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visual motor activities for a visually impaired toddler
Hello all I understand this may be a little off topic but I have a toddler who is delayed in visual motor activities e.g. using markers, identifying pictures, etc. She also has severe depth perception
By Rosemary Gribbin · #1774 ·
Registration now open for Bravo Summer Camps in NC
Registration is now open for Bravo Summer Camps! We have two camps available this summer:? our Bravo Asheville Day Camp (July 15-19) and our Bravo Nantahala Adventure Camp (July 21-25).? You can
By Jay Hardwig · #1773 ·
Registration for Feb 20 webinar Understanding Modern Signals
Hi everyone!? Registration for the webinar I told you about last week (described below) is ready. If you are an__ *AER member, _you can click here to register
By Dona Sauerburger · #1772 ·
Re: AER /EAC webinar on signalized crossings 7-8:30 EST February 20!
Wow, Gina -- yes, that sounds like it!? I'm embarrassed I didn't know it was up - I'll be glad to see you there! This webinar will be open to everyone, AER and the O&M Division's Environmental Access
By Dona Sauerburger · #1771 ·
Re: AER /EAC webinar on signalized crossings 7-8:30 EST February 20!
I signed up already and looking forward to it Dona! I signed up on the AER Learning- is that the right place? It was called Understanding Modern Signals on 2/20. Gina Certified Orientation & Mobility
By Schmid, Gina J · #1770 ·
AER /EAC webinar on signalized crossings 7-8:30 EST February 20!
Hi everyone! ?JoAnne Chalom, Jack Mitchell and I are very excited about doing a webinar for O&Ms on crossing at modern signalized intersections! ?It¡¯s sponsored by the Environmental Access
By Dona Sauerburger · #1769 ·
Re: Older Individuals and Support Issues
I have experienced this conundrum in my own practice. When I was the O&M Specialist for Envision, I always ran the placement of a support cane with a client through the PT consultants they kept on
By Michael Byington · #1768 ·
Re: Older Individuals and Support Issues
No, Dona, they are not the thin ID canes but support cane types with white & red markings. We found that older individuals preferred this type of cane vs using a long cane for ID (Not protection) and
By Meg Robertson · #1767 ·
Re: Older Individuals and Support Issues
I have no ¡°evidence¡± that is true, but I have also been told that by the PTs that I worked with when talking about me after breaking my foot and my coworker after knee surgery. My PT said as soon
By Julie Henry · #1766 ·
Re: Older Individuals and Support Issues
Meg, are these the slender ¡°ID¡± canes? Or heavy short support canes? Our agency used to give out support canes as an ID cane (before I came on board) and when I worked with them later, they had
By Dona Sauerburger · #1765 ·
Re: Older Individuals and Support Issues
At the Mass. Commission for the Blind, the O&M Dept., we issued ¡¯short canes¡± for ID and/or visual support to older adults, who did not need a long cane for protection around obstacles. Almost all
By Meg Robertson · #1764 ·
Re: Older Individuals and Support Issues
Thank you. That is exactly what I was looking for. Julie Julie Henry O&M Specialist 411 W. Front | Tyler, TX | 75702 O: 903.590.4356 [A black text on a white background Description automatically
By Julie Henry · #1763 ·
Re: Five Protactile Educators Walk Out
MOD NOTE: FYI: This is being distributed widely and should not have been. I believe in transparency; however, this is an instance where I think it went too far. Notification of cancellation of a
By Jen · #1762 ·
Five Protactile Educators Walk Out
Dear everyone, John here: The OandM may not be the place to discuss this in depth, but it is an important development in the professional landscape we share. It may leave you with helpful insights.
By John Lee Clark · #1761 ·
O&M Symposium Doors Closing Thursday!
We have 495 O&M Specialists already registered for the O&M Symposium <https://www.orientationandmobilitysymposium.com/>! I am constantly in awe of how much this community steps up for their learners
By Kassandra Maloney Heil · #1760 ·
Re: Older Individuals and Support Issues
P.S.? Many years ago, I had lots of clients with low vision who had been given a white support cane (long story!).? All of them expressed the need for a support cane for balance but when they tried
By Dona Sauerburger · #1759 ·
Re: Older Individuals and Support Issues
Hi Julie!? I always recommend that the client go to a PT (funded either by insurance if prescribed by a doctor, or the agency that is paying for my services).? They are the only ones qualified to
By Dona Sauerburger · #1758 ·
CE opportunity
The Orientation and Mobility Specialist Association (OMSA) is proud to support the following in person interactive workshop with CEUs at Penn-Del AER in Harrisburg, PA. The Barlow Initiative Traffic
By Eileen Siffermann · #1757 ·
Older Individuals and Support Issues
Those of you working with older individuals who have low vision ... how do you approach it when they need a support cane, but do not have one or a PT. What do you do? Also, are any of you "fall
By Julie Henry · #1756 ·
Job Opening
The New York State Commission for the Blind (NYSCB) is hiring an O&M Specialist in the Valhalla, NY office. Please see the link below for additional information. Mobility Instructor: StateJobsNY -
By madison.near@... · #1755 ·