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Griffin-Shirley, Nora; Bozeman, Laura; Okungu, Phoebe; Ihenagwam, Chinomso; Nguyen, The – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2023
Introduction: To better serve students with visual impairments who are enrolled in personnel preparation programs training orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists, faculty should be aware of effective teaching strategies, tools, and resources to use. In this context, it is vital that instructors in personnel preparation programs for O&M…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Visually Impaired Mobility, Teaching Methods
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Griffin-Shirley, Nora; Bozeman, Laura; Obiero, Nereah A.; Steinle, Kyle J.; Page, Anita – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2019
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to survey the faculty of personnel preparation programs that train orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists in the identification of accommodations, teaching techniques, and resources needed to teach students who are visually impaired (i.e., those who are blind or have low vision) and who are…
Descriptors: Travel Training, Visually Impaired Mobility, Visual Impairments, Assistive Technology
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Guerrón Paredes, Nancy Enriqueta; Cobo, Antonio; Martín, Carlos; Serrano, José Javier – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
Virtual reality applications for blind people in smartphones were used to make virtual visits in advance to unknown spaces; these need to include a set of cognitive and sensitive interfaces that allow users to use their other sensory capabilities to understand information about their environment and facilitate the interaction with the application,…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Blindness, Telecommunications
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Boccasini, Adele; La Martire, Maria L.; Oliva, Doretta; Lang, Russell – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2014
Background: This study extended the assessment of a technology-aided orientation program with auditory cues by including 2 participants with multiple disabilities who had difficulties in indoor travel and showed travel-related anxiety behaviours (e.g., calling for help and whimpering). Method: The study was carried out according to a multiple…
Descriptors: Blindness, Multiple Disabilities, Orientation, Travel Training
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Siu, Yue-Ting; Emerson, Robert Wall – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2017
Over the last decade, many innovations have significantly changed the classroom. As a result, the authors believe the roles of vision professionals, primarily teachers of students with visual impairments, orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists, and braille transcribers, have likewise changed drastically in that time period. Although the…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation, Visual Impairments, Special Education Teachers, Blindness
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Penrod, William M. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
The profession of orientation and mobility (O&M) is replete with literature describing specific cane techniques, strategies for teaching O&M to specific populations and age groups, rationales, and appropriate settings. These strategies and techniques are also addressed in many university preparation programs. In this article, the author discusses…
Descriptors: Visually Impaired Mobility, Blindness, Assistive Technology, Travel Training
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Deverell, Lil; Scott, Bronwen – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2014
The orientation and mobility (O&M) profession is well established in Australia and New Zealand. This paper gives a situational analysis of O&M in these countries, including a brief history, an overview of professional training and current activity, and data gained from two censuses of the profession undertaken in 2002 and 2011. Social…
Descriptors: Visually Impaired Mobility, Foreign Countries, Travel Training, Visual Impairments
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Kim, Dae Shik; Emerson, Robert Wall – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
Although individuals who are blind have used a stick or a cane for their independent travel since the early years of human history, designs for modern long canes did not appear until World War II, when the systematic long cane techniques were developed by Hoover (1962). Ergonomic factors, such as the length of the cane, may affect how well a cane…
Descriptors: Travel Training, Visually Impaired Mobility, Assistive Technology, Blindness
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Wright, Tessa S.; Wolery, Mark – Journal of Special Education, 2014
A single-participant multiple probe design across participants was used to evaluate the effectiveness of verbal rehearsal and graduated guidance to teach youth who were blind how to cross the street. This study replicated intervention procedures across settings along with the staggered entry of participants. Individuals learned to cross one or two…
Descriptors: Blindness, Partial Vision, Intervention, Adolescents
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Scott, Alan C.; Barlow, Janet M.; Guth, David A.; Bentzen, Billie Louise; Cunningham, Christopher M.; Long, Richard – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2011
Accurately aligning to a crosswalk is an important component of safe street crossing for pedestrians who are blind. Six alignment cues were evaluated in a simulated crosswalk environment in which the angle of the crosswalk was not always in line with the slope of the ramp. The effectiveness of each cue is reported and implications are discussed.…
Descriptors: Cues, Blindness, Visual Impairments, Travel Training
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Scott, Alan C.; Barlow, Janet M.; Guth, David A.; Bentzen, Billie Louise; Cunningham, Christopher M.; Long, Richard – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2011
Five cues were evaluated with respect to their usefulness in directing the headings of pedestrians who were blind during street crossings. The study was conducted at a simulated crosswalk, with the angle of the crosswalk varied relative to the approach and direction of the slope of the ramp. Three cues worked well over the distance equivalent to…
Descriptors: Cues, Visual Impairments, Blindness, Travel Training
Lee, Hsiao Ping; Huang, Yen-Hsuan; Sheu, Tzu-Fang – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
The number of visually impaired people is increasing year by year. Although attention has been given to the needs of people with disabilities, most of the discussion has focused on social welfare, while talk about assistive technology for people with disabilities is rare. The blind need training courses for reconstruction and rehabilitation.…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Blindness, Educational Games, Interactive Video
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Godley, Cheryl A.; Gillard, Marc A. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2011
Attacks by dogs on dog guides are traumatic for dog guide teams. One variable that affects a team's recovery is how handlers cope with emotional responses to the attack. This article presents a three-stage model for assisting handlers that is useful for handlers and dog guide instructors.
Descriptors: Travel Training, Animals, Blindness, Coping
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Roentgen, Uta R.; Gelderblom, Gert Jan; de Witte, Luc P. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2011
Eighteen persons with visual impairments evaluated four systematically selected navigation systems. Their performance on 11 tasks, provided ratings, satisfaction on seven aspects of the assistive devices, and explanatory comments show generally valuable functionality and usability, as well as individual marked preferences for various features of…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Assistive Technology, Visually Impaired Mobility, Travel Training
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Phillips, Craig L. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2011
Global Positioning Systems' (GPS) technology is available for individuals with visual impairments to use in wayfinding and address Lowenfeld's "three limitations of blindness." The considerations and methodologies for teaching GPS usage have developed over time as GPS information and devices have been integrated into orientation and mobility…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Geographic Information Systems, Visually Impaired Mobility, Assistive Technology
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