Orientation and Mobility Information

Association of Massachusetts Educators of Students with Visual Impairments

Improving and Enriching the Lives of Students with Visual Impairments

Orientation and Mobility Page

White Cane Day Information

QUIET CARS & PEDESTRIAN SAFETY:

Resources from the AER 2008 International Conference:

O&M for Children who use a power wheelchair brochure: www.wcbvi.k12.wi.us go to the O&M section or email Mary.tellefson@wcbvi.k12.wi.us

"Improving Traffic Patterns in a Cafeteria Setting" O&M Powerpoint presentation: Illinois School for the Visually Impaired: www.isvi.net

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Michigan's Orientation & Mobility Severity Rating Scale 1997 http://www.tsbvi.edu/programs/oandmsrs.htm

Orientation & Mobility/Community-Based Instruction Infusion Scope and Sequence Chart by Karyl Loux: http://www.spedex.com/resource/documents/cbi/cbi_notables.htm

Takes a baseline of skill (O&M Assessment) and considers all factors (cognitive, physical, sensory, learning, etc.). This resource also offers a means of addressing the Daily Living Skills and Social Skills component for O&Mers who have dual training in Vision Rehabilitation/Expanded Core Curriculum skills or TVI-OM who need to get the Daily Living and Social Skill areas in as part of the students program. (Not a guide for assessing student).

O&M Division/AER listing of O&M Position papers: www.aerbvi.org/OandM

Justification for Orientation & Mobility Services

Orientation & Mobility Federal Register US Dept. of Education Guidance Document

O&M CommunityBased Scope & Sequence Chart

O&M in Natural Settings:
http://www.aerbvi.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1030

From Dona Sauerburger's website: http://www.sauerburger.org/dona/divcaseload.htm.

To join the OandM listserv, From the O&M Listserve: Two websites which may be useful when teaching students with sensory impairments
http://www.trinity.edu/org/sensoryimpairments/index.htm

http://nulm.org/explained.php

To sign up for the OandM listserv now go to the AER website (www.aerbvi.org). Once at AER’s webpage navigate to “Divisions” and then the “O&M Division”. The link to the OandM listserv will be on the homepage of the AER O&M Division. http://aerbvi.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=60

Sighted Guide information:
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_howtoguide.hcsp

Association for Public Transportation Inc. (APT) is a transportation advocacy group which publishes the Car-Free in Boston Book. For information on membership & and activities go to www.car-free.com or call 617-482-0282

The Consortium for the Educational Advancement of Travel Instruction (CEATI) www.ceati-travelinstruction.org was created to enhance through education the knowledge and skills of those professionals who are teaching travel skills to persons with disabilities and seniors. Members of the Board of Directors include experienced practitioners in the fields of travel instruction and orientation and mobility instruction. CEATI consists of a dedicated group of professionals who believe in the right of every individual to have freedom of movement to the maximum degree possible and to be instructed by the knowledgeable rofessionals from the field of travel instruction.

International Mobility Conference: IMC 13 will be hosted by the German Institute for the Blind in Marburg, Germany in Summer 2009!

O&M Scholarships: Blasch Scholarship Awards of $1,000-The Scholarship Committee of the O&M Division invites all individuals who are currently enrolled or planning to enroll in AER-approved University O&M programs to apply for this Scholarship. Two scholarships are awarded each year. For more information or to receive an electronic application, contact the Co-Chairs of the Scholarship Committee: Richard Long, COMS, 269-387-3451; Richard.long@wmich.edu or Bill Wiener COMS william.wiener@marquette.edu or contact your O&M Faculty advisor