Re: [EXTERNAL] [OandM] Old Cane Tips
Good question- there was someone collecting items some time back to send to other countries.? I hope he sees this and will let us know for I have some canes and tips to donate too!? Anyone know who that gentleman was?
Gina J. Schmid
Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist (COMS)
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Does anyone use these old slip and screw on tips? Or know where they could find a good home?
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Hi Jack and Gilbert!? Gilbert, the program costs only $25, so it
should be feasible for you to acquire.? See
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And Jack, WOW!? I assumed you were planning to mail it or deliver it
to your student to install himself – you’re right, the program can NOT be
installed over the internet!? APH tried to do that when there was such a
demand, and there are just toooo many videos and recordings for that to be
possible.
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So I’m glad you decided to run it from your computer, because you had no
choice!
--
Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger,
COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... /
301-858-0138
www.sauerburger.org
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From: Jack
Mitchell
Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: [OandM] Software question
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Thanks for your quick response!? I really appreciate it.?
I think that I will probably go ahead with running it from my computer.? I
also found that it takes quite a lot of space on the computer (14 GB!!!) so
installing it over the net would take....a while.?
?
J ?
On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 5:19 PM Dona Sauerburger
<dona@...> wrote:
Jack, that was my first idea – why not?? I was told that teachers
were not allowed to send anything to their students, so that’s when I went for
alternatives.
?
The disadvantages are that the student will have to figure out how to
present the next trial, etc., and the record of his progress will be in his
computer, not yours – those records would be nice to have as you plan the next
lesson.? And I would strongly recommend that you yourself skim through
the program and become familiar with it before using it to help you teach the
student.
?
Given those disadvantages, I would probably still use it on my own
computer rather than the student’s.? I didn’t find the half-second lag to
be a problem except when comparing street-crossing time with warning times,
and it was easily solved by telling the computer the crossing time was a
second longer (it can’t deal in half-second increments or I would have told it
the crossing time was a half-second longer).
--
Dona ________________________________________ Dona Sauerburger,
COMS Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind Gambrills,
Maryland dona@... / 301-858-0138 ________________________________________
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From: Jack Mitchell
Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 4:10 PM
Subject: [OandM] Software question
?
?
Dona--
?
I just got the crossings with no traffic control software (usb
only).? I know that you did your demonstration with the software
installed on your computer and the student "driving" the software via
teamviewer.? Do you think there would be any advantages or disadvantages
to installing the software on the student's machine instead?? At the
present time I will only be using it with one student.? Installing on the
student's computer would reduce the lag time issues for the student hearing
the sounds and the signal from the student's computer getting back to my
computer, but I suspect there might be disadvantages that I'm not
seeing.? What are your thoughts?
?
I'm also sending this to the O&M list because I suspect that others
might have the same question.?
?
Jack --
Jack Mitchell, M.S.Ed., COMS,
CVRT
Vision
Technology Specialist
Orientation & Mobility
Specialist
Indigo Logix, LLC
Local
Office:
109 E Maynard Ave
Durham, NC 27704
919-260-8580
jack@...?
Business office:
3135 Tyree Springs
Rd
Hendersonville, TN
37075
615-822-3465
?
? --
Jack Mitchell, M.S.Ed., COMS,
CVRT
Vision
Technology Specialist
Orientation & Mobility
Specialist
Indigo Logix, LLC
Local
Office:
109 E Maynard Ave
Durham, NC 27704
919-260-8580
jack@...?
Business office:
3135 Tyree Springs
Rd
Hendersonville, TN
37075
615-822-3465
?
? --
Jack Mitchell, M.S.Ed., COMS,
CVRT
Vision
Technology Specialist
Orientation & Mobility
Specialist
Indigo Logix, LLC
Local
Office:
109 E Maynard Ave
Durham, NC 27704
919-260-8580
jack@...?
Business office:
3135 Tyree Springs
Rd
Hendersonville, TN
37075
615-822-3465
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Thanks for your quick response!? I really appreciate it.? I think that I will probably go ahead with running it from my computer.? I also found that it takes quite a lot of space on the computer (14 GB!!!) so installing it over the net would take....a while.??
J
On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 5:19 PM Dona Sauerburger < dona@...> wrote:
Jack, that was my first idea – why not?? I was told that teachers were
not allowed to send anything to their students, so that’s when I went for
alternatives.
?
The disadvantages are that the student will have to figure out how to
present the next trial, etc., and the record of his progress will be in his
computer, not yours – those records would be nice to have as you plan the next
lesson.? And I would strongly recommend that you yourself skim through the
program and become familiar with it before using it to help you teach the
student.
?
Given those disadvantages, I would probably still use it on my own computer
rather than the student’s.? I didn’t find the half-second lag to be a
problem except when comparing street-crossing time with warning times, and it
was easily solved by telling the computer the crossing time was a second longer
(it can’t deal in half-second increments or I would have told it the crossing
time was a half-second longer).
--
Dona ________________________________________ Dona Sauerburger,
COMS Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... /
301-858-0138 ________________________________________
?
From: Jack
Mitchell
Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 4:10 PM
Subject: [OandM] Software question
?
?
Dona--
?
I just got the crossings with no traffic control software (usb only).?
I know that you did your demonstration with the software installed on your
computer and the student "driving" the software via teamviewer.? Do you
think there would be any advantages or disadvantages to installing the software
on the student's machine instead?? At the present time I will only be using
it with one student.? Installing on the student's computer would reduce the
lag time issues for the student hearing the sounds and the signal from the
student's computer getting back to my computer, but I suspect there might be
disadvantages that I'm not seeing.? What are your thoughts?
?
I'm also sending this to the O&M list because I suspect that others
might have the same question.?
?
Jack --
Jack Mitchell, M.S.Ed., COMS,
CVRT
Vision
Technology Specialist
Orientation & Mobility
Specialist
Indigo Logix, LLC
Local
Office:
109 E Maynard Ave
Durham, NC 27704
919-260-8580
jack@...?
Business office:
3135 Tyree Springs
Rd
Hendersonville, TN
37075
615-822-3465
?
? --
Jack Mitchell, M.S.Ed., COMS,
CVRT
Vision
Technology Specialist
Orientation & Mobility
Specialist
Indigo Logix, LLC
Local
Office:
109 E Maynard Ave
Durham, NC 27704
919-260-8580
jack@...?
Business office:
3135 Tyree Springs
Rd
Hendersonville, TN
37075
615-822-3465
-- Jack Mitchell, M.S.Ed.,?COMS, CVRT
Vision Technology Specialist
Orientation & Mobility Specialist Indigo Logix, LLC Local Office: 109 E Maynard Ave
Durham, NC 27704
919-260-8580
jack@...? Business office: 3135?Tyree Springs Rd
Hendersonville, TN 37075
615-822-3465
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I did not actually acquire the software. But I look forward to hearing about your experience
Doug
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On Jun 3, 2020, at 4:18 PM, Jack Mitchell <JACK@...> wrote:
Dona--
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Eep!? I didn’t realize this was going to the listserv – glad I didn’t
use any expletives or start gossiping!
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Now that I know I was going public, I would like to add one thing.?
But first I’ll admit (I probably shouldn’t tell anyone this!) that even though
it was me who developed the APH street-crossing program, I had never used it
myself until this remote experience with Jeremy last month.? To be honest,
it intimidated me!? I’ve been teaching these skills for 30 years and the
idea of following a regimented program AND using technology was . . .
scary.
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But when I did use it, what I found is that I could use the sections of the
program that I needed, AND I could use them to serve my own purposes, using my
own teaching style.? THAT was COOL!? If you go to the videos at
and
you may notice that there is a LOT of discussion between trials.? I loved
being about to control when to present the next trial, repeat the last one, skip
some of them, and whether to explain the instructions myself vs. having the
program read them, etc.
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That would be hard to do if you’re having the student run the program?
himself while you listen in.? I liked having Jeremy just participate as a
student, pushing the spacebar when he hears a car, and pushing buttons to answer
the questions, while I did all the rest myself.
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But everyone has their own style.? Instructors who aren’t familiar
with teaching these skills may prefer to just follow the program, at least until
they get more experience.
--
Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger,
COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... /
301-858-0138
www.sauerburger.org
________________________________________
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From: Dona
Sauerburger
Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: [OandM] Software question
?
Jack, that was my first idea – why not?? I was told that teachers were
not allowed to send anything to their students, so that’s when I went for
alternatives.
?
The disadvantages are that the student will have to figure out how to
present the next trial, etc., and the record of his progress will be in his
computer, not yours – those records would be nice to have as you plan the next
lesson.? And I would strongly recommend that you yourself skim through the
program and become familiar with it before using it to help you teach the
student.
?
Given those disadvantages, I would probably still use it on my own computer
rather than the student’s.? I didn’t find the half-second lag to be a
problem except when comparing street-crossing time with warning times, and it
was easily solved by telling the computer the crossing time was a second longer
(it can’t deal in half-second increments or I would have told it the crossing
time was a half-second longer).
--
Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger,
COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... /
301-858-0138
www.sauerburger.org
________________________________________
?
From: Jack
Mitchell
Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 4:10 PM
Subject: [OandM] Software question
?
?
Dona--
?
I just got the crossings with no traffic control software (usb only).?
I know that you did your demonstration with the software installed on your
computer and the student "driving" the software via teamviewer.? Do you
think there would be any advantages or disadvantages to installing the software
on the student's machine instead?? At the present time I will only be using
it with one student.? Installing on the student's computer would reduce the
lag time issues for the student hearing the sounds and the signal from the
student's computer getting back to my computer, but I suspect there might be
disadvantages that I'm not seeing.? What are your thoughts?
?
I'm also sending this to the O&M list because I suspect that others
might have the same question.?
?
Jack --
Jack Mitchell, M.S.Ed., COMS,
CVRT
Vision
Technology Specialist
Orientation & Mobility
Specialist
Indigo Logix, LLC
Local
Office:
109 E Maynard Ave
Durham, NC 27704
919-260-8580
jack@...?
Business office:
3135 Tyree Springs
Rd
Hendersonville, TN
37075
615-822-3465
?
? --
Jack Mitchell, M.S.Ed., COMS,
CVRT
Vision
Technology Specialist
Orientation & Mobility
Specialist
Indigo Logix, LLC
Local
Office:
109 E Maynard Ave
Durham, NC 27704
919-260-8580
jack@...?
Business office:
3135 Tyree Springs
Rd
Hendersonville, TN
37075
615-822-3465
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Jack, that was my first idea – why not?? I was told that teachers were
not allowed to send anything to their students, so that’s when I went for
alternatives.
?
The disadvantages are that the student will have to figure out how to
present the next trial, etc., and the record of his progress will be in his
computer, not yours – those records would be nice to have as you plan the next
lesson.? And I would strongly recommend that you yourself skim through the
program and become familiar with it before using it to help you teach the
student.
?
Given those disadvantages, I would probably still use it on my own computer
rather than the student’s.? I didn’t find the half-second lag to be a
problem except when comparing street-crossing time with warning times, and it
was easily solved by telling the computer the crossing time was a second longer
(it can’t deal in half-second increments or I would have told it the crossing
time was a half-second longer).
--
Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger,
COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... /
301-858-0138
www.sauerburger.org
________________________________________
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From: Jack
Mitchell
Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 4:10 PM
Subject: [OandM] Software question
?
?
Dona--
?
I just got the crossings with no traffic control software (usb only).?
I know that you did your demonstration with the software installed on your
computer and the student "driving" the software via teamviewer.? Do you
think there would be any advantages or disadvantages to installing the software
on the student's machine instead?? At the present time I will only be using
it with one student.? Installing on the student's computer would reduce the
lag time issues for the student hearing the sounds and the signal from the
student's computer getting back to my computer, but I suspect there might be
disadvantages that I'm not seeing.? What are your thoughts?
?
I'm also sending this to the O&M list because I suspect that others
might have the same question.?
?
Jack --
Jack Mitchell, M.S.Ed., COMS,
CVRT
Vision
Technology Specialist
Orientation & Mobility
Specialist
Indigo Logix, LLC
Local
Office:
109 E Maynard Ave
Durham, NC 27704
919-260-8580
jack@...?
Business office:
3135 Tyree Springs
Rd
Hendersonville, TN
37075
615-822-3465
?
? --
Jack Mitchell, M.S.Ed., COMS,
CVRT
Vision
Technology Specialist
Orientation & Mobility
Specialist
Indigo Logix, LLC
Local
Office:
109 E Maynard Ave
Durham, NC 27704
919-260-8580
jack@...?
Business office:
3135 Tyree Springs
Rd
Hendersonville, TN
37075
615-822-3465
|
Dona--
I just got the crossings with no traffic control software (usb only).? I know that you did your demonstration with the software installed on your computer and the student "driving" the software via teamviewer.? Do you think there would be any advantages or disadvantages to installing the software on the student's machine instead?? At the present time I will only be using it with one student.? Installing on the student's computer would reduce the lag time issues for the student hearing the sounds and the signal from the student's computer getting back to my computer, but I suspect there might be disadvantages that I'm not seeing.? What are your thoughts?
I'm also sending this to the O&M list because I suspect that others might have the same question.??
Jack -- Jack Mitchell, M.S.Ed.,?COMS, CVRT
Vision Technology Specialist
Orientation & Mobility Specialist Indigo Logix, LLC Local Office: 109 E Maynard Ave
Durham, NC 27704
919-260-8580
jack@...? Business office: 3135?Tyree Springs Rd
Hendersonville, TN 37075
615-822-3465
-- Jack Mitchell, M.S.Ed.,?COMS, CVRT
Vision Technology Specialist
Orientation & Mobility Specialist Indigo Logix, LLC Local Office: 109 E Maynard Ave
Durham, NC 27704
919-260-8580
jack@...? Business office: 3135?Tyree Springs Rd
Hendersonville, TN 37075
615-822-3465
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(updated) How are other vision team leaders handling COVID distance learning?
Watch this brief video by Diane Colburn, Supervisor at one of Florida’s largest organizations for the visually impaired.
WATCH NOW AT:
--Marty Schultz President, Objective Ed
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How are other vision team leaders handling COVID distance learning?
Watch this brief video by Diane Colburn, Supervisor at one of Florida’s largest organizations for the visually impaired.
WATCH NOW AT:
--Marty Schultz President, Objective Ed
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Orientation and Mobility Supervisor Opening
Maryland School for the Blind (MSB) has an opening for Orientation and Mobility Supervisor...?
— Chris Tabb
Mobile: 512.660.2750
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Virtual Pass to Mobility Matters, 2020
Portland State University is offering Mobility Matters for the next 3 weeks as a Virtual Pass for just 45 dollars. Please share with those who may be interested, who may not have attended the live event.
Registration is available here:??
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Attendees can earn ACVREP credits by taking short 4-question quizzes at the end of each session. There are 17 sessions to choose from- all captioned and all available in American Sign Language. We had some really interesting speakers! Handouts are available for downloading. Check out the site for all of our topics and speakers.
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Please note:?For those pursuing ACVREP credits, the deadline to submit quizzes is June 10.
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Thank you,
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Re: Resources for returning to school during social distancing
Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken, COMS
this is very nice resource to review- thanks Chris!
Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken, Certified O&M Specialist
Project Coordinator RT and O&M Programs
Hunter College CUNY
695 Park Ave 1140W
New York, NY 10065
212-772-4741
Top 5 Reasons to Choose Hunter Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments:
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Hunter College ITI Programs: Advanced Certificate in TVI
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wow thanks so much Chris!
Anne
Anne EVRARD -?????? ???????
COMS, Spécialiste en Orientation et Mobilité
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CIUSSS de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec
Centre de réadaptation en déficience physique-Déficience Visuelle?Vachon
375, rue Vachon
Trois-Rivières (Québec) G8T 8P6
Tél: 1 (819)? 378 4083? ext.1504
fax: 1 (819) 374 4967
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Here is a document from the UK that is a terrific resource for building your own plan...
https://habilitationviuk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Habilitation-Mobility-Risk-Assessment-COVID-19-procedures-May20.pdf
It is now added to the LiveBinder on O&M during Social Distancing at?https://www.livebinders.com/b/2667694
—
Chris Tabb
chris@...
Mobile: 512.660.2750
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Anne EVRARD?-?????? ???????
COMS, Spécialiste en Orientation et Mobilité
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Centre de réadaptation en déficience physique-Déficience Visuelle?Vachon
375, rue Vachon
Trois-Rivières (Québec) G8T 8P6
Tél: 1 (819)??378 4083? ext.1504
fax: 1 (819) 374 4967
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Re: Resources for returning to school during social distancing
Was really Joe?MacDonell from Atlantic Provinces who introduced me to it.
: )
— Chris Tabb
Mobile: 512.660.2750
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Centre de réadaptation en déficience physique-Déficience Visuelle?Vachon 375, rue Vachon Trois-Rivières (Québec) G8T 8P6 Tél: 1 (819)??378 4083? ext.1504 fax: 1 (819) 374 4967
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It is now added to the LiveBinder on O&M during Social Distancing at?
— Chris Tabb
Mobile: 512.660.2750 Anne EVRARD?-?????? ??????? COMS, Spécialiste en Orientation et Mobilité ? ? ? ? ? ???  ? ? ?  CIUSSS de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec Centre de réadaptation en déficience physique-Déficience Visuelle?Vachon 375, rue Vachon Trois-Rivières (Québec) G8T 8P6 Tél: 1 (819)??378 4083? ext.1504 fax: 1 (819) 374 4967
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wow thanks so much Chris!
Anne
Anne EVRARD -?????? ???????
COMS, Spécialiste en Orientation et Mobilité
? ? ? ? ? ??? ? ? ?
CIUSSS de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec
Centre de réadaptation en déficience physique-Déficience Visuelle?Vachon
375, rue Vachon
Trois-Rivières (Québec) G8T 8P6
Tél: 1 (819)? 378 4083? ext.1504
fax: 1 (819) 374 4967
E-Mail: anne_evrard@...
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Here is a document from the UK that is a terrific resource for building your own plan...
It is now added to the LiveBinder on O&M during Social Distancing at?
—
Chris Tabb
Mobile: 512.660.2750
--
Anne EVRARD?-?????? ???????
COMS, Spécialiste en Orientation et Mobilité
? ? ? ? ? ??? ? ? ?
CIUSSS de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec
Centre de réadaptation en déficience physique-Déficience Visuelle?Vachon
375, rue Vachon
Trois-Rivières (Québec) G8T 8P6
Tél: 1 (819)??378 4083? ext.1504
fax: 1 (819) 374 4967
E-Mail:?anne_evrard@...
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Resources for returning to school during social distancing
Here is a document from the UK that is a terrific resource for building your own plan...
It is now added to the LiveBinder on O&M during Social Distancing at?
— Chris Tabb
Mobile: 512.660.2750
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My masks have been loose so I just tie a knot in one of the elastics that goes behind the ear.
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Any hat, mask or hood requires adjusting to how it feels ?to process environmental information when traveling. However, I personally have weighed the consequences of refusing to make allowances for these at times uncomfortable accommodations to my personal
preferences, realizing that sometimes, I just have to do certain things like wear hats and hoods when it’s freezing out and masks when the little Coronas might be out to get me.
?make ??
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Styron, ACTCP
Blindness
Low Vision Specialist II
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In my family, no single mask design fits everyone comfortably and we have all had to try multiple masks. Two solutions are available to those who don’t tolerate straps/strings pulling on their ears.
? First, you could get cloth masks with four strings. ?Tie the top strings above your ears and the others below to keep the ears free. You could also try tying the bottom pair high on the back of your head and bringing the top strings down to
the base of the skull which helps some people avoid fogging their glasses.
? Second, Amazon has at least 50 products under the category of “mask strap extenders” typically around ten dollars. ?Ours, pictured below, is a plastic strap about six inches long with three hooks on each end so you have some control over how
tight the mask is. We can wash sanitize and reuse these. We got ten of them. You still need to find a mask with straps about the right length but hooking the straps to this extender takes the pressure off your ears.
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?We have had complaints that facial vision, is impacted.? I have suggested that folks practice wearing masks in the home & familiar areas, to be sure that this not an issue.? Right now I do not know if that impact will fade with time, after using
masks for awhile.? I'm waiting for a couple people to get back to me with their observations.? However this is not universal for everyone.
Meg Robertson COMS
Director Orientation & Mobility Department
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
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Boston MA 02111
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What are everyone’s thoughts on face masks and their effect on blind travelers? They can change ear shape and obscure sensory input. Are there specific designs that may be less problematic than others?
Thanks,
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Any hat, mask or hood requires adjusting to how it feels ?to process environmental information when traveling. However, I personally have weighed the consequences of refusing to make allowances for these at times uncomfortable accommodations to my personal
preferences, realizing that sometimes, I just have to do certain things like wear hats and hoods when it’s freezing out and masks when the little Coronas might be out to get me.
?make ??
Sheila
Styron, ACTCP
Blindness
Low Vision Specialist II
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In my family, no single mask design fits everyone comfortably and we have all had to try multiple masks. Two solutions are available to those who don’t tolerate straps/strings pulling on their ears.
? First, you could get cloth masks with four strings. ?Tie the top strings above your ears and the others below to keep the ears free. You could also try tying the bottom pair high on the back of your head and bringing the top strings down to
the base of the skull which helps some people avoid fogging their glasses.
? Second, Amazon has at least 50 products under the category of “mask strap extenders” typically around ten dollars. ?Ours, pictured below, is a plastic strap about six inches long with three hooks on each end so you have some control over how
tight the mask is. We can wash sanitize and reuse these. We got ten of them. You still need to find a mask with straps about the right length but hooking the straps to this extender takes the pressure off your ears.
Will Horton
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?We have had complaints that facial vision, is impacted.? I have suggested that folks practice wearing masks in the home & familiar areas, to be sure that this not an issue.? Right now I do not know if that impact will fade with time, after using
masks for awhile.? I'm waiting for a couple people to get back to me with their observations.? However this is not universal for everyone.
Meg Robertson COMS
Director Orientation & Mobility Department
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
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Boston MA 02111
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What are everyone’s thoughts on face masks and their effect on blind travelers? They can change ear shape and obscure sensory input. Are there specific designs that may be less problematic than others?
Thanks,
Angela Smith, COMS
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In my family, no single mask design fits everyone comfortably and we have all had to try multiple masks. Two solutions are available to those who don’t tolerate straps/strings pulling on their ears. ? First, you could get cloth masks with four strings. ?Tie the top strings above your ears and the others below to keep the ears free. You could also try tying the bottom pair high on the back of your head and bringing the top strings down to the base of the skull which helps some people avoid fogging their glasses. ? Second, Amazon has at least 50 products under the category of “mask strap extenders” typically around ten dollars. ?Ours, pictured below, is a plastic strap about six inches long with three hooks on each end so you have some control over how tight the mask is. We can wash sanitize and reuse these. We got ten of them. You still need to find a mask with straps about the right length but hooking the straps to this extender takes the pressure off your ears.
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On May 26, 2020, at 4:00 PM, Robertson, Meg (MCB) <Meg.Robertson@...> wrote:
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?We have had complaints that facial vision, is impacted.? I have suggested that folks practice wearing masks in the home & familiar areas, to be sure that this not an issue.? Right now I do not know if that impact will fade with time, after using masks for
awhile.? I'm waiting for a couple people to get back to me with their observations.? However this is not universal for everyone.
Meg Robertson COMS
Director Orientation & Mobility Department
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
600 Washington St.
Boston MA 02111
Meg.Robertson@...
617-626-7581
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What are everyone’s thoughts on face masks and their effect on blind travelers? They can change ear shape and obscure sensory input. Are there specific designs that may be less problematic than others?
Thanks,
Angela Smith, COMS
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Hi My input...all masks needs plastic insert for thosecfolks who are hard of hearing.
Coby
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On May 26, 2020, at 1:48 PM, Smith, Angela < axs0002@...> wrote: What are everyone’s thoughts on face masks and their effect on blind travelers? They can change ear shape and obscure sensory input. Are there specific designs that may be less problematic than others?
Thanks,
Angela Smith, COMS
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Chris Tabb