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Peer reviewedMancil, Rickilyn; Manuel, Stephanie; Siffermann, Eileen; Blasch, Bruce B. – RE:view, 1998
A survey of orientation and mobility specialists (N=26) was conducted to determine the mobility devices currently being used with visually impaired and elderly clients. These results were then used to design and develop an effective, commercially manufacturable adaptive-mobility device prototype which was tested with elderly individuals, multiply…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Children
Uslan, Mark M. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1976
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Blindness, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedJones, Gideon – RE:view, 1993
Analysis of 41 questionnaires completed by graduates of either undergraduate or masters degree programs in orientation and mobility training of people with visual impairments found that most respondents were still active as mobility instructors, most were in school programs, and most expressed a need for more knowledge of training students with…
Descriptors: Blindness, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education
Berner, Catherine L., Comp.; Lindh, Peter D., Comp. – 1980
The Georgia Academy for the Blind curriculum guide covers orientation, cane skills, and travel skills. Chapter two, on low vision utilization, includes indoor, outdoor, and night low vision lessons checklists. Chapter three covers postural development and motor coordination. Chapter four, on concept development, covers body image, spatial…
Descriptors: Air Transportation, Blindness, Bus Transportation, Curriculum Guides
Wells, Richard T. – 1979
Randolph Technical College (RTC) and the Division of Services for the Blind of the North Carolina Department of Human Resources have cooperated for two years on a program to provide blind students with the opportunity to receive instruction in a traditional classroom setting on a college campus. Problems encountered in the early stages of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Blindness, Braille
Download full textLord, Francis E.; Blaha, Lawrence E. – 1968
To study the needs for orientation and mobility training in Los Angeles County, project a comprehensive training program, and demonstrate a model service in representative regions, 51 blind adolescents (23 girls and 28 boys) ranging in age from 13 to 21 were given an average of 108 class periods of intensive, individual training by orientation and…
Descriptors: Blindness, Case Records, Demonstration Programs, Exceptional Child Research
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge. Sensory Aids Evaluation and Development Center. – 1968
Ten articles treat mobility aids and training for the blind. The following subjects are discussed: "Development of Mobility Programs Which Used Canes as Aids,""Expansion of Mobility Training to Children and Aged,""Basic Techniques Essential to Orientation and Mobility,""Long Cane Training: Its Advantages and Problems,""The Cane as a Channel for…
Descriptors: Blindness, Conference Reports, Electromechanical Aids, Equipment Evaluation
Alameda County School Dept., Hayward, CA. – 1969
Several school districts participated in a project providing orientation and mobility instruction to 50 visually handicapped students. Students received four to five lessons a week and were instructed in long cane usage. Tactual maps were used for orientation. Evaluation by their instructor and an outside expert rated 21 of 27 students as having…
Descriptors: Blindness, Case Records, Exceptional Child Research, Mobility Aids
Thompson, William W. – 1967
To train blind persons in the use of the long cane mobility technique and to reach a variety of clients, a demonstration used the trainee's home as a base of operation. Of 198 referrals during the 3-year project, 61 persons started training and 42 persons between the ages of 12 and 92 successfully completed the instruction. Trainees began to learn…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Attitudes, Blindness
CLARK, LESLIE L.; AND OTHERS – 1965
THESE PROCEEDINGS WERE PREPARED FROM THE WEST COAST REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH RELATED TO BLIND AND SEVERELY VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN HELD MARCH 8-10, 1965. SURVEY RESULTS WERE PRESENTED WHICH INDICATED THE NUMBER OF BLIND, SEVERELY VISUALLY IMPAIRED, AND MULTIPLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA AND THE INCIDENCE OF BLINDNESS IN CHILDREN…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Auditory Perception, Blindness
Schiltz, Constance, Ed. – 1974
Intended to help classroom teachers develop basic orientation and mobility skills in young visually impaired children, the curriculum guide contains five interrelated sections that deal with body image, basic sensory concepts and abilities, motor coordination, sensory modalities, and pre-cane skills. Each section contains a brief introduction and…
Descriptors: Blindness, Body Image, Check Lists, Curriculum Guides
Riordan, Mary – 1973
The manual, to be used by the itinerant resource teacher, presents teaching objectives and proficiency levels for the development of communication, living, and social skills of visually handicapped students in kindergarten through grade 12. Communication skills are enumerated (number is indicated in parentheses) for totally blind students in areas…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Blindness, Braille, Communication Skills
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge. Sensory Aids Evaluation and Development Center. – 1967
THIS REPORT PRESENTS INFORMATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF SENSORY AIDS AT THE SENSORY AIDS EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) BETWEEN OCTOBER 1965 AND NOVEMBER 1966. INCLUDED ARE (1) THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND TESTING OF A RELIABLE MONOTYPE TAPE READER WHICH WILL BE USED IN…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Computers, Electromechanical Aids
Lobuts, Joseph E. – 1977
Using an itinerant team of professional rehabilitation personnel, a three-year project was conducted in West Virginia to provide the older blind in three counties (Cabell, Wood, Kanawha) with comprehensive rehabilitation services in both the home and community so that they could become as independent as possible, and, if possible, obtain gainful…
Descriptors: Blindness, Communication Skills, Community Resources, Daily Living Skills
Multnomah County Intermediate Education District, Portland, OR. – 1968
An introduction on blindness is followed by a summary of the initial planning grant proposal for cooperative statewide orientation and mobility program for blind children. Background, development, and utilization of mobility-orientation training are discussed in conjunction with educational programs, guide dogs, canes, mobility readiness,…
Descriptors: Administration, Blindness, Cooperative Programs, Demography
