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Re: Needing Assistance
Have you considered using PolyMorph or another moldable thermoplastic beads to create a custom grip? Kim Stumph COMS, CLVT, CVRT Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject:
By Stumph, Kimberly A · #1998 ·
Re: Low vision O&M instructors strategies
Hi Kevin Do you mind sending me an email please? Or advise on your email? I have just tried sending you an email to this address, but it has bounced back twice
By Belinda O'Connor · #1997 ·
Re: Low vision O&M instructors strategies
?Thank you Kevin! I like the ¡®promote¡¯ safety instead of ¡®maintain safety¡¯ and would love to chat further! Best Regards, Belinda
By Belinda O'Connor · #1996 ·
Re: Low vision O&M instructors strategies
?Just wonderful Michael! Thank you! I resonate with all you say. This is my second major career change which I plan to continue for decades and into semi-retirement for life. I spent just over 20
By Belinda O'Connor · #1995 ·
Re: Strategies for O&M instructors who have visual impairment
? Oh I can¡¯t stop thanking you Dona for your kind words xx and information! I truly look forward to hearing from Michael! Yes, earlier this year I had to take a couple of months away to rebuild
By Belinda O'Connor · #1994 ·
FW: Help Support the Week Without Driving
Thought this might be of interest. Becky Davidson ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Latricia Huston <latricia@...> Date: Wednesday, August 07, 2024 03:30 PM To: beckyb1120@...
By Becky Davidson · #1993 ·
Re: Needing Assistance
Another option is to work with a PT or OT in developing a handle for the cane that might work for her? Could she used an AMD which might help her, instead of having to sweep the cane? Meg Robertson
By Meg Robertson · #1992 ·
Re: Needing Assistance
Joanna, Have you considered the slim line cane from Ambutech? It¡¯s grip is soooo much more slender (and lighter) that it may be something your student could use without adaptation. -- Sent from
By Chris Tabb · #1991 ·
Re: Low vision O&M instructors strategies
Belinda, You and I have some visual history in common. I am a congenitally legally blind COMS, now semi-retired. I was a bioptic driver up to about three years ago. I stopped driving at that time
By Michael Byington · #1990 ·
Re: Low vision O&M instructors strategies
Hi Belinda, Please fee free to contact me off list and we can chat. Best, Laura Laura Bozeman, PhD, COMS, CLVT Professor & Graduate Program Director: Vision Studies Chair: School for Global Inclusion
By Laura Bozeman · #1989 ·
Re: Low vision O&M instructors strategies
Excellent point, Kevin. There is so much involved with safety for the O&M specialist during a lesson, instructor positioning, knowing the student (how they move, how quickly they move) in addition to
By Laura Bozeman · #1988 ·
Re: Low vision O&M instructors strategies
Good morning, happy to engage in the conversation as I have had over 50 interns in my summer program but I am not a university supervisor or professor. I will encourage you though to consider the
By HOLLINGER, KEVIN · #1987 ·
Needing Assistance
Good morning, I have a cane-using 4th grade student with brachydactyly (see picture below; used with parent permission). She uses a silicone strap which allows her to hold her cane steady to do
By Joanna Credeur · #1986 ·
Re: Low vision O&M instructors strategies
?Hi Laura, It¡¯s wonderful to hear from you noting your experience in this area as a university instructor and participation in the referred research. Thank you for responding! The below is very
By Belinda O'Connor · #1985 ·
Re: Strategies for O&M instructors who have visual impairment
gads, Belinda, that sounds SO frustrating and SO unfair!? My first thought is to wonder "how can these people, who serve B/VI people, be so ignorant and cruel!??! And then I remember, *I* thought the
By Dona Sauerburger · #1984 ·
Re: Strategies for O&M instructors who have visual impairment
? ?Thank you Dona, as usual you are providing very useful information. I applaud you in your advocacy efforts and supporting ways for inclusive training. Thank you. I also like your website in
By Belinda O'Connor · #1983 ·
SOMA O&M conference early-bird deadline next week!
Hi guys! The SOMA O&M conference in Huntsville, Alabama October 26-29, 2024 has shaped into one INCREDIBLE conference, and this week about 4-6 people have been registering every day. That's probably
By Dona Sauerburger · #1982 ·
Re: Low vision O&M instructors strategies
Hi Belinda, I can respond from my experience with 5 universities. I am speaking for myself. You mentioned the Griffin-Shirley et al research and I am glad to be a part of the research team. As you
By Laura Bozeman · #1981 ·
Announcing IMC 19
SAVE THE DATE AND MARK YOUR CALENDARS IMC19 will be held in Gujarat, Ahmedabad, India. Conference dates are November 16-19, 2026. Ahmedabad, in western India, is the largest city in the state of
By Eileen Siffermann · #1980 ·
Strategies for O&M instructors who have visual impairment
<sigh> Belinda, I hear ya about having supervisors and even O&M colleagues who have doubts that someone with low vision (or no vision) can provide for the safety of their O&M students. Strategies for
By Dona Sauerburger · #1979 ·