Should we change the definition of independent walking?
Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken, COMS
I have so many families request belt canes explain they would like a belt cane, because although their children are "walking"
"able to walk" meant "he will fall or hit is head if something is in front of him He easily runs into doors and walls. Trips over planters and steps on his younger sibling."? (this was from a family of 38 month old boy with CVI)
For far too long, O&M specialists have allowed this hurtful definition of walking to be part of our discussion with parents of young children. But please remember we have a unique profession.
Unlike the others.
TVIs, PTs - they don't know what we know about the importance of safe mobility to walking. In fact, that's the only reason why we teach cane skills - cane arc safe mobility is a game
changer for all who can employ rod canes this way.
A child at 24 months, 35 months- 15 months- wearing belt canes now has info to stop these body blows, and begin self-confident exploration and real independent walking - not painful excursions
into the unknown.
Belt canes are canes for children who are blind and mobility visually impaired.
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
and O&M?
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Webinar - Supporting People with Vision Impairments in Automated Vehicles
Someone just sent me info on this webinar on a project titled Supporting People with Vision Impairments in Automated Vehicles. I hadn't heard anything about the project.? Seems like something many O&Mers would like to know more about.? Webinar is free; link to registration info is:
Janet
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Janet M. Barlow
Accessible Design for the Blind
3 Manila Street
Asheville, NC 28806
770-317-0611
jmbarlow@...
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Sunday is SOMA Deadline for Call for Papers!
Hi everyone!? Our “LIVE” Online SOMA conference is December 14-15,
2020, and folks are getting excited – it’s so gratifying to see what happens
when O&Ms get their creative juices going!? I just got off the phone
brainstorming with an O&M who has so much to share, but has never presented
or published – she is now putting together some proposals for SOMA
sessions!
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One of her proposals is for a Roundtable on a topic she’s very interested
in exploring.? This is a great medium for any of you who aren’t confident
that you’ll have enough information to support a whole presentation by December,
but you want to get your feet wet and lead a discussion on a topic that
interests you.? The Roundtable moderator can start off with a short
presentation to share ideas and set the stage, and then open it up for
discussion.? If you’d like to do that, send us your proposal!
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We plan to offer enough concurrent sessions that we can keep the audience
small (30-50 people) to facilitate interaction.? That means we may ask
presenters to do their session twice, like we did for the 2016 SOMA in
Chattanooga. This gives participants more choices for each session (they can
choose 2 out of each 8 sessions instead of only 1 out of every 4)
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To submit your proposal or get more information, go to our -- this
Sunday is the deadline, so put your thinking cap on and get back to us!? If
you want to brainstorm your ideas like the O&M did this afternoon, or if you
want to submit a proposal but can’t get it ready by Sunday, let us know.
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Meanwhile, folks from around the U.S. and Canada have been – the end of this month is the deadline for the Early Bird registration
of $99 (fully refunded if requested by September).
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For more
information, check out our website at
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Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger,
COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... /
301-858-0138
www.sauerburger.org
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No Internet? No problem - Watch this 1 minute video on distance learning
Watch this brief video on how to use ObjectiveEd with students who have no Internet access, or in the car or outside.
WATCH NOW AT:
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"Visionary" Shirt Fundraiser
There is still time to snatch up your “Visionary” shirt to support Arkansas AER!
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We are selling t-shirts featuring the word?Visionary. The "o" in?visionary?is depicted as a magnifying glass and?visionary?is also written in braille below the print word. (Note: the braille is not tactual.)? I hope you?will?consider?ordering a shirt and/or sharing this on social media. The shirts will arrive 12 days after the campaign ends.?
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BBC News: Uber: Taxi refusals make man feel 'second-class citizen'
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Your time saving gift from the Allied Independence community
Hi friends!!?
How would it feel to be able to consistently teach impactful lessons, even when you didn't have time to plan? Some leaders in our community created 8 REMOTE LESSON PLANS so you always have a lesson to draw on when things get crazy. They're completely done-for-you and include the digital materials that you need to teach the lesson plan. Plus, they're completely customizable so you can individualize the lesson to your student's needs. (FYI: We don't have any for adult clients but are working on getting you some).
Here's the thing-, from us!?
Over 400 O&M Specialists have grabbed their free remote lesson plans and I didn't want you to miss out. You can grab your copy through this link:?
If these interest you, you'll be happy to know that we are curating monthly lesson plans to help you show up as your best even when life gets hectic. More on Clarity, the brand new monthly lesson plan bundles later.?
For now, check out your free lesson plans:?
Happy to answer your questions and wishing you all the best!
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Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken, COMS
Dear O&M community:
Blind babies need the protection of cane arc safe mobility, but they cannot correctly employ a hand-held cane. The sooner we forgive blind two and three-year-olds for not being responsible enough for their own safety and being unable to correctly use rod
canes the better, don't you think? Sighted three year olds are not asked to be so responsible.
I'm asking for a friend... (he is blind, age two and still mouthing toys because he doesn't walk, talk or explore- due to the fact that he is blind and is afraid of walking since he can't see where he's going) who is on the waiting list for a belt cane.
Happy Independence day!
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
and O&M?
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Re: Congenital Stationary Night Blindness
I have 2 students currently w CSNB and one former student, a great success story of transitioning between high school and college and then into adulthood.?
I will state, unequivocally, the most important thing is to ensure they are gaining confidence at dawn and dusk and then into the night. Don and dusk instruction allow you and them to gauge the impact of their condition and evaluate the impact of cones of light
with street lights, headlights, etc.
The three students I have experience with varied greatly in their preferences for facing oncoming traffic with lights or putting their back to them. It’s the most critical issue we determined was the evacuation of buildings in low or no light conditions.
I feel it’s essential that the team explores various parts of the building and the impact it may have been a power outage. Also, building confidence to walk to and from the bus during winter months or daylight savings is also a situation of empowerment.?
Kevin?
On Jul 3, 2020, at 12:27 PM, Dona Sauerburger <dona@...> wrote:
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Marty, Chris was talking about having the child explore the bedroom non-visually, not videogames.
-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138
________________________________________
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From: Marty Schultz
Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: [OandM] Congenital Stationary Night Blindness
?
Chris,
?
Were you thinking about ObjectiveEd’s Wayfinding or Barnyard, or some of the Blindfold Games.? If it’s the latter, I was wondering which you were referring to.
?
Happy 4th.? Are you back in Texas?
?
—惭补谤迟测
?
On Jul 3, 2020, at 8:24 AM, Chris Tabb <chris@...> wrote:
?
Hi Anne,
?
Though I have never worked with a child with CSNB, I would have to imagine the night lights just do not provide enough illumination to provide him a clear enough picture of gross object perception or even perhaps a visual target for him to walk toward.
One thing to encourage Mom to try is some games under blindfold; games they can do together in the daytime or during lighted conditions so that he does not feel forced to travel non-visually, it would be a choice. Once he/they have had some fun exploring non-visually,
his confidence in his ability to use clues in his environment, the wall line to trail along, etc. he will likely have a much easier go of things at night because he has learned how to travel non-visually in play.
?
?
—
Chris Tabb
?
chris@...
Mobile: 512.660.2750
On Jul 2, 2020, at 5:22 PM, Anne Evrard (MCQ) <anne_evrard@...> wrote:
?
Hi from Québec!
Next week,
I am going? to? meet a young boy (10 yeard old) whose diagnosis is CSNB,: according to the ophtalmologist report, he has? a relatively good VA and VF (I am waiting for the results of the most recent vision test).
Mom relates the only problem in his mobility happens? at night when he has to go by himself to the bathroom. Because he is sharing the room with vbrother, he can't turn on the general light in the bedroom and hall.
Mom says there are night-lights on the way to go and he can use his? own? flash light also.?
Yet, he always calls his mom to go to the bathroom.
?
Anyone in the group has experience with children with CSNB?
I would really appreciate your sharing , knowing that I was asked to just giving some advices (not directly working with him!)!
?
Thanks and Happy July the 4th!
?
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
E-Mail:?anne_evrard@...
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Re: Congenital Stationary Night Blindness
thanks so much Fabiana, Staci and Chris for helping me! it's really appreciated!
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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I worked with ?a child ?with stationary night blindness for 3 years. Originally, he was misdiagnosed as having RP and then the diagnosis was corrected. I performed a FVA during the day and another one at night and dim illumination for comparison
side by side, which proved very useful since he functioned pretty well during the day. We decided to work on cane training for night travel and visual efficiency and telescope training for day travel in addition to the traditional orientation and mobility
skills and concepts ( intersection analysis, environmental concepts, etc). I highly recommend ?performing a night time FVA given the diagnosis to have a better understanding of his needs.
Fabiana
Marty, Chris was talking about having the child explore the bedroom non-visually, not videogames.
-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138
________________________________________
?
From: Marty Schultz
Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: [OandM] Congenital Stationary Night Blindness
?
Chris,
?
Were you thinking about ObjectiveEd’s Wayfinding or Barnyard, or some of the Blindfold Games.? If it’s the latter, I was wondering which you were referring to.
?
Happy 4th.? Are you back in Texas?
?
—惭补谤迟测
?
On Jul 3, 2020, at 8:24 AM, Chris Tabb <chris@...> wrote:
?
Hi Anne,
?
Though I have never worked with a child with CSNB, I would have to imagine the night lights just do not provide enough illumination to provide him a clear enough picture of gross object perception or even perhaps a visual target for him to walk toward.
One thing to encourage Mom to try is some games under blindfold; games they can do together in the daytime or during lighted conditions so that he does not feel forced to travel non-visually, it would be a choice. Once he/they have had some fun exploring non-visually,
his confidence in his ability to use clues in his environment, the wall line to trail along, etc. he will likely have a much easier go of things at night because he has learned how to travel non-visually in play.
?
?
—
Chris Tabb
?
chris@...
Mobile: 512.660.2750
On Jul 2, 2020, at 5:22 PM, Anne Evrard (MCQ) <anne_evrard@...> wrote:
?
Hi from Québec!
Next week,
I am going? to? meet a young boy (10 yeard old) whose diagnosis is CSNB,: according to the ophtalmologist report, he has? a relatively good VA and VF (I am waiting for the results of the most recent vision test).
Mom relates the only problem in his mobility happens? at night when he has to go by himself to the bathroom. Because he is sharing the room with vbrother, he can't turn on the general light in the bedroom and hall.
Mom says there are night-lights on the way to go and he can use his? own? flash light also.?
Yet, he always calls his mom to go to the bathroom.
?
Anyone in the group has experience with children with CSNB?
I would really appreciate your sharing , knowing that I was asked to just giving some advices (not directly working with him!)!
?
Thanks and Happy July the 4th!
?
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
Tél: 1 (819) ?378 4083? ext.1504
fax: 1 (819) 374 4967
E-Mail:?anne_evrard@...
?
?
--
Fabiana Perla, Ed.D, COMS, CLVT
(she/her/hers)
Chair, Dept. of Blindness & Low Vision Studies
College of Education & Rehabilitation
8360 Old York Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-780-1367
FPerla@...
www.s
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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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Re: Congenital Stationary Night Blindness
I worked with ?a child ?with stationary night blindness for 3 years. Originally, he was misdiagnosed as having RP and then the diagnosis was corrected. I performed a FVA during the day and another one at night and dim illumination for comparison side by side, which proved very useful since he functioned pretty well during the day. We decided to work on cane training for night travel and visual efficiency and telescope training for day travel in addition to the traditional orientation and mobility skills and concepts ( intersection analysis, environmental concepts, etc). I highly recommend ?performing a night time FVA given the diagnosis to have a better understanding of his needs. Fabiana
Marty, Chris was talking about having the child explore the bedroom
non-visually, not videogames.
--
Dona ________________________________________ Dona Sauerburger,
COMS Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... /
301-858-0138 ________________________________________
?
From: Marty
Schultz
Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: [OandM] Congenital Stationary Night
Blindness
?
Chris,
?
Were you thinking about ObjectiveEd’s Wayfinding or Barnyard, or some of
the Blindfold Games.? If it’s the latter, I was wondering which you were
referring to.
?
Happy 4th.? Are you back in Texas?
?
—惭补谤迟测
?
On Jul 3, 2020, at 8:24 AM, Chris Tabb
<chris@...> wrote:
?
Hi Anne,
?
Though I have never worked with a child with CSNB, I would have to
imagine the night lights just do not provide enough illumination to provide
him a clear enough picture of gross object perception or even perhaps a visual
target for him to walk toward. One thing to encourage Mom to try is some games
under blindfold; games they can do together in the daytime or during lighted
conditions so that he does not feel forced to travel non-visually, it would be
a choice. Once he/they have had some fun exploring non-visually, his
confidence in his ability to use clues in his environment, the wall line to
trail along, etc. he will likely have a much easier go of things at night
because he has learned how to travel non-visually in play.
?
?
—
Chris Tabb
?
chris@...
Mobile: 512.660.2750
On Jul 2, 2020, at 5:22 PM, Anne Evrard (MCQ)
<anne_evrard@...> wrote:
?
Hi
from Québec!
Next
week, I am going? to? meet a young boy (10 yeard old) whose
diagnosis is CSNB,: according to the ophtalmologist report, he has? a
relatively good VA and VF (I am waiting for the results of the most recent
vision test).
Mom
relates the only problem in his mobility happens? at night when he has
to go by himself to the bathroom. Because he is sharing the room with
vbrother, he can't turn on the general light in the bedroom and hall.
Mom
says there are night-lights on the way to go and he can use his?
own? flash light also.?
Yet,
he always calls his mom to go to the bathroom.
?
Anyone
in the group has experience with children with CSNB?
I
would really appreciate your sharing , knowing that I was asked to just
giving some advices (not directly working with him!)!
?
Thanks
and Happy July the 4th!
?
Anne
?
?
Anne
EVRARD?- ?????
???????
COMS, Spécialiste en
Orientation et Mobilité
????????????
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<Outlook-p4c5y45t.jpg>
CIUSSS de la
Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec
Centre de réadaptation en déficience physique-Déficience
Visuelle
Tél: 1 (819) ?378
4083? ext.1504
fax: 1 (819) 374 4967
E-Mail:?anne_evrard@...
?
?
--
Fabiana Perla, Ed.D, COMS, CLVT
(she/her/hers)
Chair, Dept. of Blindness & Low Vision Studies
College of Education & Rehabilitation
8360 Old York Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-780-1367
FPerla@...
www.s
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Re: Congenital Stationary Night Blindness
Marty, Chris was talking about having the child explore the bedroom
non-visually, not videogames.
--
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: Marty
Schultz
Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: [OandM] Congenital Stationary Night
Blindness
?
Chris,
?
Were you thinking about ObjectiveEd’s Wayfinding or Barnyard, or some of
the Blindfold Games.? If it’s the latter, I was wondering which you were
referring to.
?
Happy 4th.? Are you back in Texas?
?
—惭补谤迟测
?
On Jul 3, 2020, at 8:24 AM, Chris Tabb
<chris@...> wrote:
?
Hi Anne,
?
Though I have never worked with a child with CSNB, I would have to
imagine the night lights just do not provide enough illumination to provide
him a clear enough picture of gross object perception or even perhaps a visual
target for him to walk toward. One thing to encourage Mom to try is some games
under blindfold; games they can do together in the daytime or during lighted
conditions so that he does not feel forced to travel non-visually, it would be
a choice. Once he/they have had some fun exploring non-visually, his
confidence in his ability to use clues in his environment, the wall line to
trail along, etc. he will likely have a much easier go of things at night
because he has learned how to travel non-visually in play.
?
?
—
Chris Tabb
?
chris@...
Mobile: 512.660.2750
On Jul 2, 2020, at 5:22 PM, Anne Evrard (MCQ)
<anne_evrard@...> wrote:
?
Hi
from Québec!
Next
week, I am going? to? meet a young boy (10 yeard old) whose
diagnosis is CSNB,: according to the ophtalmologist report, he has? a
relatively good VA and VF (I am waiting for the results of the most recent
vision test).
Mom
relates the only problem in his mobility happens? at night when he has
to go by himself to the bathroom. Because he is sharing the room with
vbrother, he can't turn on the general light in the bedroom and hall.
Mom
says there are night-lights on the way to go and he can use his?
own? flash light also.?
Yet,
he always calls his mom to go to the bathroom.
?
Anyone
in the group has experience with children with CSNB?
I
would really appreciate your sharing , knowing that I was asked to just
giving some advices (not directly working with him!)!
?
Thanks
and Happy July the 4th!
?
Anne
?
?
Anne
EVRARD?- ?????
???????
COMS, Spécialiste en
Orientation et Mobilité
????????????
<Outlook-tz5m1i0z.jpg>????
<Outlook-p4c5y45t.jpg>
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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Re: Congenital Stationary Night Blindness
Chris,
Were you thinking about ObjectiveEd’s Wayfinding or Barnyard, or some of the Blindfold Games. ?If it’s the latter, I was wondering which you were referring to.
Happy 4th. ?Are you back in Texas?
—惭补谤迟测
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On Jul 3, 2020, at 8:24 AM, Chris Tabb < chris@...> wrote:
Hi Anne,
Though I have never worked with a child with CSNB, I would have to imagine the night lights just do not provide enough illumination to provide him a clear enough picture of gross object perception or even perhaps a visual target for him to walk toward. One thing to encourage Mom to try is some games under blindfold; games they can do together in the daytime or during lighted conditions so that he does not feel forced to travel non-visually, it would be a choice. Once he/they have had some fun exploring non-visually, his confidence in his ability to use clues in his environment, the wall line to trail along, etc. he will likely have a much easier go of things at night because he has learned how to travel non-visually in play.
— Chris Tabb
Mobile: 512.660.2750
Hi from Québec!
Next week,?I am going? to? meet a young boy (10 yeard old) whose diagnosis is CSNB,: according to the ophtalmologist report, he has? a relatively good VA and VF (I am waiting for the results of the most recent vision test). Mom relates the only problem in his mobility happens? at night when he has to go by himself to the bathroom. Because he is sharing the room with vbrother, he can't turn on the general light in the bedroom and hall.? Mom says there are night-lights on the way to go and he can use his? own? flash light also.?? Yet, he always calls his mom to go to the bathroom.
Anyone in the group has experience with children with CSNB?? I would really appreciate your sharing , knowing that I was asked to just giving some advices (not directly working with him!)!
Thanks and Happy July the 4th!
Anne
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Though I have never worked with a child with CSNB, I would have to imagine the night lights just do not provide enough illumination to provide him a clear enough picture of gross object perception or even perhaps a visual target for him to walk toward. One thing to encourage Mom to try is some games under blindfold; games they can do together in the daytime or during lighted conditions so that he does not feel forced to travel non-visually, it would be a choice. Once he/they have had some fun exploring non-visually, his confidence in his ability to use clues in his environment, the wall line to trail along, etc. he will likely have a much easier go of things at night because he has learned how to travel non-visually in play.
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Next week,?I am going? to? meet a young boy (10 yeard old) whose diagnosis is CSNB,: according to the ophtalmologist report, he has? a relatively good VA and VF (I am waiting for the results of the most recent vision test). Mom relates the only problem in his mobility happens? at night when he has to go by himself to the bathroom. Because he is sharing the room with vbrother, he can't turn on the general light in the bedroom and hall.? Mom says there are night-lights on the way to go and he can use his? own? flash light also.?? Yet, he always calls his mom to go to the bathroom.
Anyone in the group has experience with children with CSNB?? I would really appreciate your sharing , knowing that I was asked to just giving some advices (not directly working with him!)!
Thanks and Happy July the 4th!
Anne
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Hi from Québec!
Next week,?I am going? to? meet a young boy (10 yeard old) whose diagnosis is CSNB,: according to the ophtalmologist report,
he has? a relatively good VA and VF (I am waiting for the results of the most recent vision test).
Mom relates the only problem in his mobility happens? at night when he has to go by himself to the bathroom. Because he is sharing the room with vbrother, he can't turn on the general light in the bedroom and hall.?
Mom says there are night-lights on the way to go and he can use his? own? flash light also.??
Yet, he always calls his mom to go to the bathroom.
Anyone in the group has experience with children with CSNB??
I would really appreciate your sharing , knowing that I was asked to just giving some advices (not directly working with him!)!
Thanks and Happy July the 4th!
Anne
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Severity of visual field damage related to daily physical activity is MVI
Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken, COMS
I hope OK to introduce another topic today- this link to read an article written by an ophthalmologist came through my AER email digest just now ()
and a quick read about how adults who are visually impaired are physically inactive- and NO MENTION OF O&M OR CANES makes me want to reaffirm the new term I think O&M specialists need to adopt - mobility visually impaired (MVI). I know CVI recently became
NVI and we used to only serve blind people, and Our field changed our language from Blind to Low vision - and visually impaired- legally blind.
But ophthalmologists reports NEVER discuss the need for rod canes for adults or belt canes or rectangular canes for those whom rod canes don't work.? This just says expect less physical activity- how about the safety? Maybe they are smart enough to have
figured out the field loss means tripping and falling and injury?? All good reasons for canes.
The acronym BVI doesn't tell anybody if a person needs a cane for cane arc safe mobility.
You tell me BVI and I ask who needs a cane?
If you can't avoid collisions visually - you need a cane - you are MVI and we can add the B- because blind people need cane arc safe mobility, of course.
BVI doesn't say that- it says- hey you have a condition along a continuum- but do you need a cane???
I don't know unless I find out more about you.
MVI - says - YOU NEED TO ALWAYS USE A CANE.
What is the hold up with being more direct about who does and doesn't need cane arc safe mobility?
Grace
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Thanks John and Michael for the additional information you provided about this film. It certainly helps to fully get the picture of all of the visual aspects
of the film. And Michael, I’m happy to hear that the performance of Robert who played the part of Arty was good! This is very important in the grand scheme of things people can learn from this film.
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Hi Everyone,
I watched this program last night and overall I enjoyed it. Like Dona and others, I noted that the techniques and methods depicted are not textbook examples of best practice, per se, but once I got over myself (I am an O&M who tries to
remember that I don’t know everything about how people get around) on that, I found much to be appreciated. I will provide details below (after a spoiler alert), but on the whole, I thought the film was a great piece of cinematic story telling with strong
character development and an engaging plot. Both of the main actors were amazing. If the purpose of this film is to show that an individual who is deaf-blind can act then it was a total success. ?I also liked how the film was coupled with a documentary about
the making of the film (also very interesting) and a live discussion afterwards. It was clear from the comments on the live YouTube comment section that many people were quite moved. ?Finally, hats off to the attention paid to making the entire event accessible.
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Warning: Spoilers about “Feeling Through” below.?
Robert Tarango did an amazing job portraying Artie. The most interstellar part of this character is not that he is a person who is deaf-blind but that he is a person traveling home late at night after a date in which he (apparently) kissed
his date for the first time. I loved the smile on his face throughout the film, but especially after it is cleverly revealed that he (probably) had that first kiss. ?We can all relate to that feeling of being in La-La land. He moves through the movie appearing
to possess a certain na?veté about the world (perhaps he is just smitten), but in the end when he is saying goodbye to Tereek, he indicates that he has a much deeper understanding of Tereek’s situation than he let on. ?The viewer is left to fill in some blanks,
but good story telling always does.?
Steven Prescod did an equally great job portraying Tereek, a homeless teen who hangs out with his buddies and then has the extra task of finding a place to crash each night. ?His character is compelling because in spite of the difficulties
his homelessness imposes on his life (which seem almost mundane to him) he has enough curiosity to spend time with Artie and engage with him. ?He may not be the most charitable person (he steals all of Artie’s money after all) but he is interested in Artie
as a person. This dynamic creates a fascinating tension.?
The story telling is subtle. ?An attentive viewer learns a lot from a simple gesture, a scrap of dialog, or a quick glance at Artie’s notebook. Both characters are impacted by their circumstances and the consequences of their choices, but
they are both compelling and autonomous. ?Their interaction drives the plot. ?
This film probably can’t avoid being critiqued through the lens of how it portrays deaf-blindness but that is not it’s purpose, at least on a macro level (imagine the reviews of Breaking Bad if that show was seen as a portrayal of all high
school chemistry teachers). ?Hopefully there will be a day when Feeling Through is just one of many movies featuring characters who are deaf-blind, portrayed by actors who are deaf-blind, written by writers who are deaf-blind, and directed by people who are
deaf-blind telling the myriad and various stories of people who are deaf-blind. Until then, we have this one story of a chance encounter between two people.?
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Hello and I have been receiving emails and posts from people who are deafblind and DeafBlind who are interested in and support the film.? What I like about the filmmaker's work is that they have hosted several Facebook discussions with
people who are deafblind directly and they have been inclusive of those who live in the community with residential staff, so there are a wide range of travelers who are DeafBlind that are being included in these Facebook discussions.? In? some recent focus
group work that I have done with the?DeafBlind community, there was a strong desire expressed for people who are hearing and sighted to have greater empathy and understanding for their travel experiences. While they did not desire pity or to be thought of
as not capable, they did want the general public, as well as app designers and transportation providers to have a better sense of their travel challenges or barriers that they faced.? Some even strongly encouraged more people putting on blindfolds, just to
develop awareness, not to claim total understanding.
Thank you so much Dona for all of your work and for celebrating DeafBind awareness week!? It's a good discussion.
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Having read these opinions- I think it is important to recognize our implicit bias. Focus on the success- truth and openness of sharing the vulnerabilities of being dual sensory impaired. There may be those with the same disability who
are more capable and less trusting. But this is not a film about them.?
Grace
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Hi all. There has been a bit of a discussion going on via work e-mail about this movie as well, and
I just wanted to share the following message from one of my colleagues which provides a different perspective. I’m not saying that there are no flaws in this perspective, but that it’s another way to look at the film.
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Good Morning Donna!? I watched the movie and as a transit leader I agree that there were some parts
that I didn’t think did the community or transit justice.? As a sighted person, what it did well is to encourage people to stop and think for just a moment what it would be like to try to live a normal life without the senses we tend to take for granted.?
When the stranger takes a minute to close his eyes and cover his ears, it helped humanize the challenges of the DB person.? I also liked that Artie was shown as someone who was courageous (out on his own), normal (out on a date) and positive (smiling and unflappable,
laughing at finding the bottle of water).? I also think the pace of the movie, which was slow….helped show the patience it takes for Artie to go about his normal life.?
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At the end of the day, it was a first attempt at making a movie that represents the Deafblind community
and they chose an actor from that community.? It wasn’t perfect but it is a start and might encourage others to take a shot at similar projects or maybe to get involved.?
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I’m glad you recommended it and that I watched it.? Like most movies, it’s easy enough to “filter”
out the stuff that doesn’t ring true and try to get something good out of it.?
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So not only did I watch this, but I shared it with my colleagues here at Sound Transit. If we were
looking for a short film to show how people who are deaf-blind competently travel using public transit, then this was a fail. Not only does it show the lead character not using good travel skills, but he demonstrates a trust and dependence on strangers at
night in NYC that is probably not the norm. It shows buses passing him up and when one finally stops the operator is rude. Does this sort of thing happen in real life? Of course. If it was intended to be a short film demonstrating the lesson of humility and
learning human compassion for people who need help, then it’s probably not a total fail, but still a little questionable. Maybe it was supposed to disturb us?
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I’d like to hear HKNC’s perspective and why they supported it. Perhaps it was to give the actor the
opportunity to perform in a film. Art doesn’t always show the positive side of human nature or the most competent people.
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Also, there seems to be an ongoing presentation of additional videos about people who are deaf-blind
as part of this project which I didn’t check out. Maybe those are better or show different things?
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Your description makes me cringe. However, not all people are nice and/or competent. I know many don’t
like the blind character in “In the Dark” because she is not a goody two shoes sweet angelic blind girl, which is what we are used to seeing in movies and plays. Just saying, as I haven’t seen this film.
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Hi everyone!? I just finished watching the movie and the live discussion afterwards with the actors and director/writer,
and I am curious if anyone felt as uneasy about it as I did?? It turns out that a badly-worded street-crossing card was the least of the problems.? The Deafblind person came across as helpless and . . . well, na?ve or incompetent, and I worry what kind of
impression it makes about Deafblind people.? What was your impression?
For those who didn’t see the movie, when we first see the Deafblind person, he’s holding up a sign to get help to cross
a street, but that’s not what he wants – when a stranger taps him, he writes a note saying that he actually wants to find a certain bus.? While the stranger guides him to the bus shelter, he uses his cane and almost falls when it contacts a barrier, and the
stranger apologizes, thinking it was his fault.
When they get to the shelter, the DB person wants the stranger to stay and tell the bus driver to let him know when the
bus reaches his stop.? The stranger reluctantly agrees (which means he’ll be too late to find a place to spend the night) and while they’re waiting, the DB person asks if there is somewhere nearby where he can buy a soda.? The stranger asks if he can wait
and he says no, he’s really thirsty.
So the stranger guides him to a market and when they bring the soda to the cashier, the DB person hands his wallet to
the stranger to pay for it.? The stranger pays for it and helps himself to some of the money. Later, he regrets it, so after he gives instructions to the bus driver and the bus leaves, he gives the money to a homeless person.
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Hi everyone!? I have my popcorn ready to watch the movie described below, but I’ve been told that for some reason, the
card the deaf-blind person is using to cross the street was switched with the , based on research.
-- Dona
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Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
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Hi guys!? I hope you’ll join me in watching a movie I’ve heard about and am eager to see, to celebrate Deaf-Blind Awareness
week.? It’s tomorrow night, June 25, at 7:00 Eastern – info is below.
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Subject: Happy Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
Greetings All,
I wanted to take a moment to connect with everyone during Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.? In light of all the disconnection,
social distancing, and stay-at-home orders we have all endured over the past three months, it is fitting that the HKNC Deaf-Blind Awareness Week theme is centered around connections and thriving in the workplace. Despite all that we have been forced to accept,
we are all still thriving.? We are making our communities safer, many of us live in states where we helped to "flattened the curve and slow the spread" and our consumers are still thriving because of the services we are providing.?
For those of you who are still staying in or close to home, please join us tomorrow evening for an online presentation
of the movie Feeling Through. This short film about the chance encounter of a deafblind man and a young man has been a big hit all over the country.? Please share the link with your friends and families and encourage them to join the watch party as
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I'm having a challenging time finding just the movie itself.? Does anyone have a link?? What I find on the FB page and Youtube is more interviews and discussions.?
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It is available on their Facebook page or website as it is a YouTube video, anytime for those who missed it and every Friday they have the live discussion with a member of the deafblind community which is captioned and interpret and then posted
as well. It has included the actor from the movie who has talked about his life since the movie and having to come home. It is just not audio described or have live interpretations. If you are blind or deafblind as I am, you miss a lot of the subtle cues hence
they offer the special presentations AND to those who did not access the audio descriptions yesterday it was because you unfortunately were not informed that on their Facebook page it told you how to do so. Now why they are separated is a question of the fact
of how it was probably recorded and how YouTube and all of the different social media interact. As far as the content of the movie goes I will offer my humble perspective shortly...
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On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 9:31 PM Dona Sauerburger < dona@...> wrote:
Hi everyone!? I just finished watching the movie and the live discussion afterwards with the actors and director/writer, and I am curious if anyone felt as uneasy about it as I did?? It turns out that a badly-worded street-crossing card was the least of
the problems.? The Deafblind person came across as helpless and . . . well, na?ve or incompetent, and I worry what kind of impression it makes about Deafblind people.? What was your impression?
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For those who didn’t see the movie, when we first see the Deafblind person, he’s holding up a sign to get help to cross a street, but that’s not what he wants – when a stranger taps him, he writes a note saying that he actually wants to find a certain
bus.? While the stranger guides him to the bus shelter, he uses his cane and almost falls when it contacts a barrier, and the stranger apologizes, thinking it was his fault.
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When they get to the shelter, the DB person wants the stranger to stay and tell the bus driver to let him know when the bus reaches his stop.? The stranger reluctantly agrees (which means he’ll be too late to find a place to spend the night) and while
they’re waiting, the DB person asks if there is somewhere nearby where he can buy a soda.? The stranger asks if he can wait and he says no, he’s really thirsty.
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So the stranger guides him to a market and when they bring the soda to the cashier, the DB person hands his wallet to the stranger to pay for it.? The stranger pays for it and helps himself to some of the money. Later, he regrets it, so after he gives
instructions to the bus driver and the bus leaves, he gives the money to a homeless person.
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-- Dona
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Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138
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Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 6:48 PM
Subject: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- incorrect street-crossing card!
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Hi everyone!? I have my popcorn ready to watch the movie described below, but I’ve been told that for some reason, the card the deaf-blind person is using to cross the street was switched with the
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Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138
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Subject: [OandM] MOVIE tomorrow for Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
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From: Carrie Benson
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:38 PM
To: Cynthia Ingraham
Subject: Happy Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
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Greetings All,
I wanted to take a moment to connect with everyone during Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.? In light of all the disconnection, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders we have all
endured over the past three months, it is fitting that the HKNC Deaf-Blind Awareness Week theme is centered around connections and thriving in the workplace. Despite all that we have been forced to accept, we are all still thriving.? We are making our communities
safer, many of us live in states where we helped to "flattened the curve and slow the spread" and our consumers are still thriving because of the services we are providing.?
For those of you who are still staying in or close to home, please join us tomorrow evening for an online presentation of the movie
Feeling Through. This short film about the chance encounter of a deafblind man and a young man has been a big hit all over the country.? Please share the link with your friends and families and encourage them to join the watch party as well.
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June 27 -- Helen Keller's Birthday!
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