Legal Implication of Solo Experiences in Orientation and Mobility Training

1976 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 225-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Bina
Keyword(s):  
Legal Profession ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Hypothetical Case ◽  
Travel Experience ◽  
Orientation And Mobility ◽  
Mobility Training ◽  
Legal Implication ◽  
Legal Opinion

Orientation and mobility instructors, administrators, and members of the legal profession were surveyed to obtain information on the use of “solo” travel experience during training and to examine the instructor's liability in case of student injury. A list of precautions was developed to protect the student and also to reduce the possibility of the instructor's being sued for negligence. Since no actual legal suit was found in the survey or in the literature, legal opinion is given on a hypothetical case. Guidance was also obtained from court decisions where instructors of sighted children had been sued for negligence.

Preview: A Neglected Variable in Orientation and Mobility

1979 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-48
Author(s):  
John L. Barth ◽  
Emerson Foulke
Keyword(s):  
Training Programs ◽  
Primary Interest ◽  
Controlled Conditions ◽  
Mobility Aids ◽  
Orientation And Mobility ◽  
Mobility Training

The contribution of preview to the performance of open tasks is pointed out, and sensory anticipation and perceptual anticipation are discussed as components of preview. A case is then made for regarding the blind pedestrian's task as a typical example of an open task. Next, there is a review of research in which the contribution of preview to the performance of open tasks has been observed under controlled conditions. Preview has not been the variable of primary interest in the studies of the performance of blind pedestrians reported so far. However, some experiments have provided indications of the importance of preview, and these experiments are reviewed. The article concludes by urging the necessity of understanding preview, so that its contribution to the performance of blind pedestrians can be taken into account in the formulation of mobility training programs and the design of mobility aids.

The Auditory Quiz Board: An Orientation and Mobility Game for Visually Handicapped Elementary School Children

1972 ◽  
Vol 66 (10) ◽  
pp. 371-373
Author(s):  
Richard V. Bohman ◽  
William H. Bryan ◽  
Kenneth L. Tapp
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Board Games ◽  
Orientation And Mobility ◽  
Mobility Training ◽  
Visually Handicapped

□ The use of the AQB games has become an integral part of our program for teaching visually handicapped elementary school students cardinal directions and other basic environmental or geographical concepts preparatory to advanced orientation and mobility training. The following advantages can be noted: 1) The device is simple and inexpensive to construct. 2) It is easily adapted to print or braille. 3) It may be used as either an evaluative or a teaching tool. 4) The questions can easily be individualized to meet student or classroom needs. 5) The boards are accessible and portable and can easily be placed in classroom, library, or dormitories for individual practice. 6) The boards are easily used by elementary classroom teachers in the absence of the mobility instructor. 7) The boards can also be used with high school students. 8) The principles of this game device could easily be adapted to other areas of instruction (science, history, etc.). 9) Most importantly, the “buzz” response of the AQB is a highly motivational tool for use with visually handicapped children. As a result of the Auditory Quiz Board games, many students at the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped have learned at a very early age that “orientation and mobility is fun!”

scholarly journals The Use of Light Rail or Light Rapid Transit Systems by Individuals with Severe Visual Impairments

1994 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Svendsen
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Light Rail Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Orientation And Mobility ◽  
Mobility Training ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between use of light rapid or light rail transit (LRT) systems by persons with severe visual impairments and independence in orientation and mobility. It found that orientation and mobility training on LRT systems would resolve many of the difficulties that users of the systems encountered. Modification that would make the systems more easily accessible to visually impaired travelers are suggested.

Mobility Options for Visually Impaired Persons with Diabetes: Considerations for Orientation and Mobility Instructors

1998 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Milligan
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Complications Of Diabetes ◽  
Orientation And Mobility ◽  
Mobility Training ◽  
Visually Impaired Persons

This article describes ocular and other complications of diabetes that orientation and mobility instructors should consider in determining the most appropriate mobility training for persons with diabetes who are visually impaired. It compares the benefits of using dog guides and long canes in dealing with these various complications.

Investigating Stress Associated with Mobility Training through Consumer Discussion Groups

1993 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 111-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Seybold
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Discussion Groups ◽  
Orientation And Mobility ◽  
Mobility Training ◽  
Welfare Workers

Anxieties that people who are visually impaired experience about orientation and mobility (O&M) training are universal and long-standing problems. Discussions with consumers were conducted by O&M instructors and participating welfare workers to identify how people perceived the stressful influences and what strategies could be developed to overcome them.

The Application of Two-Point Touch Cane Technique to Theories of Motor Control and Learning Implications for Orientation and Mobility Training

1986 ◽  
Vol 80 (6) ◽  
pp. 790-793
Author(s):  
Ronald V. Croce ◽  
William H. Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
Motor Control ◽  
Skill Retention ◽  
Learning Time ◽  
Orientation And Mobility ◽  
Mobility Training ◽  
Cane Technique

Basic behavioral processes involved in motor control based on theories of motor control and learning are outlined using the teaching of two-point touch cane technique as an application of the theories. The authors believe that the keys to successful mobility training are repetition and correctly performed practice of each skill and sufficient learning time to facilitate overlearning and subsequent skill retention.

scholarly journals Usefulness and acceptability of a standardised orientation and mobility training for partially-sighted older adults using an identification cane

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Ballemans ◽  
GA Rixt Zijlstra ◽  
Ger HMB van Rens ◽  
Jan SAG Schouten ◽  
Gertrudis IJM Kempen
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Orientation And Mobility ◽  
Mobility Training ◽  
Partially Sighted

Next Month's New Outlook Will be a Special Issue on Career Education Making Mobility Meaningful

1973 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 160-167
Author(s):  
Alvin E. Vopata
Keyword(s):  
Career Education ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Business Travel ◽  
Travel Experience ◽  
Orientation And Mobility ◽  
Instructional Staff

The sequential orientation and mobility curriculum in use at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School consists of 127 lessons divided into five units of instruction (indoor travel, campus travel, residential travel, basic business travel, and advanced business travel). In addition to the motivational possibilities built into the curriculum, the instructional staff have also experimented with a mobility quiz contest and with awards and cash prizes for achievement and extra-curricular travel experience. The specific skills and tasks involved in each unit are listed in an appendix to the article.

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