OMSA Town Hall
*OMSA Town Hall Meeting* The Orientation and Mobility Specialist Association will hold a *monthly* Town Hall for O&M specialists on the fourth Monday of every month at 7PM Eastern Time /4PM Pacific
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Susan Langendonk
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Help
Looking for the whereabouts of a former classmate: Sean Mace. Any help would be appreciated. Craig Phillips, MS Ed. COMS *¡°That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of
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Craig Phillips <1700cleep@...>
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Re: Looking for help finding role models
Do you know how to get in contact with Chris Wright? Last I heard he was going back to school to become a lawyer...
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[email protected]
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Re: Looking for help finding role models
Hi Chris, I always love using your livebinders as a reference.. this new topic sounds really great.. thanks for your work! T¨¦l¨¦charger Outlook pour Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>
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Anne Evrard (MCQ) <anne_evrard@...>
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Looking for help finding role models
Hi Everyone, Started a new LiveBinder project to have examples of mentors who are blind and deafblind. If you have any suggestions, they would be much appreciated. Hoping to have resources for young
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Chris Tabb
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Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [OandM] Seeking Tactile tape
Thanks you, that is very helpful. Liz Scheffe Sent: Friday, August 21, 2020 3:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [OandM] Seeking Tactile tape I haven't used it personally but I know
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Elizabeth Scheffe
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Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [OandM] Seeking Tactile tape
I haven't used it personally but I know of a manufacturing facility that has. The facility employed folks who were blind or with low vision. It worked well as long as the area didnt have high traffic
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Marc Wentz
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OMSA Upcoming Events
OMSA Mobility Monday: the COVID Edition August 24th 3:00pm Eastern OMSA Monthly Town Hall Meeting August 24th 7:00pm Eastern Visit www.usomsa.org for more information.
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Susan Langendonk
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Webinar: Hybrid O&M - Lessons learned from providing distance O&M through the Extended School Year
We will be sharing best practices from O&Ms and TVIs that used ObjectiveEd¡¯s distance/hybrid curriculum over the past 5 months. We will teach you how to use this gamified curriculum for hybrid
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Marty Schultz
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Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [OandM] Seeking Tactile tape
Have you personally used this? We used to buy the 3M highway tape but it didn¡¯t stick very well. We have not ordered any in many years. This looks promising and less expensive¡ Thanks Liz Scheffe
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Elizabeth Scheffe
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Re: Seeking Tactile tape
You could try this: https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-13767/Anti-Slip-Tape/Anti-Slip-Tape-4-x-60-Yellow acourtneyb59@...> wrote:
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Marc Wentz
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Re: Seeking Tactile tape
Is it possible to use a low profile mat and secure it? Not sure how critical to ¡°stay in a designated work space is.¡± Please describe what you are trying to do...
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Michelle Antinarelli <mjant@...>
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Looking for input
? ? * U.S. DOT seeking input on national pedestrian action plan: The U.S. Department of Transportation has identified current and future U.S. DOT actions to enhance pedestrian safety, which will feed
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Robertson, Meg (MCB)
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Re: Seeking Tactile tape
Could you use the bottom half of velcro tape that is stuck to the floor without putting the top velcro tape on it? A cane tip would pick it up and it should not be too thick to risk tripping. from
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Nancy D Miller
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Re: Seeking Tactile tape
Hi Annalyn, All of these ideas are wonderful! Another few ideas to add to your arsenal- 1. We've used Gaffer tape on hard surfaces, or Gaffer tape with a long thick flat cord (like a zip tie, but the
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Kassandra Maloney Heil
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Re: Seeking Tactile tape
There isn't right now any detectable tactile tape that I know of. However some cane users may pick up a grit type of tape but again it is not detectable under foot. The only items which are detectable
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Robertson, Meg (MCB)
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Re: Seeking Tactile tape
Perhaps, start with prominently displaying the white cane? It¡¯s been my experience that sighted folks are concerned about tripping and bumping the wilder . Also, maybe use the rambletag if the
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douglas gilbert
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Re: Seeking Tactile tape
Along with Annalyn's question, has anyone come up with some clever techniques to assist students with total blindness to maintain "social distance" at a typical high school? Many thanks, Nan Annette
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Nan Alphen
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Re: Seeking Tactile tape
Not tactile tape per se, but I¡¯ve used a very thin rope or cord that I cover in floor tape to outline an area. That way it¡¯s discernible underfoot and with a cane, but is not so pronounced that it
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Rikilynn Layher
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Recent article by National Assoc. of Special Education Teachers
This article was just posted by NASET Students with Disabilities and Distance Learning: Know Your Rights The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act <https://sites.ed.gov/idea/> (IDEA) is a law
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Marty Schultz
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