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Hi all - Do any of you have experience sharing Voice Vista files? I'm trying to share a route but when the ".vvr" file is sent (via text), it's as if it gets lost somewhere and can't be imported within the receiver's app. ?? Thanks-- Jenny, COMS

Hi everyone, My name is Karen Mayes and I am an O&M in Los Angeles, CA. I just received a message from a woman living in the Houston area seeking a Certified O&M to provide one or two lessons in O&M for her adult son. If you are interested, please email me at kkmayes@.... She is very eager to find someone. Thank you in advance.

Open Call - Envision Conference 2025 Program Abstract Submissions Abstract program submissions are now being accepted for Envision Conference 2025, May 28 -31, 2025, in Dallas, Texas. All in-person presentations for Clinical Education, Hands-On Workshops, Panel/Symposia courses and Research Abstracts are being considered. I hope you will consider making a program submission. The Submission Deadline is Sun December 8, 2024. To find out more, or to submit an abstract, click on the project link below. Envision Conference 2025 Program Abstract Submissions If you have any questions about content areas or technical requirements, feel free to contact me directly. Learn more about Envision Conference 2025

Tell me, friend, how would it feel to know you have the absolute best O&M strategies in your pocket and be surrounded by hundreds of the top O&M Specialists in our field? Pretty good, right?! Now, given the fact that you can still be home for dinner (or never leave the couch to begin with)... PRICELESS. That's exactly what you get with the International O&M Online Symposium. Listen, I know you have a ton of amazing options for PD as an O&M Specialist. But I have to let you know that... Early Bird Registration for the International O&M Online Symposium closes tomorrow (11/21) at midnight. If you're serious about becoming the most impactful O&M Specialist and aren't one of the 300+ O&M's already enrolled, you have 2 choices... Continue to feel as overwhelmed as you have been. Or, join us and start 2025 feeling more confident in your teaching skills, connected to your community, and ready to make a huge impact on the lives of your learners. Here's a copy of the Live Program Agenda. When you join the O&M Symposium, not only will you get to join us live, but we have Bonus Presentations and huge Bonus Bundles worth over $1200 to help you have the best experience! Here's the website with more info. You're always welcome to reply to me or text me at 512-666-8499 if you have questions. See you at the Symposium! Kassy

WE WERE ALWAYS HERE Encounters with Four DeafBlind Historical Figures You are invited to experience a protactile exhibition featuring storytelling, clothes, and artifacts. Four DeafBlind historical figures who were active between 1850 and 1905 will be co-present during your forty-minute journey through classic instances of sighted intervention, DeafBlind autonomy, and shifting affordances for communication and travel. Schedule Three exhibition periods are available for you to choose from: Friday, November 22, 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, November 23, 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets are free. Please choose one of the above periods. The exhibition and performances will take place on the campus of the Rochester School for the Deaf. When you R.S.V.P., you will receive the exact address and suggested time of arrival. You can R.S.V.P. by sending an email to deafblind@... Figures and Performers Laura Bridgman, our first featured historical figure, was the most famous DeafBlind person from the nineteenth century, but for all the wrong reasons. Her most important contributions to our community are not well known, such as her correspondence with many other DeafBlind. Bridgman is represented by Rhonda Voight-Campbell, who has taught DeafBlind and Protactile Studies courses at the Rochester Institute of Technology for eight years. Morrison Heady, our second featured figure, was an inventor, businessman, advocate, and, in 1864, the first DeafBlind person to publish a book. A lifelong resident of Louisville, he traveled extensively to raise funds for the American Printing House for the Blind and other projects. Heady is represented by John Lee Clark, who is an author, historian, translator, and Protactile educator. Mary Ann Moore, our third featured figure, became, in 1873, the first DeafBlind woman author. A birthright Quaker, she served for a time as women’s overseer for the Deer River Monthly Meeting. Late in life, she joined her family’s migration to the Midwest. Moore is represented by Cristina Hartmann, a Protactile speaker of Brazilian ancestry who holds degrees in history, law, and creative writing. James Neal, our fourth figure, was the first DeafBlind person to be employed as a schoolteacher, in his case teaching industrial arts in the segregated “Colored Department” of the Tennessee School for the Blind. Before beginning his formal education at the Tennessee School for the Deaf in 1899, he communicated fluently in a proto-protactile language with his family. Neal is represented by Roberto Cabrera, who is a Protactile educator, poet, and director of the S.T.E.M. Academy at the National Technical Institute of the Deaf. Patty Starr and Elizabeth Adamson are our hosts. This project is supported by a grant from the New York state arts agency that was awarded to the National Technical Institute of the Deaf. Our thanks to Rochester Institute of Technology, the Rochester School for the Deaf, the Susan B. Anthony House and Museum, and many individuals for additional contributions and making the exhibition possible.

Hi guys! I'll be in Bergen, Norway January 22, 2025 -- are there any O&Ms in Norway who'd like to meet there? Maybe do a workshop on a topic of interest? Thanks! -- Dona

This was sent to me by one of KABVI’s new Board members. I thought the field might find it informative. Michael Byington, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) President of Kansas Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired Membership Coordinator for Friends In Art of the American Council of the Blind > 712 S. Kansas Avenue > Suite 414D-F > Topeka, Kansas 66603 > (785) 221-7111 > Professional email: ByingtonCOMS@... Personal email: Byington@... From: Paul K. <paulknapp83@...> Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 10:13 AM To: Michael Byington <byingtoncoms@...> Subject: cars that can watch out for pedestrians even when hidden behind stationary objects - thought this would interest you guys on the other side of the state or be an article for us to release https://www.verses.ai/press/verses-and-volvo-cars-demonstrate-pedestrian-vehicle-safety-advancement?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz---NvAKT-qpj4i0_x1piOGW9KfZNPqqMuIXAfdo8abviZIhHDHsgy9bLNLYDl0-8pH3--9Tu2srE8Xg-fgSz3sVs9wHIg&_hsmi=2&utm_content=2&utm_source=hs_email

TACTILE TOWN: 3-D O&M Kit APH is seeking product design feedback from teachers of the visually impaired, orientation and mobility specialists, and parents familiar with APH’s original Tactile Town kit. You are invited to share your recommendations about the product’s planned re-design by completing this brief survey: https://forms.office.com/r/0SN1Bckfy6 Please complete the survey by January 15, 2025. Thank you! PEG SLATE APH is seeking product design feedback from teachers of the visually impaired, braille instructors, parents, and braille readers who are familiar with APH’s original Peg Slate. You are invited to share your recommendations about the product’s planned re-design by completing this brief survey: https://forms.office.com/r/vT7pjYjxmn. Please complete the survey by November 30, 2024. Thank you!

Hello O&M Specials and Colleagues, Tomorrow, Thursday 10/24, is the last opportunity to participate in APH's virtual O&M focus groups. It takes place at 3:00 p.m. EST. If you are interested in participating, please email Denise Snow directly at dsnow@.... I'd be happy to send you an invitation. This is an interactive session, not a presentation. Come prepared to talk and share your wish list. As a token of our appreciation for attending and participating, we offer a $10 Amazon gift card. Please feel free to share this with your colleagues in the field. We hope to see you there! Best, Denise Snow UX Research Strategist American Printing House

Hi O&M friends! As many of you know, we are gearing up for the 2025 O&M Symposium, happening January 29-31, 2025! It seems far away, but will be here before we know it. Just a few quick announcements: ??? Presentation Applications are closing tomorrow!! If you had an idea and want to get your application in, please send it in TODAY! https://orientationandmobilitysymposium.com has more info. ? We are having a secret pre-sale for our email list community starting Monday. If you aren't in our email community and want in on the lowest price of the year, just reply back directly and let me know! I'll add you to the list so you get the invitation. Don't worry, you can get a refund up to a week before the conference. So if the agenda doesn't turn out how you hoped, you can always cancel. (Though you won't want to!). Hope y'all are having a great White Cane Safety Day-Week of celebrations! Best, Kassy P.S., If you haven't heard of the O&M Symposium yet- It's O&M's only International conference that you can attend from anywhere in the world! The presentations are from the best thought leaders and the community will continue to push you to grow all year!

I know this is O&M, but we really need a TVI. Any leads? Ive worked here for eight years and it’s the best place Ive ever worked. Starting around $120,000. Ulster BOCES has a vacancy for your consideration. Please find the details below. Internal applicants interested in being considered for the position below should apply via SchoolFront Internal Job Postings.IMPORTANT: You must use your Ulster BOCES email address to create an account. Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired The Ulster BOCES Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning (CITL) Student-Based Programs is seeking a Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired for a 0.5 FTE, 10-month itinerant position for the 2024-2025 school year. Experience working with special needs children preferred. Appropriate NYS certification and fingerprinting required. Ulster BOCES provides programs for students ages five through twenty-one who are identified as needing specialized programs and/or supports according to their Individualized Education Program (IEP). Special Education programs are offered at Ulster BOCES sites in Port Ewen, NY and in leased classrooms in component school districts. They have been developed and offered to meet the specific needs of our students in order to assist them in realizing their potential to achieve both academically and socially. The following programs are available in Special Class configurations of 12:1:1, 8:1:1, 8:1:2, 6:1:2 and 4:1:2. All classes are staffed by a full-time Special Education teacher and either one or two teaching assistants (additional supplementary 1:1 aides may be requested for individual students as per Committee on Special Education recommendations). Multiple programs are available. Ulster BOCES offers regionally competitive salary and benefits (see the Ulster BOCES Teachers' Organization contract at www.ulsterboces.org for details). Salary commensurate with experience and training. Salary starting at $63,112 per year (pro-rated by 0.5 FTE). To be legally employed as a Teacher, you must possess a valid teacher certificate. (For more information visit: http://eservices.nysed.gov/teach/certhelp/CertRequirementHelp.do) Select the following criteria: Area of Interest: Classroom Teacher Subject Area: Blind and Visually Impaired Grade Level: Pre K-12 - All Grades Title: Blind and Visually Impaired Type of Certificate: Initial or Professional Certificate GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides individual and small group instruction designed to meet the individual needs of pupils. Develops and uses instructional materials suitable for instruction of pupils with a wide range of mental, physical and emotional maturities. Assists regular education teachers in planning and coordinating appropriate activities for the visually-impaired students. Communicates regularly with parents by means of written communication and individual parent conferences. Selects and requisitions books, instructional aids and instructional supplies. WORK SCHEDULE: 10 Month Schedule, September through June MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of Appropriate NYS Certification AGENCY OVERVIEW Our Mission: At Ulster BOCES, our mission is to provide high quality shared educational, administrative, and technical services that will enable component school districts to develop the capacity of their students and adults to achieve higher standards of performance. With an emphasis on economic efficiencies, Ulster BOCES is committed to offering educational programs that enable all students to prepare for employment and/or post-secondary education. The Ulster County Board of Cooperative Educational Services is an educational agency serving eight component school districts. They are: Ellenville Central School District ? Highland Central School District ? Kingston City Schools Consolidated ? New Paltz Central School District ? Onteora Central School District ? Rondout Valley Central School District ? Saugerties Central School District ? Wallkill Central School District BENEFITS Generous health insurance, dental and vision benefits. Paid time off. New York state retirement system mem

Dear everyone, John here: Today someone shared with me a review of my book by a disabled Chinese scholar. She'd first learned about the book through the Chinese translation of "Against Access." It warmed my heart to know that the essay sparked conversations there! I especially loved that it was not lost on her that there are other contexts to consider, and intersectionalities. We need to hear from more people how things are woven differently. Copied and pasted below. And the link is: https://cjds.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cjds/article/view/1082 John Lee Clark. (2023). Touch The Future: A Manifesto in Essays. Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. ISBN-13: 9781324035367 Luanjiao Hu, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Lurie Institute for Disability Policy, Brandeis University aggiehu [at] brandeis [dot] edu Touch The Future: A Manifesto in Essays is a collection of essays by John Lee Clark, a Minnesota-based “DeafBlind poet, essayist, historian, translator, and an actor in the most thrilling development in DeafBlind history, the Protactile movement” (Clark, 2023). Clark was born Deaf and gradually became blind due to a progressive-blindness condition known as Usher syndrome. He is the author of several books including How to Communicate and Where I Stand: On the Signing Community and My DeafBlind Experience and the editor of anthologies Deaf American Poetry and Deaf Lit Extravaganza. Recognized in the field for his work and contributions, Clark has been a recipient of multiple prestigious awards and fellowships. As a Chinese woman with a physical disability currently living and working in the U.S. in academia, I first read Clark from a translated essay of his, “Against Access”, on a Chinese platform committed to introducing anthropological works (Tying Knots, 2023). This happens to be one of the first essays in this book. I remember the heated discussion sparked by this translated work in the Chinese disability community. The idea of “against access” was counter-intuitive and revolutionary, and it resonated with many readers to some extent for its unapologetically claiming disabled people’s subjectivity and power. Clark’s writing is incisive in critiquing prevalent ableist manifestations in disabled persons’ lives, specifically, DeafBlind people’s lives. Admittedly, his writing should be understood from disabled persons’ experience in the U.S. legal, social, historical, and cultural context. Some of his writings may not be the most relevant in disabled people of other countries, yet the insights he gained as a DeafBlind person in a dominantly non-disabled world are precise and could be highly relatable for disabled people elsewhere. I found this book quite enjoyable and accessible to read, compared with the common academic literature that I often read as a disabled advocate and academic. My reading experience was almost like listening to an exciting guide or mentor introducing me to a whole new world, or, to put it another way, seeing the common world we live in from a whole new perspective. The writing of the book invites one’s visualization and inspires interaction. Speaking from someone outside of the DeafBlind community, my impression of the book is that it is genuine, imaginative, lively, welcoming, witty, poetic, at times intimate, and overall, highly educational. One can feel the liveliness and welcoming vibe starting from the beginning and many other parts of the book: “Welcome, welcome. Steady, friend. Here’s a nice textured wall. I know, I know. You’ve stumbled into a new world. DeafBlind people have been here all along, but now everything is spinning faster than before. Everything you touch is alive with brave and precious pasts, which have now accrued and are opening up futures. This is the power of Protactile. We want to share it with you.” (p. 1) The central purpose of the book is to introduce readers to a world of DeafBlind people and to share the power of Protactile. Protactile is a transformative and powerful language born in 2007 from the DeafBlind community. It is still developing and evolving in an exciting way. Clark does

Dear everyone, John here: I’m delighted to share news that the paperback edition of “Touch the Future” is now available! To celebrate the occasion, there will be a book event on Tuesday, October 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Montreal. Link to the event announcement: https://m-a-i.qc.ca/en/2024/10/book-launch-john-lee-clark/ The location is: MAI—Montréal, arts interculturels 3680, rue Jeanne-Mance, suite 103 Montréal (Québec) Canada H2X 2K5 LSQ and ASL interpreters will be present. The book is available through all the major print and audio book vendors, as well as Bookshare. Amazon is currently offering a sale on the hardcover edition, where it is now slightly cheaper than the paperback edition. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1324035366/ref=cm_sw_su_dp Other places you can purchase copies include: Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/touch-the-future-john-lee-clark/1142948877?ean=9781324035367 Books-A-Million: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/9781324035367 Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/touch-the-future-a-manifesto-in-essays-john-lee-clark/19669996?ean=9781324035367 Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/touch-the-future-a-manifesto-in-essays/id6445787570 A revelatory collection of essays on the DeafBlind experience and the untapped potential of a new tactile language. Born Deaf into an ASL-speaking family and blind by adolescence, John Lee Clark learned to embrace the possibilities of his tactile world. He is on the frontlines of the Protactile movement, which gave birth to an unprecedented language and way of life based on physical connection. In a series of paradigm-shifting essays, Clark reports on seismic developments within the DeafBlind community and challenges the limitations of sighted and hearing norms. In “Against Access,” he interrogates the prevailing advocacy for “accessibility” that re-creates a shadow of a hearing-sighted experience, and in “Tactile Art,” he describes his relationship to visual art and breathtaking encounters with tactile sculpture. He offers a brief history of the term “DeafBlind,” distills societal discrimination against DeafBlind people into “Distantism,” sheds light on the riches of online community, and advocates for “Co-Navigation,” a new way of exploring the world together without a traditional guide. Touch the Future brims with passion, energy, humor, and imagination as Clark takes us by the hand and welcomes us into the exciting landscape of Protactile communication. A distinct language of taps, signs, and reciprocal contact, Protactile emerged from the inadequacies of ASL—a visual language even when pressed into someone’s hand—with the power to upend centuries of DeafBlind isolation. As warm and witty as he is radical and inspiring, Clark encourages us—disabled and non-disabled alike—to reject stigma and discover the ways we are connected. Touch the Future is a dynamic appeal to rethink the meanings of disability, access, language, and inclusivity, and to reach for a future we can create together. Praise for Touch the Future “John Lee Clark’s fervent manifesto for the Protactile language and movement will blow your mind, enliven your body, and connect you to other people in unexpected ways. Touch the Future is a book that enlarges the human world.”—Edward Hirsch, author of Stranger by Night “John Lee Clark writes against the grain with intellectual ferocity and dry wit; with linguistic playfulness and unsparing precision; and above all, with an expansive, curious, tireless compassion. Society may ignore and isolate DeafBlind people, but as Clark shows us again and again, it is the sighted and hearing world that is marginalized by its failure to understand DeafBlind life, and never the other way around.”—Andrew Leland, author of The Country of the Blind “John Lee Clark’s essays radiate with excitement and urgency. . . . To read Clark is not simply to be taught something by him, but to find yourself immersed and seeking alongside him—you don’t just learn, you come away changed.”—Katie Booth, author of The Invention of Miracles “Touch the Future opens door

Working Title: Orientation and Mobility/Cane Travel Instructor Job Title: Orientation & Mobility Specialist, DWS Requisition #: 42694 Closes: Continuous / Open until filled Supervised by: Adam Rushforth Details: Full time Location: DSBVI - Salt Lake City Schedule Code: B, Career Service + Benefits Pay Rate: 34.00 You must successfully pass a criminal history check. DHRM rules regarding promotions and transfers apply to current state of Utah employees. Apply online at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/utah *Filter by Agency 600 - DWS You can reach Adam Rushforth at 801-323-4347 if you have any questions about the position. Feng Yang

Hi fellow O&m Iam doing a personal learning development for work this year. I was wondering if you guys could have me with my research. I have currently used a metronome to study beats per mins Walking pace with there cane my students between range between 6-18yrs Interesting finding No matter blind or low vision The slowest pace was 64 beats per min Fastest was 88 beats per mins (blind) My students tend to use constant contact Iam trying to see if they start to use two point touch if they would be faster Iam trying to find the beats per mins for adults. Can you guys help me test out the beats per mins using a metronome for adults ? I need to know if they are blind or low vision and cane technique My outcome is to see my students to walk faster by increasing the beats permit then to link to music to see if they can help increase speed Thank you so much Cheers Alana Bogart Mobile: +64 21 205 8722 Email:alana.bogart.canada@... Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist | Daily Living & Habitation-Rehabilitation Consultant | "?????????? ??????????? ?? ???? ?? ????????????? ?? ???? ???"

Good Afternoon, What is your "go to" assessment protocol for assessing students with a neurologically based visual impairment- specific to orientation and mobility? More specifically older students in the upper ranges? Also any great strategies to share? Also favorite resources? Off the top of my head- I use CVInow, CVIscotland, Chris Tabb's live binders... This is such a broad topic and I find it hard to find the time to fully educate myself. Thanks

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