-conference Tech Saturday at our O&M conference in
Huntsville, Alabama on October 27, 2024.? We are expecting about
100 O&M specialists to be participating that day.
We are looking for sessions that?
- have learning objectives that our O&M participants can
apply to their instruction (other than learning about the
features of your product);
- have at least one presenter who is a blind user and one who
is an O&M specialist (these presenters can join by zoom)
- are hands-on (there are traffic signals and sidewalks within
a 5-10-minute walk from the hotel).
The deadline for the call for papers for the Tech is
Saturday, April 13.? Please use the form at
Information about the conference and
program are at - meanwhile, please
feel free to contact me if you have any questions.? Thanks!
-- Dona
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Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
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Tech companies -- call for papers for SOMA O&M conference October 2024
Hi everyone!? We are inviting companies with technology that
helps blind people navigate (GPS, apps to help with
street-crossing, Accessible Pedestrian Signals, Electronic Travel
Aids, etc.) to apply for a one-hour spot at the SOMA
pre-conference Tech Saturday at our O&M conference in
Huntsville, Alabama on October 27, 2024.? We are expecting about
100 O&M specialists to be participating that day.
We are looking for sessions that?
- have learning objectives that our O&M participants can
apply to their instruction (other than learning about the
features of your product);
- have at least one presenter who is a blind user and one who is
an O&M specialist (these presenters can join by zoom)
- are hands-on (there are traffic signals and sidewalks within a
5-10-minute walk from the hotel).
The deadline for the call for papers for the Tech is
Saturday, April 13.? Please use the form at
Information about the conference and
program are at
- meanwhile, please feel free to contact me if you have any
questions.? Thanks!
-- Dona
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Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
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-- Dona
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Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
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FW: [DBS] looking for deafblind academics to interview
Forwarding. ? Hello! Are you deafblind? Are you a PhD researcher or working as a postdoctoral researcher? Do you use (tactile) sign language to communicate?? YES to all this? I hope you want to consider participating in my study!? I am a deafblind PhD candidate from the Netherlands. I am focusing on deafblind communication and space in international settings. As part of my PhD studies, I am exploring how a deafblind researcher navigates their work in academics. What are deafblind researchers’ experiences in academia, and what strategies are used to navigate academia?? To answer these questions, I need YOU. I hope though, that it can also be useful to you, as it should provide insights for all of us in academia.? I’m trying to find answers to these questions through interviews with deafblind researchers. The interview can be done in English, visual International Sign, or tactile communication, by email, in chat, in a video call, or meeting physically. The interview may take about 30 minutes to one hour.? I am looking forward to meet you! Kind regards, Lisa;?email: l.m.van.der.mark@... --
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Thank you, Chris. That was all I was able to come up with as well.?
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Sara Reuss, MS, COMS, CLVT
Orientation and Mobility Program Coordinator
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Special Education & Communication Disorders
pronouns: she/her/hers
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Hi Sara,
Not exactly recent, but maybe helpful. Cannot remeber where I found these; had used them for a presentation years ago and made the accessble versions for those who could not access the PDF’s as pictures (seems that’s how they were originally saved).
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On Mar 25, 2024, at 10:45?AM, Sara Reuss via groups.io <S-sreuss1@...> wrote:
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Greetings,?
I am searching for current resources and articles based on rural travel instruction. Any assistance would be greatly?appreciated.?
-Sara?
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Sara Reuss, MS, COMS, CLVT
Orientation and Mobility Program Coordinator
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Special Education & Communication Disorders
pronouns: she/her/hers
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Hi Sara,
Not exactly recent, but maybe helpful. Cannot remeber where I found these; had used them for a presentation years ago and made the accessble versions for those who could not access the PDF’s as pictures (seems that’s how they were originally saved).
-- Sent from iPhone chris@... 512.660.2750
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On Mar 25, 2024, at 10:45?AM, Sara Reuss via groups.io <S-sreuss1@...> wrote:
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Greetings,?
I am searching for current resources and articles based on rural travel instruction. Any assistance would be greatly?appreciated.?
-Sara?
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Sara Reuss, MS, COMS, CLVT
Orientation and Mobility Program Coordinator
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Special Education & Communication Disorders
pronouns: she/her/hers
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Greetings,?
I am searching for current resources and articles based on rural travel instruction. Any assistance would be greatly?appreciated.?
-Sara?
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Sara Reuss, MS, COMS, CLVT
Orientation and Mobility Program Coordinator
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Special Education & Communication Disorders
pronouns: she/her/hers
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Looking for Richard Vanover
Hi everyone!? I'm trying to reach Richard Vanover, an O&M who was in California . . . if you know of him, please contact me privately.? THanks!
-- Dona
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Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
www.sauerburger.org
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Re: Orientation & Mobility Instructor #2024-198A3 - Capital Region BOCES
#2024-198A3
And we continue to recruit for COMS at?VISIONS in the Lower Hudson Valley, NYC and Long Island. from Nancy M.
On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 10:26?AM Eileen Dashnaw < dash9540@...> wrote: A new O&M position is open at the Capital region BOCES in Albany NY.
Please see the link below.
Eileen K Dashnaw
OTR/L, COMS
42 Priest Road
Salem, NY 12865
518-260-6186
Fax: 518-854-9540
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*Eileen K Dashnaw*
-- Nancy D. Miller, LMSW (she/her)
Executive Director/CEO VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired 500 Greenwich Street Suite 302 New York, New York 10013 212-625-1616 x 117 Direct 212-219-4071 Cell 917-859-9184
Our vision is for everyone to see what is possible!
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Orientation & Mobility Instructor #2024-198A3 - Capital Region BOCES
#2024-198A3
A new O&M position is open at the Capital region BOCES in Albany NY.
Please see the link below.
Eileen K Dashnaw
OTR/L, COMS
42 Priest Road
Salem, NY 12865
518-260-6186
Fax: 518-854-9540
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*Eileen K Dashnaw*
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Orientation & Mobility Instructor #2024-198A3 - Capital Region BOCES
#2024-198A3
A new O&M position is open at the Capital region BOCES in Albany NY.
Please see the link below.
Eileen K Dashnaw
OTR/L, COMS
42 Priest Road
Salem, NY 12865
518-260-6186
Fax: 518-854-9540
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*Eileen K Dashnaw*
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Re: StellarTrek software update 2.1 is out!
Hello Sharon,
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Different tools for different people is my motto. There are pros and cons to each.
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On the plus side for the StellarTrek:
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- One handed use that leaves your cane/guide dog hand free
- Everything in one place with a user interface that is coherent (different apps on the phone use different UIs)
- Doesn’t need Internet connectivity
- Virtual map browsing (you can “walk” around anywhere in the world from the comfort of your living room, useful to do before a trip to somewhere new)
- Open area mode
- Ability to record routes
- Detailed intersection description, not just the street name but also if there are traffic light, stop signs present, etc.
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Also, the Stellar is $1595 USD, not $2000.
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If you’d like to know more, feel free to reach out to me!
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Mathieu
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I would like to know how your $2000 device is different from free Seeing Ai and OKO software on an iPhone?
Thanks
Sharon
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Sharon H Payne COMS, CLVT
Rehabilitation Services Manager
Lift Vision Services c/o Able Services, Inc
Maryland, USA
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Re: StellarTrek software update 2.1 is out!
I would like to know how your $2000 device is different from free Seeing Ai and OKO software on an iPhone?
Thanks
Sharon
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Sharon H Payne COMS, CLVT
Rehabilitation Services Manager
Lift Vision Services c/o Able Services, Inc
Maryland, USA
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Re: StellarTrek software update 2.1 is out!
No to toot our own horn, but the pedestrian crossing detection feature has been in beta for a couple months and we’ve done some demos in the field and the feedback has been pretty amazing.
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If you’d like to chat about it, let me know Dona!
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Mathieu
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On Behalf Of Dona Sauerburger via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 1:53 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [OandM] StellarTrek software update 2.1 is out!
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<gasp> this sounds amazing!
— Dona
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
?Hi everyone!
Just a quick word to announce the release of the 2.1 software of the StellarTrek today!
This new update brings tons of new features to the device, such as :
- Pedestrian crossing detection with anti-veering technology:
When you arrive at an intersection, enter this application (found alongside all the other apps like the quick reading, barcode reading, etc) to scan your environment and locate where the pedestrian crossing (also called crosswalks, zebra crossings,
etc) is. While crossing, maintain your device in front of you, and if you are veering too much to the left or to the right, the device will give instructions to correct course.
- Offline map installation:
Maps can now be downloaded from a computer to a USB-C stick. Plugging that USB-C stick to the Stellar will prompt you to install all the maps installed. Note that whatever is on the USB-C stick will override what was on the device. For example,
if you had STATE A and STATE B installed, and on your stick you have STATE C, then it will REMOVE State A and B as they’re not present on the USB-C stick, and install State C. This however will allow configuring multiple units at once easier and without having
to use wifi.
- STOP signs integration:
2.0 brought in traffic light information in the maps, now with 2.1, we also added STOP signs (as provided by HERE Maps data, can be more or less reliable depending on where you are).
- Disable unwanted applications:
In the settings menu, you can now personalize your StellarTrek further by disabling certain apps. For example, never use the color recognition? Disable it! This way, it will stop showing up in the application menu (up arrow). If you do decide
to bring it back, you can re-enable it later. This is also now a step in the initial setup.
- Low light conditions verification:
For all apps that use the camera (quick and detailed reading, address recognition, barcode, color recognition, pedestrian crossings), if the light conditions are insufficient, the StellarTrek will give you a warning.
- Route time ETA:
In pedestrian mode, get your estimated time of arrival when pressing the WhereAmI key.
- Invalid POI reporting:
If the What’s Around feature reports a business that is now closed or moved, you can report it. Reporting it will hide it from future queries of What’s Around, and it will also send HumanWare a report that it is an invalid POI, which we will
gather and submit to HERE Maps for future map corrections.
- Cycling and pedestrian paths are now available as a route option:
Turned off by default. If you turn it on, the StellarTrek will now take into account bike and walking paths to create routes. This is a feature mainly for EU as those are more prevalent there but can be used everywhere.
- Import/export all configurations at once:
There is now a menu to export all of your configurations (except Bluetooth) at once and reimport it on another device. Like offline maps install, this will help when trying to configure multiple devices at once, you could configure just one,
export it and import the config on other devices.
Have questions about the StellarTrek? Feel free to post them here or send me an email at mathieu.paquette[at]humanware.com !
Thanks everyone.
Mathieu Paquette
StellarTrek product manager
HumanWare
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Re: StellarTrek software update 2.1 is out!
<gasp> this sounds amazing! — Dona ————————— Dona Sauerburger, COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind www.sauerburger.org
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On Mar 12, 2024, at 1:34 PM, Mathieu via groups.io <Mathieu.Paquette@...> wrote:
?Hi everyone! Just a quick word to announce the release of the 2.1 software of the StellarTrek today! This new update brings tons of new features to the device, such as :
- Pedestrian crossing detection with anti-veering technology: When you arrive at an intersection, enter this application (found alongside all the other apps like the quick reading, barcode reading, etc) to scan your environment and locate where the pedestrian crossing (also called crosswalks, zebra crossings, etc) is. While crossing, maintain your device in front of you, and if you are veering too much to the left or to the right, the device will give instructions to correct course.
- Offline map installation: Maps can now be downloaded from a computer to a USB-C stick. Plugging that USB-C stick to the Stellar will prompt you to install all the maps installed. Note that whatever is on the USB-C stick will override what was on the device. For example, if you had STATE A and STATE B installed, and on your stick you have STATE C, then it will REMOVE State A and B as they’re not present on the USB-C stick, and install State C. This however will allow configuring multiple units at once easier and without having to use wifi.
- STOP signs integration: 2.0 brought in traffic light information in the maps, now with 2.1, we also added STOP signs (as provided by HERE Maps data, can be more or less reliable depending on where you are).
- Disable unwanted applications: In the settings menu, you can now personalize your StellarTrek further by disabling certain apps. For example, never use the color recognition? Disable it! This way, it will stop showing up in the application menu (up arrow). If you do decide to bring it back, you can re-enable it later. This is also now a step in the initial setup.
- Low light conditions verification: For all apps that use the camera (quick and detailed reading, address recognition, barcode, color recognition, pedestrian crossings), if the light conditions are insufficient, the StellarTrek will give you a warning.
- Route time ETA: In pedestrian mode, get your estimated time of arrival when pressing the WhereAmI key.
- Invalid POI reporting: If the What’s Around feature reports a business that is now closed or moved, you can report it. Reporting it will hide it from future queries of What’s Around, and it will also send HumanWare a report that it is an invalid POI, which we will gather and submit to HERE Maps for future map corrections.
- Cycling and pedestrian paths are now available as a route option: Turned off by default. If you turn it on, the StellarTrek will now take into account bike and walking paths to create routes. This is a feature mainly for EU as those are more prevalent there but can be used everywhere.
- Import/export all configurations at once: There is now a menu to export all of your configurations (except Bluetooth) at once and reimport it on another device. Like offline maps install, this will help when trying to configure multiple devices at once, you could configure just one, export it and import the config on other devices.
Have questions about the StellarTrek? Feel free to post them here or send me an email at mathieu.paquette[at]humanware.com ! Thanks everyone. Mathieu Paquette StellarTrek product manager HumanWare
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StellarTrek software update 2.1 is out!
Hi everyone! Just a quick word to announce the release of the 2.1 software of the StellarTrek today! This new update brings tons of new features to the device, such as :
- Pedestrian crossing detection with anti-veering technology: When you arrive at an intersection, enter this application (found alongside all the other apps like the quick reading, barcode reading, etc) to scan your environment and locate where the pedestrian crossing (also called crosswalks, zebra crossings, etc) is. While crossing, maintain your device in front of you, and if you are veering too much to the left or to the right, the device will give instructions to correct course.
- Offline map installation: Maps can now be downloaded from a computer to a USB-C stick. Plugging that USB-C stick to the Stellar will prompt you to install all the maps installed. Note that whatever is on the USB-C stick will override what was on the device. For example, if you had STATE A and STATE B installed, and on your stick you have STATE C, then it will REMOVE State A and B as they’re not present on the USB-C stick, and install State C. This however will allow configuring multiple units at once easier and without having to use wifi.
- STOP signs integration: 2.0 brought in traffic light information in the maps, now with 2.1, we also added STOP signs (as provided by HERE Maps data, can be more or less reliable depending on where you are).
- Disable unwanted applications: In the settings menu, you can now personalize your StellarTrek further by disabling certain apps. For example, never use the color recognition? Disable it! This way, it will stop showing up in the application menu (up arrow). If you do decide to bring it back, you can re-enable it later. This is also now a step in the initial setup.
- Low light conditions verification: For all apps that use the camera (quick and detailed reading, address recognition, barcode, color recognition, pedestrian crossings), if the light conditions are insufficient, the StellarTrek will give you a warning.
- Route time ETA: In pedestrian mode, get your estimated time of arrival when pressing the WhereAmI key.
- Invalid POI reporting: If the What’s Around feature reports a business that is now closed or moved, you can report it. Reporting it will hide it from future queries of What’s Around, and it will also send HumanWare a report that it is an invalid POI, which we will gather and submit to HERE Maps for future map corrections.
- Cycling and pedestrian paths are now available as a route option: Turned off by default. If you turn it on, the StellarTrek will now take into account bike and walking paths to create routes. This is a feature mainly for EU as those are more prevalent there but can be used everywhere.
- Import/export all configurations at once: There is now a menu to export all of your configurations (except Bluetooth) at once and reimport it on another device. Like offline maps install, this will help when trying to configure multiple devices at once, you could configure just one, export it and import the config on other devices.
Have questions about the StellarTrek? Feel free to post them here or send me an email at mathieu.paquette[at]humanware.com ! Thanks everyone. Mathieu Paquette StellarTrek product manager HumanWare
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Hi Kymberly,
There are a group of skills called the Expanded Core Curriculum, ECC. These are nine areas that we typically do not teach students, though they are areas that can be beneficial for those who are blind and low vision to receive direct instruction in. Some of those areas are Independent Living Skills, Social Skills, and Self Determination; these areas cover topics you mentioned.?
There is significant overlap with Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, Vision Rehabilitation Therapists, and Orientation and Mobility Specialist in addressimg the ECC; when all collaborate it seems to work best.?
Role playing is a helpful strategy for developing skills for soliciting assistance for those who may be reluctant to jump right in.?
Here is a LiveBinder with ECC resources,?
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I'm Kymberly,? a first time year student at Salus University. I? have enjoyed reading the feedback you have given my classmates for this assignment.? There are two question I have about orientation and mobility. 1. Are there other skills being taught to students such as money-handling skills or being responsible for personal belongings when traveling? 2. What are strategies are being used to help students ask for assistance from others as they travel?
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And I would add that in some cases someone else may have already taught it, but even in that case O and M instructors may be the ones that are out and about and
get to be sure the student is making practical use of what they may have learned elsewhere.
Patty
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Dona Sauerburger via groups.io
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 5:59 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [OandM] O&M Lessons
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Great question, Kimberly - indeed, those are both essential parts of what we teach! ?As you can imagine, it would be difficult to be very successful if you can’t ever pay for things or get information or assistance.
— Dona
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
?Hi Everyone
I'm Kymberly,? a first time year student at Salus University. I? have enjoyed reading the feedback you have given my classmates for this assignment.? There are two question I have about orientation and mobility. 1. Are there other skills being taught to students
such as money-handling skills or being responsible for personal belongings when traveling? 2. What are strategies are being used to help students ask for assistance from others as they travel?
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Great question, Kimberly - indeed, those are both essential parts of what we teach! ?As you can imagine, it would be difficult to be very successful if you can’t ever pay for things or get information or assistance. — Dona ————————— Dona Sauerburger, COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind www.sauerburger.org
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On Mar 11, 2024, at 8:36 AM, kymberlyhilton@... wrote:
?Hi Everyone
I'm Kymberly,? a first time year student at Salus University. I? have enjoyed reading the feedback you have given my classmates for this assignment.? There are two question I have about orientation and mobility. 1. Are there other skills being taught to students such as money-handling skills or being responsible for personal belongings when traveling? 2. What are strategies are being used to help students ask for assistance from others as they travel?
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I like discussing and creating what I call “the outside of the house tool kit.“ It’s not just about the items that you need when you leave the house for an extended period of time. It’s also where these items go either in a bag or somewhere on your body or within your clothing. I also like to work on scripting having some elevator speeches ready for some of the more common forms of assistance a student might need. Tell Jamie and Fabiana I said hi.
Doug Gilbert
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Hi Everyone
I'm Kymberly,? a first time year student at Salus University. I? have enjoyed reading the feedback you have given my classmates for this assignment.? There are two question I have about orientation and mobility. 1. Are there other skills being taught to students such as money-handling skills or being responsible for personal belongings when traveling? 2. What are strategies are being used to help students ask for assistance from others as they travel?
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Chris Tabb