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Re: electronic travel aids
The only device that I now of that is still available (though I think currently back ordered) is the miniguide. Though it is typically hand held, depending on intended use, it could be velcroed somewhere or attached to a belt to provide some vibrotactile information.? |
I think many have disappeared from the market because you can now build your own sonic device.?
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On Apr 24, 2024, at 2:19?PM, Melanie Hughes <melanie.hughes@...> wrote:
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Hello everyone,? I need some help finding an electronic aid that is in current production for a severely disabled woman.? The list of limitations is long:? she is non-verbal, severely intellectually delayed, totally blind, must wear mitts
on her hands and a helmet to prevent self harm and will not hold anything in her hands.? Anything placed in her hand is dropped immediately.? The only potential solution I can think of is an ETA that will hang around her neck, but my internet searches are
coming up empty.? The residential facility where she lives is willing to support this but is anyone still making them?? Whatever it is, it cannot be on her face (like Sonar Glasses) nor handheld.? It has to attach to her body somehow.? I recall one that went
on the wrist but I don’t even know if that will work because of the mitts.?
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Any leads would be appreciated!
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Melanie Hughes, M.S., COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Fairfax office
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
11150 Fairfax Blvd. St. 502?Fairfax, VA 22030
Mobile:? 571-422-3579
FAX: 703 359 1111
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Re: electronic travel aids
You might try the BuzzClip. It may be some work helping her connect the feedback she is receiving with the appropriate action to take.? Good luck.
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On Behalf Of Melanie Hughes via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 3:19 PM
To: O&M Listserv ([email protected]) <[email protected]>
Subject: [OandM] electronic travel aids
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Hello everyone,? I need some help finding an electronic aid that is in current production for a severely disabled woman.? The list of limitations is long:? she is non-verbal, severely intellectually delayed, totally blind, must wear mitts
on her hands and a helmet to prevent self harm and will not hold anything in her hands.? Anything placed in her hand is dropped immediately.? The only potential solution I can think of is an ETA that will hang around her neck, but my internet searches are
coming up empty.? The residential facility where she lives is willing to support this but is anyone still making them?? Whatever it is, it cannot be on her face (like Sonar Glasses) nor handheld.? It has to attach to her body somehow.? I recall one that went
on the wrist but I don’t even know if that will work because of the mitts.?
?
Any leads would be appreciated!
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Melanie Hughes, M.S., COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Fairfax office
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
11150 Fairfax Blvd. St. 502?Fairfax, VA 22030
Mobile:? 571-422-3579
FAX: 703 359 1111
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Melanie.hughes@...
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Hello everyone,? I need some help finding an electronic aid that is in current production for a severely disabled woman.? The list of limitations is long:? she is non-verbal, severely intellectually delayed, totally blind, must wear mitts
on her hands and a helmet to prevent self harm and will not hold anything in her hands.? Anything placed in her hand is dropped immediately.? The only potential solution I can think of is an ETA that will hang around her neck, but my internet searches are
coming up empty.? The residential facility where she lives is willing to support this but is anyone still making them?? Whatever it is, it cannot be on her face (like Sonar Glasses) nor handheld.? It has to attach to her body somehow.? I recall one that went
on the wrist but I don’t even know if that will work because of the mitts.?
?
Any leads would be appreciated!
?
Melanie Hughes, M.S., COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Fairfax office
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
11150 Fairfax Blvd. St. 502?Fairfax, VA 22030
Mobile:? 571-422-3579
FAX: 703 359 1111
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Melanie.hughes@...
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Re: Job opening in Wisconsin
Thank you for posting this, Jenine. Never been to Wisconsin, but someone oughta get this position for the blind.
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From: "Kenevan, Jeannine C - DHS via groups.io" <Jeannine.Kenevan@...>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject: [OandM] Job opening in Wisconsin
Hello,
The State of Wisconsin Office for the Blind and Visually Impaired is hiring. We are hiring a Rehabilitation Specialist for the Blind which could include someone who is certified in any of the vision rehabilitation fields or someone who is not certified with some great experience with people with vision loss.
Here is the link for more info - State of Wisconsin Rehabilitation Specialist for the Blind Job Posting<State%20of%20Wisconsin%20Rehabilitation%20Specialist%20Job%20Posting>
Jean
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Jean C.W. Kenevan, MS
(she/her/hers)
Rehabilitation Specialist
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS)
State of Wisconsin
Office for the Blind and Visually Impaired
2331 East Lourdes Drive
Appleton, WI 54915
(920) 831-2090 office
(920) 420-4885 cell
(920) 831-2091 fax
Jeannine.Kenevan@...<mailto:Jeannine.Kenevan@...>
www.dhs.wi.gov/blind<>
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Hello,
The State of Wisconsin Office for the Blind and Visually Impaired is hiring. We are hiring a Rehabilitation Specialist for the Blind which could include someone who is certified
in any of the vision rehabilitation fields or someone who is not certified with some great experience with people with vision loss.
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Here is the link for more info -
State of Wisconsin Rehabilitation Specialist for the Blind Job Posting
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Jean
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Jean C.W. Kenevan, MS
(she/her/hers)
Rehabilitation Specialist
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS)
State of Wisconsin
Office for the Blind and Visually Impaired
2331 East Lourdes Drive
Appleton, WI 54915
(920) 831-2090 office
(920) 420-4885 cell
(920) 831-2091 fax
Jeannine.Kenevan@...
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Tech companies: Deadline TODAY for hands-on session to highlight your products at SOMA O&M conference October 2024
Hi everyone!? Just a reminder to tech companies that today is the deadline for submitting your proposal to do a free session to showcase your product(s), as described below.? If you already submitted your proposal, you sent it to the wrong link, please send it to the link below.? If you want to apply but can't do it today, let me know and we'll work it out.
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Sent March 26:
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!
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-- Dona
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Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist?
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SOMA O&M conference Huntsville, Alabama October 26-29, 2024 - check it out!
Hi everyone!? We're really excited about this year's SOMA conference program, emphasizing hands-on / interactive sessions to get you thinking and inspire you with new ideas!?
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We are still filling in some gaps and have about a dozen sessions that have not yet been posted, but you can , and the .? Registration and hotel information are on our ??
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While you're in Huntsville, you can take advantage of the reduced-price tickets and transportation we've arranged to complete a "mission" and experience space simulation at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Space Camp (where many of our blind students have gone) and go to the home where Helen Keller grew up and see the water pump where she learned her first word.
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Enjoy!
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Re: Updated…Re: [OandM] Voice Vista
Thanks Chris! It’s making more sense now.?
On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 3:46?PM Chris Tabb < chris@...> wrote: There are also there varieties of the original Soundscape that are also called Soundscape avaiable on the app store. They may contain the same tutorials that the original did.?
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Hi Friends,
I am trying to find any How To resources on using the travel app Voice Vista, but there seems to be very little. I know it was Soundscape in the past. I like the major features of current location, what's ahead, etc, but I wanted to use it to build a route and also to learn the breadcrumbs. I set some markers and they sometimes pop up. I'll keep experimenting, just wanted to check with?my crew on more resources. On a great note I am finding Apple Maps seems to be really good these days with walking navigation.?
Aloha,
Amy
Updated…Re: [OandM] Voice Vista
There are also there varieties of the original Soundscape that are also called Soundscape avaiable on the app store. They may contain the same tutorials that the original did.? | |
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On Mar 27, 2024, at 5:15?PM, Amy Downard <adownardtvi@...> wrote:
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Hi Friends,
I am trying to find any How To resources on using the travel app Voice Vista, but there seems to be very little. I know it was Soundscape in the past. I like the major features of current location, what's ahead, etc, but I wanted to use it to build a route and also to learn the breadcrumbs. I set some markers and they sometimes pop up. I'll keep experimenting, just wanted to check with?my crew on more resources. On a great note I am finding Apple Maps seems to be really good these days with walking navigation.?
Aloha,
Amy
You might find some helpful perspectives in AppleVis…
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512.660.2750
On Mar 27, 2024, at 5:15?PM, Amy Downard <adownardtvi@...> wrote:
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Hi Friends,
I am trying to find any How To resources on using the travel app Voice Vista, but there seems to be very little. I know it was Soundscape in the past. I like the major features of current location, what's ahead, etc, but I wanted to use it to build a route and also to learn the breadcrumbs. I set some markers and they sometimes pop up. I'll keep experimenting, just wanted to check with?my crew on more resources. On a great note I am finding Apple Maps seems to be really good these days with walking navigation.?
Aloha,
Amy
Hi Friends,
I am trying to find any How To resources on using the travel app Voice Vista, but there seems to be very little. I know it was Soundscape in the past. I like the major features of current location, what's ahead, etc, but I wanted to use it to build a route and also to learn the breadcrumbs. I set some markers and they sometimes pop up. I'll keep experimenting, just wanted to check with?my crew on more resources. On a great note I am finding Apple Maps seems to be really good these days with walking navigation.?
Aloha, Amy
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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
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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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Chris Tabb
Melanie Hughes