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SOMA O&M Conference October 26-29, 2024 - call for papers!
We're very excited to announce that our next conference of the Southeastern O&M Association (SOMA) will be at the beautiful Embassy Suites by Hilton in Huntsville, Alabama! Part of the pre-conference
By Dona Sauerburger · #1715 ·
Re: cane grip improvements
https://youtu.be/tflFFacoMa8?si=Lns9a21hds80md5E Here is a Youtube video showing a sample of what I mentioned and there can be different brands. I think at the workshop it was wrapped around a grip
By Schmid, Gina J · #1714 ·
Re: cane grip improvements
I have used thermoplastic pellets to make cane grips molded to the user¡¯s hand. Coretta Cooper, COMS (she/her) Orientation and Mobility Instructor State of Maine Division for the Blind and Visually
By Cooper, Coretta · #1713 ·
Re: cane grip improvements
OTs use a substance that appears like plastic beads and once heated it gels and can be put on a grip and then using the clients had you could form fit it. You could even use a strip to wrap around
By Schmid, Gina J · #1712 ·
Re: cane grip improvements
I was thinking the same thing Michael - rather than a larger grip, something to wrap around to help hold it. Brilliant! ¡ª Dona ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dona Sauerburger, COMS Certified
By Dona Sauerburger · #1711 ·
Re: cane grip improvements
This is rather a long shot because my experience was from several years ago, and resulted in limited success. I do not have access to the records about it because they were the property of my employer
By Michael Byington · #1710 ·
Re: cane grip improvements
I have this big memory of a workshop I attended where they had some thing that you could form like putty that would dry hard so that you could make it fit the person¡®s hand in the way that would
By Patty Arnold · #1709 ·
Re: Stair markings
Thanks, Meg, for listing the guidelines!! I¡¯d agree -on all stairs. Only had one student request the top step only. If you are in a school district, they most likely have an ADA compliance staff
By Schmid, Gina J · #1708 ·
cane grip improvements
I have two students who have some significant issues with maintaining their grip on the cane handle (rubber golf grip) due in one case to a stroke and in the other case to a muscular condition similar
By Jack Mitchell · #1707 ·
Re: Stair markings
Thanks Meg! This has been an interesting back and forth. Lots of interesting commentary. Ruth Weinrib, M.Ed., MA, COMS R.Weinrib.COMS@... 617.877.9595
By Ruth Weinrib · #1706 ·
Re: Stair markings
Hooray Meg! ¡ª Christopher J. Tabb, M.A., COMS chris@... <mailto:chris@...> Mobile: 512.660.2750 ? Digital Badge Confirmation
By Chris Tabb · #1705 ·
Re: Stair markings
Just as a side note to Michael¡¯s addition of ADAAG, I believe there are different guidance that exist in different states. Like many things, states can go above and beyond a federal standard but
By Chris Tabb · #1704 ·
Re: Stair markings
There is a new rule from the US Access Board which will require contrasted tread edges on stairs Final Rule: Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way The leading
By Meg Robertson · #1703 ·
Re: Stair markings
So far, you have received two differing views from Julie and Ruth. I notice that both views are expressed based on what might happen with a particular student. Julie is writing from her actual
By Michael Byington · #1702 ·
Re: Stair markings
I agree with Julie, All the stairs! Eileen wrote:
By Eileen Dashnaw · #1701 ·
Re: Stair markings
Hi, My experience has been as such: Fluorescent floor paint has worked best. Tape tends to peel up, and can become a trip hazard. It can be personal preference based on the environmental lighting,
By Ruth Weinrib · #1700 ·
Re: Stair markings
ALL of the stairs. I had a high school student with just low enough vision to get around, with the exception of black stairs (with black tactile edges) in a lower light stairwell. He could not see any
By Julie Henry · #1699 ·
Stair markings
Hello, I am a COMS on Boston's north shore. I am curious about what you usually recommend for stair markings in public schools. I have heard of 2 schools of thought: marking the edge of ALL stairs
By Erin Buckley · #1698 ·
Webinar
Announcing an informative webinar The Orientation and Mobility Specialist Association (OMSA) is proud to host the following webinar with CEUs on February 8, 2024. O&M in the DeafBlind World Thursday,
By Eileen Siffermann · #1697 ·
New York
Dear everyone! John here: Flights booked. Hotel rooms reserved. Tuxedo rented. But the shoes--the question of shoes is yet to be resolved. I am excited that we will have a ¡°miniature weather
By John Lee Clark · #1696 ·