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 his/her finger, etc. to help the grip.? I have some of the
material around but no instructions. It may be thermoplastic pellets.? Maybe ask an OT
I, too, went to a workshop about it but years ago.? I could ask my niece who is an OT if you want:))
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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 make it easier to grip. If I can think over find more about
that, I’ll let you know.
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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 to MS.??
I had someone suggest using bicycle handlebar tape to expand the grip.? As I've been looking at options. the thickest tapes also seem to be designed for reducing vibration from the handlebar, but for use on a mobility cane, that'ss something that we would want
to minimize to avoid reducing sensitivity to cane feedback.
Does anyone has recommendations for a particular brand / type of tape.? Or for something else to use to build up the grip a bit or otherwise improve grip on the cane?
Jack
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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! — Dona ————————— Dona Sauerburger, COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind www.sauerburger.org
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? 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 at the time. I see that you have not gotten any other responses yet, however, so I will tell you what I remember of the relevant situation ? I had a client who had had a stroke and was in a very similar situation to yours. I started looking on adaptive equipment sites that seemed to be targeted to OTs. I found a special glove that had straps that could be velcroid around the cane and the person’s hand. I had to get its use approved by our OT department. They eventually said it would be worth a try, but by the time I got everything approved so I could order the device, the client had another stroke and ultimately died, so I never found out if it would work as well as I thought it could. Here are a few thoughts about what I think you are looking for. The glove was very thin. It did not appear to me to be something that would hamper the receipt of input from the cane significantly. Also, it has always been my bias that the golf grip, in and of itself, can hamper information provided through the cane., not enough to be a problem for most users, but for someone who has had a stroke, diabetic neuropathy, or other conditions impacting tactile sensitivity, I think that the golf grip is perhaps not the best option. If the client would have lived, I would have paired the thin glove featuring the Velcro with an NFB type plastic, fiberglass, or carbon fiber handle. Michael Byington, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist President of Kansas Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc. Membership Coordinator for Friends In Art of the American Council of the Blind 712 S. Kansas Avenue Suite 414D-F Topeka, Kansas 66603 (785) 221-7111 ByingtonCOMS@... ? ? 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 to MS.?? I had someone suggest using bicycle handlebar tape to expand the grip.? As I've been looking at options. the thickest tapes also seem to be designed for reducing vibration from the handlebar, but for use on a mobility cane, that'ss something that we would want to minimize to avoid reducing sensitivity to cane feedback. Does anyone has recommendations for a particular brand / type of tape.? Or for something else to use to build up the grip a bit or otherwise improve grip on the cane? Jack Mitchell, M.S.Ed, COMS, CVRT Orientation & Mobility Specialist ? I am in the office Monday - Thursday? ? Jack Mitchell
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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 at the time. I see that you have not gotten any other responses yet, however, so I will tell you what I remember of the relevant situation ? I had a client who had had a stroke and was in a very similar situation to yours. I started looking on adaptive equipment sites that seemed to be targeted to OTs. I found a special glove that had straps that could be velcroid around the cane and the person’s hand. I had to get its use approved by our OT department. They eventually said it would be worth a try, but by the time I got everything approved so I could order the device, the client had another stroke and ultimately died, so I never found out if it would work as well as I thought it could. Here are a few thoughts about what I think you are looking for. The glove was very thin. It did not appear to me to be something that would hamper the receipt of input from the cane significantly. Also, it has always been my bias that the golf grip, in and of itself, can hamper information provided through the cane., not enough to be a problem for most users, but for someone who has had a stroke, diabetic neuropathy, or other conditions impacting tactile sensitivity, I think that the golf grip is perhaps not the best option. If the client would have lived, I would have paired the thin glove featuring the Velcro with an NFB type plastic, fiberglass, or carbon fiber handle. Michael Byington, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist President of Kansas Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc. Membership Coordinator for Friends In Art of the American Council of the Blind 712 S. Kansas Avenue Suite 414D-F Topeka, Kansas 66603 (785) 221-7111 ByingtonCOMS@... ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jack Mitchell Sent: Friday, December 1, 2023 11:43 AM To: [email protected]Subject: [OandM] 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 to MS.?? I had someone suggest using bicycle handlebar tape to expand the grip.? As I've been looking at options. the thickest tapes also seem to be designed for reducing vibration from the handlebar, but for use on a mobility cane, that'ss something that we would want to minimize to avoid reducing sensitivity to cane feedback. Does anyone has recommendations for a particular brand / type of tape.? Or for something else to use to build up the grip a bit or otherwise improve grip on the cane? Jack Mitchell, M.S.Ed, COMS, CVRT Orientation & Mobility Specialist ? I am in the office Monday - Thursday? ? Jack Mitchell
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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 make it easier to grip. If I can think over find more about that,
I’ll let you know.
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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 to MS.??
I had someone suggest using bicycle handlebar tape to expand the grip.? As I've been looking at options. the thickest tapes also seem to be designed for reducing vibration from the handlebar, but for use on a mobility cane, that'ss something that we would want
to minimize to avoid reducing sensitivity to cane feedback.
Does anyone has recommendations for a particular brand / type of tape.? Or for something else to use to build up the grip a bit or otherwise improve grip on the cane?
Jack
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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 person and departments that?make modifications.? In our school district, we make a request through the principal and then someone comes out to view the situation according to your
request. They usually paint the stairs. However, one of my recent requests may turn into a stair replacement because the school stairs are so old.?
If this is the process for your school district, TRY and be there when someone comes out to assess the needs because errors can be done. See attachment (of past modifications) where they just painted the whole riser and no contrast for going down the stairs-
that was a redo.? ?This was not what I expected at all, since usually it was a 1- 2 inch stripe on the top and riser. Another example, a PT taped the stairs- not bad but tape can peel and be a tripping hazard if stairs have heavy traffic.? The other picture
is a reconstruction on a school where they put in contrasting stairs- wonderful.??
If I have a school under construction, I go and inquire on the stairs they will be installing. One construction company cheaped out, not installing the stairs ordered despite the building supervisor telling them- that was a redo.
The ADA compliance staff and district painters have been great to work with in our district especially on modifications with staircases that offer slanted walls/overheads where our VI kids could walk into them and with piping in stairwells.?
Good Luck, and hope this is helpful
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I agree with Julie, All the stairs!?
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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 of the steps and would slip.?
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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 with high-contrast paint or tape, and marking only the first and last
stair.?
What are your thoughts and reasons behind them? Do you have any positive and/or negative experiences with either??
Thanks in advance!
Erin Buckley
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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 to MS.??
I had someone suggest using bicycle handlebar tape to expand the grip.? As I've been looking at options. the thickest tapes also seem to be designed for reducing vibration from the handlebar, but for use on a mobility cane, that'ss something that we would want
to minimize to avoid reducing sensitivity to cane feedback.
Does anyone has recommendations for a particular brand / type of tape.? Or for something else to use to build up the grip a bit or otherwise improve grip on the cane?
Jack
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Jack Mitchell, M.S.Ed, COMS, CVRT
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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
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? 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 edge of each step tread and top landing must be marked by a 1-inch (25 mm) wide stripe (R408.6). The stripe must contrast visually with the rest of the step tread or circulation path surface, either light-on-dark or dark-on-light. In adopting a requirement for contrast striping, the Board notes that a 1- to 2-inch stripe of contrasting color (either dark-on-light or light-on dark) is required by American National Standard (ANSI) through adoption of international building codes (IBC) to help users distinguish each step.]?(“Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities,” American National Standard (2009): 41, access from ANSI A117.1 (2009): Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities)
Paint works better than tape. ?Not sure what the Reseach shows about placing the contrast on the first and last stair. ?I don’t think that there is any. ?Having contrast on each stairs helps with depth perception? On Nov 30, 2023, at 8:00?AM, Erin Buckley <Ebuckley@...> wrote:
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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 with high-contrast paint or tape, and marking only the first and last stair.?
What are your thoughts and reasons behind them? Do you have any positive and/or negative experiences with either??
Thanks in advance!
Erin Buckley
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Hooray Meg!
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On Nov 30, 2023, at 2:39?PM, Meg Robertson via groups.io <mobilitymeg@...> wrote:
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 edge of each step tread and top landing must be marked by a 1-inch (25 mm) wide stripe (R408.6). The stripe must contrast visually with the rest of the step tread or circulation path surface, either light-on-dark or dark-on-light. In adopting a requirement for contrast striping, the Board notes that a 1- to 2-inch stripe of contrasting color (either dark-on-light or light-on dark) is required by American National Standard (ANSI) through adoption of international building codes (IBC) to help users distinguish each step.]?(“Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities,” American National Standard (2009): 41, access from ANSI A117.1 (2009): Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities)
Paint works better than tape. ?Not sure what the Reseach shows about placing the contrast on the first and last stair. ?I don’t think that there is any. ?Having contrast on each stairs helps with depth perception? On Nov 30, 2023, at 8:00?AM, Erin Buckley <Ebuckley@...> wrote:
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 with high-contrast paint or tape, and marking only the first and last stair.?
What are your thoughts and reasons behind them? Do you have any positive and/or negative experiences with either??
Thanks in advance!
Erin Buckley
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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 must meet the federal minimum. I cannot recall off the top of my head which state was recommending all steps but believe there are some that have building codes that require just the first and last, and others that advise for all steps.
Suffice it to say, it is best to explore building codes adopted in your own state as they may differ, just as many states have their own adoptions of MUTCD.
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On Nov 30, 2023, at 1:50?PM, Michael Byington <ByingtonCOMS@...> wrote:
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 experience with a specific student. What this points out to me is that it is impossible to standardize what works best for low vision and legally blind people overall. To a certain extent, the ADAAG gives guidance on percent of contrast, and what colors work best, but when adapting an environment largely for the accommodation of a specific person, I think it is always best to ask the person what she or he thinks will work best for them. I know many low vision people who would answer this question one way, and many others who would answer the other way. More frequently, however, I have found that marking every stair is preferred by a larger cross section of low vision people. This would include myself as a person who is legally blind as well as being a COMS. ? Now I want to comment on the advisability of marking steps to accommodate low vision at all. In my opinion, and in an ideal world, any person who is sufficiently low vision so as to request stair markings should really be using a cane. ?Marking the stairs that they will use most often may accommodate them for routes using those particular stairs, but then that is restricting them to perhaps only attempt to travel safely and independently on the routes that have been ideally marked. Proper use of the long, white cane, or of a dog guide, can allow them to travel independently and be aware of steps anywhere that they want to go. ? While I sincerely believe that travel skills taught to people who are totally blind? can also work very well for people who have low vision, I do support stair markings with high contrast., particularly upon request from a visually impaired person who feels that they need them for a specific, frequently traveled route or area. I would also agree with Julie that iridescent paint is more durable than tape and runs less of a tripping hazard. This is not, after all, an ideal world. Many low vision people prefer to use visual skills even when some additional environmental adaptation is necessary for them to do so independently. Therefore, I have certainly done my share of stair markings. Michael Byington, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist President of Kansas Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc. Membership Coordinator for Friends In Art of the American Council of the Blind 712 S. Kansas Avenue Suite 414D-F Topeka, Kansas 66603 (785) 221-7111 ByingtonCOMS@... ? ? . ? ? 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 with high-contrast paint or tape, and marking only the first and last stair.?
What are your thoughts and reasons behind them? Do you have any positive and/or negative experiences with either??
Thanks in advance!
Erin Buckley
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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 edge of each step tread and top landing must be marked by a 1-inch (25 mm) wide stripe (R408.6). The stripe must contrast visually with the rest of the step tread or circulation path surface, either light-on-dark or dark-on-light. In adopting a requirement for contrast striping, the Board notes that a 1- to 2-inch stripe of contrasting color (either dark-on-light or light-on dark) is required by American National Standard (ANSI) through adoption of international building codes (IBC) to help users distinguish each step.]?(“Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities,” American National Standard (2009): 41, access from ANSI A117.1 (2009): Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities)
Paint works better than tape. ?Not sure what the Reseach shows about placing the contrast on the first and last stair. ?I don’t think that there is any. ?Having contrast on each stairs helps with depth perception?
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On Nov 30, 2023, at 8:00?AM, Erin Buckley <Ebuckley@...> wrote:
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 with high-contrast paint or tape, and marking only the first and last stair.?
What are your thoughts and reasons behind them? Do you have any positive and/or negative experiences with either??
Thanks in advance!
Erin Buckley
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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 experience with a specific student. What this points out to me is that it is impossible to standardize what works best for low vision and legally blind people overall. To a certain extent, the ADAAG gives guidance on percent of contrast, and what colors work best, but when adapting an environment largely for the accommodation of a specific person, I think it is always best to ask the person what she or he thinks will work best for them. I know many low vision people who would answer this question one way, and many others who would answer the other way. More frequently, however, I have found that marking every stair is preferred by a larger cross section of low vision people. This would include myself as a person who is legally blind as well as being a COMS. ? Now I want to comment on the advisability of marking steps to accommodate low vision at all. In my opinion, and in an ideal world, any person who is sufficiently low vision so as to request stair markings should really be using a cane. ?Marking the stairs that they will use most often may accommodate them for routes using those particular stairs, but then that is restricting them to perhaps only attempt to travel safely and independently on the routes that have been ideally marked. Proper use of the long, white cane, or of a dog guide, can allow them to travel independently and be aware of steps anywhere that they want to go. ? While I sincerely believe that travel skills taught to people who are totally blind? can also work very well for people who have low vision, I do support stair markings with high contrast., particularly upon request from a visually impaired person who feels that they need them for a specific, frequently traveled route or area. I would also agree with Julie that iridescent paint is more durable than tape and runs less of a tripping hazard. This is not, after all, an ideal world. Many low vision people prefer to use visual skills even when some additional environmental adaptation is necessary for them to do so independently. Therefore, I have certainly done my share of stair markings. Michael Byington, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist President of Kansas Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc. Membership Coordinator for Friends In Art of the American Council of the Blind 712 S. Kansas Avenue Suite 414D-F Topeka, Kansas 66603 (785) 221-7111 ByingtonCOMS@... ? ? . ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Erin Buckley Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2023 10:01 AM To: [email protected]Subject: [OandM] 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 with high-contrast paint or tape, and marking only the first and last stair.?
What are your thoughts and reasons behind them? Do you have any positive and/or negative experiences with either??
Thanks in advance!
Erin Buckley
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I agree with Julie, All the stairs!? Eileen
On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 11:12?AM Julie Henry < jhenry@...> wrote:
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 of the steps and would slip.?
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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 with high-contrast paint or tape, and marking only the first and last
stair.?
What are your thoughts and reasons behind them? Do you have any positive and/or negative experiences with either??
Thanks in advance!
Erin Buckley
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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, configuration of the stairs, etc. But I think that top stair and bottom stair of each stair grouping/flight is preferable to every single stair, as that can become visually overwhelming, and harder to visually mark the bottom step.?
Thanks, Ruth
Ruth Weinrib, MA, M.Ed., COMS
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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 with high-contrast paint or tape, and marking only the first and last stair.?
What are your thoughts and reasons behind them? Do you have any positive and/or negative experiences with either??
Thanks in advance!
Erin Buckley
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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 of the steps and would slip.?
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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 with high-contrast paint or tape, and marking only the first and last
stair.?
What are your thoughts and reasons behind them? Do you have any positive and/or negative experiences with either??
Thanks in advance!
Erin Buckley
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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 with high-contrast paint or tape, and marking only the first and last stair.?
What are your thoughts and reasons behind them? Do you have any positive and/or negative experiences with either??
Thanks in advance!
Erin Buckley
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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, February 8, 2023 7-8:30 PM Eastern Cost: No Charge to Attend Registration:?? ? Presenter: Monica Godfrey-Lehrer Helen Keller National Center Monica hails from the great state of Michigan within the United states and grew up on our family's dairy farm. She has a BA in Audiology and Speech Sciences from Michigan State University and a MA in Blind Rehabilitation from Western Michigan University with a credential in O&M. Monica currently works as the supervisor of the O&M, Low Vision, Audiology and Creative Arts departments at Helen Keller National Center located on the North shore of Long Island in NY. She has been with HKNC for the past 24 years and is fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). Monica has a guide dog, Mocha, who is a Facility Dog at HKNC from the Guide Dog Foundation in NY. Mocha provides demonstration walks to participants who are interested in applying for a guide dog. ? ?Details:? Rarely do O&M professionals work with individuals with a combined hearing and vision loss. At HKNC in NY that is our sole customer and through my years of experience at HKNC I've learned that communication is the most paramount consideration when working with this extraordinary population. During this presentation you will learn about the simple accommodations to the O&M curriculum that will assist DeafBlind individuals to navigate more fluidly and also what communication considerations you and your student need to have in place to be successful. ? Participants will Learn:? ·???????Three accommodations to the standard O&M curriculum to consider when working with a DeafBlind individual
·???????How to design effective communication cards for public interactions.
·? ??? ?Communication considerations when working with a sign language interpreter. ? Intended Audience: O&M Instructors ? 1.5 CEUs will be provided exclusively for Current OMSA members.? The CEs are awarded by ACVREP and approved by ACVREP and NBPCB??
Not a member? Join OMSA?.
? All who are interested are welcome to attend. Registered OMSA Members will automatically be emailed a link to the CEU form.?Recordings will be made available in our LiveBinders at??
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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 system”—thank you, Andrew Leland, for this wonderful phrase—rolling onto New York next week. My debut poetry book, “How to Communicate,” is a finalist for the National Book Award, and the awards events are taking place Nov. 14 and 15. Winners in five categories will be announced on Wednesday, Nov. 15. No one knows who they are—the judges decide on the VERY day! ? The real event, though, is a PT Rocks! gathering. If nothing else, go to that one! Jelica Nuccio, Cristina Hartmann, and I, along with our co-navigators, will be there. Hope to touch you there! Some details below… ? Tuesday, November 14 ? National Book Awards Finalist Reading ? 7 p.m. ? Skirball Center for the Performing Arts New York University 566 Laguardia Place ? Purchase tickets here:? Register for the livestream here:? ? Wednesday, November 15 ? National Book Awards Ceremony & Benefit Dinner Cipriani Wall Street ? 8 p.m. ceremony begins ? Register for the broadcast here:? ? Thursday, November 16 ? PT Rocks! with Guests John Lee Clark, Jelica Nuccio, and Cristina Hartmann ? Come and meet us, grab some goodies and hot brews from the café inside the bookstore, mingle, and buy some books and have them signed! ? 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ? P&T Knitwear Bookstore 180 Orchard Street New York, NY 10002 ? Books ? “How to Communicate: Poems” can be purchased through your favorite bookstore, but links include: ? Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/132403534X Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-communicate-john-lee-clark/1140914172 ? And my latest book, “Touch the Future: A Manifesto in Essays,” came out last month. Check it out: ? Amazon:
Barnes and Noble:
? Finally, Nov. 11 is the deadline to order copies of my limited-edition 36-page chapbook, “Laura Bridgman”: ? Ko-Fi:
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Barlow Initiative Comment Request
Janet Barlow Initiative Contact Database
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?The intent of this database is to identify Orientation and Mobility professionals (including Guide Dog Mobility Instructors) with an interest in Environmental Accessibility; in particular as it pertains to intersections, intersection design and functions and street crossing issues. Specifically, this includes but is not limited to: Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS), Tactile Walking Surface Indicators such as Detectable Warnings and others, making Roundabouts accessible, and resolving the conflicting needs of visually impaired pedestrians and bicyclists. Issues related to Transit are also included such as how to make the new “Floating Bus Island” designs accessible.
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How will this database be utilized? What is its purpose?The database may be the source for invitations to online and in-person workshops bringing together Orientation and Mobility professionals and Traffic Engineers to collaborate and learn from each other.
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If this is an area of interest to you,?
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OMSA – Barlow Initiative CommitteeChair: Jennifer Graham –?jgraham@...
Members:?Beezy Bentzen, Lukas Franck, Sarah Duyck, Bonnie Dodson-Burk, Amanda Gooch, Ex-Official Member: Eileen Siffermann
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To Promote, Shape and Advance the Profession of Orientation and Mobility
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Eileen Siffermann, COMS
520-360-5238
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Dear everyone! John here: ? Sending another message to let you know that the studio edition has been sold out.? But the regular edition stays on sale until Nov. 11 and there is no limit to how many copies of it that will be printed and hand-stitched. ? “Laura Bridgman” is a 36-page handmade limited edition text featuring a selection of her writings with a biographical and critical introduction by myself. Laura Bridgman was born in 1829 and became a central figure in the formation of the DeafBlind community. The chapbook is designed by Deaf artist Adrean Clark. ? The textured and signed studio edition has a die-cut parchment cover with inlaid webbing and a lace ribbon belly band. ? Price: $20 plus $4.25 shipping SOLD OUT ? The regular edition only has a parchment cover. ? Price: 10 with $4.25 shipping Deadline: November 11, 2023 ? For international shipping, please contact Adrean Clark at adreanaline@... before purchasing. ? Ko-Fi link: ?
? NOTE: “Laura Bridgman” will not be available for sale after November 11. If you would like to be added to John Lee Clark’s mailing list to make sure you don’t miss future installments in the DeafBlind Worlds series, please email him at jlc@... ? A Word document copy of “Laura Bridgman” is available for free to any Braille and large print readers for private perusal. To request an attachment, send a message to jlc@... ? ?
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Re: materials for lite box
I'm not seeing picture cards in the NEWt kit
On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 12:33?PM Amy J Scepaniak via <amy.scepaniak= [email protected]> wrote:
Maybe you can take the picture cards from the NEWt Kit and copy them onto clear transparency film (overhead projector sheets).
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Amy J Scepaniak, M.S., TSVI/COMS?/CLVT?
SD DeafBlind Project Director
USD Center for Disabilities
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Hello Everyone
?I am searching for the level 3 materials for the lite box, particularly?the?medium and small photo cards.? The level 3 materials have been discontinued but I have a baby I would like to work with on identifying pictures in different sizes..?
can anyone recommend a source for 1-2" colored picture cards that can be used with the litebox???
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Chris Tabb