"howliday" greetings
Hi folks! Just want to extend "howliday" greetings to everyone! After 11:00 a.m. PST I'll be on "staycation" until January 2nd. I'll be around via email except on the 25th. I want to extend greetings
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Jen
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#1732
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Interview transcript
Hello everyone! John here: For anyone interested, the radio interview I did on CBC Radio's The Sunday Magazine show, which aired last Sunday across Canada, is available online. The occasion for the
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John Lee Clark
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#1731
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Join APH's O&M Needs Focus Groups at ATIA Conference!
Dear O&M Specialists, TVIs/COM S , and Colleagues, APH is excited to extend an exclusive invitation to join our Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Needs Focus Groups at the upcoming Assistive Technology
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Denise Snow
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#1730
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Radio
Hello everyone! John here: I got word that an interview I did will be aired tomorrow morning across Canada. The Sunday Magazine, 9 a.m. in all time zones. Just in case some Canadians would like to
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John Lee Clark
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#1729
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Re: Stair markings
Meg, What happens when PROWAG indicates one condition and ADAAG indicates another? It seems that ADAAG still has¡ Recommendation: Providing visual contrast (light-on-dark or dark-on-light) on the
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Chris Tabb
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#1728
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FW: [PT] FW: (DFF) Home based exhibition for Bay Area Disabled folks!
Hello everyone! John here: I got this from a fellow Disability Futures Fellow! A wonderful concept, bringing artworks into the homes of folks so they don¡¯t have to go to a museum to enjoy the art or
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John Lee Clark
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#1727
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Re: RRFBs
Thanks. I may indeed be in touch with you off list as this progresses. I appreciate your suggestions and I realize that they are spot on, but I apparently was not clear about the status of where
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Michael Byington
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#1726
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Re: RRFBs
Michael, since they took away accessiblity from the intersections, I would first contact the Traffic Engineer & ADA Coordinator of the City to file a complaint, with in the city¡¯s process and then
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Meg Robertson
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#1725
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Re: Chicken or egg - good architectural design, or good strategies that transcend design?
This seems to be a good thread to plug this information into. I want to tell you all about a related advocacy issue we have going on in my hometown of Topeka, and about some of the barriers we have
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Michael Byington
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Re: Chicken or egg - good architectural design, or good strategies that transcend design?
Thanks Dona, for the below comments. In this discussion, I would add that when I began in the professional over 35 years ago, our course work was mainly based on working with totally blind
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Meg Robertson
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#1723
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Re: Chicken or egg - good architectural design, or good strategies that transcend design?
Sending again after fixing some typos (this response is based on my 54 years in O&M): Omigosh, Robert, you¡¯ve raised SUCH a profound question!!! For the first 30 or 40 years of our profession, we
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Dona Sauerburger
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#1722
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Chicken or egg - good architectural design, or good strategies that transcend design?
Omigosh, Robert, you¡¯ve raised SUCH a profound question!!! For the first 30 or 40 years of our profession, we focused only on strategies to deal with the environment as it was. It never occurred to
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Dona Sauerburger
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Re: Using the rail to determine end of stairway (was Stair markings)
Robert - Thanks for sharing this chi tai walk.. It is cool to see a for a type of navigational procession. Will definitely dig on that. Dona, I am glad that you are throwing caution to your students
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Robert T. Sirvage
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#1720
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Re: Stair markings
Hey Robert! John here: Wonderful thoughts here! I agree with you that a marker at the beginning and at the end of a mode is good, and that marking each step is not the message we want, nor does it
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John Lee Clark
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Using the rail to determine end of stairway (was Stair markings)
HI there Robert! I love your insights about using your foot to find the end of the stairway. That can indeed be very effective! I had to smile as it reminded me of walking in total darkness in China
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Dona Sauerburger
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#1718
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Re: Stair markings
Hello all,, This is my first submission to this forum after having been following different threads quietly. One thing that interests me is the process of developing standards and codification. And
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Robert T. Sirvage
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#1717
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Re: Stair markings
Meg, This is very helpful. It would be good if this could be universally recommended on O&M reports. Best, Kelly [email protected]> wrote:
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Kelly Phillips
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SOMA O&M Conference October 26-29, 2024 - call for papers!
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
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Dona Sauerburger
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#1715
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Re: cane grip improvements
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
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Schmid, Gina J
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#1714
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Re: cane grip improvements
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
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Cooper, Coretta
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