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We're very excited to announce that our next conference of the Southeastern O&M Association (SOMA) will be at the beautiful Embassy Suites by Hilton in Huntsville, Alabama! Part of the pre-conference

https://youtu.be/tflFFacoMa8?si=Lns9a21hds80md5E Here is a Youtube video showing a sample of what I mentioned and there can be different brands. I think at the workshop it was wrapped around a grip

I have used thermoplastic pellets to make cane grips molded to the user’s hand. Coretta Cooper, COMS (she/her) Orientation and Mobility Instructor State of Maine Division for the Blind and Visually

OTs use a substance that appears like plastic beads and once heated it gels and can be put on a grip and then using the clients had you could form fit it. You could even use a strip to wrap around

I was thinking the same thing Michael - rather than a larger grip, something to wrap around to help hold it. Brilliant! — Dona ————————— Dona Sauerburger, COMS Certified

This is rather a long shot because my experience was from several years ago, and resulted in limited success. I do not have access to the records about it because they were the property of my employer

I have this big memory of a workshop I attended where they had some thing that you could form like putty that would dry hard so that you could make it fit the person‘s hand in the way that would

Thanks, Meg, for listing the guidelines!! I’d agree -on all stairs. Only had one student request the top step only. If you are in a school district, they most likely have an ADA compliance staff

I have two students who have some significant issues with maintaining their grip on the cane handle (rubber golf grip) due in one case to a stroke and in the other case to a muscular condition similar

Thanks Meg! This has been an interesting back and forth. Lots of interesting commentary. Ruth Weinrib, M.Ed., MA, COMS R.Weinrib.COMS@... 617.877.9595

Hooray Meg! — Christopher J. Tabb, M.A., COMS chris@... <mailto:chris@...> Mobile: 512.660.2750 ? Digital Badge Confirmation

Just as a side note to Michael’s addition of ADAAG, I believe there are different guidance that exist in different states. Like many things, states can go above and beyond a federal standard but

There is a new rule from the US Access Board which will require contrasted tread edges on stairs Final Rule: Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way The leading

So far, you have received two differing views from Julie and Ruth. I notice that both views are expressed based on what might happen with a particular student. Julie is writing from her actual

I agree with Julie, All the stairs! Eileen wrote:

Hi, My experience has been as such: Fluorescent floor paint has worked best. Tape tends to peel up, and can become a trip hazard. It can be personal preference based on the environmental lighting,

ALL of the stairs. I had a high school student with just low enough vision to get around, with the exception of black stairs (with black tactile edges) in a lower light stairwell. He could not see any

Hello, I am a COMS on Boston's north shore. I am curious about what you usually recommend for stair markings in public schools. I have heard of 2 schools of thought: marking the edge of ALL stairs

Announcing an informative webinar The Orientation and Mobility Specialist Association (OMSA) is proud to host the following webinar with CEUs on February 8, 2024. O&M in the DeafBlind World Thursday,

Dear everyone! John here: Flights booked. Hotel rooms reserved. Tuxedo rented. But the shoes--the question of shoes is yet to be resolved. I am excited that we will have a “miniature weather