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Making Purchases: O&M/ECC Activity

As an O&M, I have taught all of my academic students how to fold money and how to organize paper money in their wallet. In more recent years, students have...
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Easter Egg Hunt for students with visual impairments

Updated April 2022 There are several different types of commercial Easter Eggs that enable students with visual impairments to join in the fun. Key Finder...
Screenshot of iPhone's home screen with Accessibility shortcuts menu, "Magnifier, VoiceOver, and Cancel".

iOS Native Magnifier App

For those tech savvy low vision folks who have been handily using their iPhone cameras to capture images of restaurant menus and then using zoom to enlarge it...
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O&M Referral Survey

Dr. Justin Kaiser and Dr. Tina Herzberg are conducting a research project exploring the process regarding orientation and mobility (O&M) referrals and...
US Map showing I-90 and text, "Interstate Numbering system & Trip Activities"

O&M Activity: The Interstate's Forgotten Code

In a previous post, Concept Development: Own Your Real Estate, we discussed how "fearless independent travelers" begin by being completely confident traveling...
Walk Your Own path sidewalk mural with 3 brightly colored cane paths and a set of guide dog prints.

Walk Your Own Path: Sidewalk Mural

Walk Your Own Path is a sidewalk mural made from cane strokes and guide dog paw prints. A black painted sidewalk creates bold contrast with fuchsia, green,...
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Map Explore: Creating Customized Maps with Customized Questions

Now you can created customized, accessible maps to support your O&M lessons! Want to create a simple neighborhood map of your student's neighborhood with...
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Updated Braille Blocks for CodeSnaps App

Students are back in school and coding activities are in full swing. Why are kids so excited about coding? Part of the appeal is the challenge and reward of...
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Map Explore: Using Customized Questions

It just keeps getting better and better! As an O&M, I am so excited to be able to create customized questions to go along with my customized map! These...
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Map Explore: Using Customize Maps

ObjectiveEd has done it again! ObjectiveEd has taken a challenging need and found a digital solution using cutting edge technology! Using Google Maps and...
Photo of White Cane Day Boom Deck with stick figure student with white cane and O&M on crosswalk.

White Cane Day Boom Cards

White Cane Day (now recognized worldwide) is October 15th. Established in 1964, White Cane Day also known as White Cane Safety Day, was used to raise awareness...
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General Guidelines for Creating Non-Visual Maps of K12 Schools, Camps and Parks

Update: 8/24/21 This Eagle Scouts group has created 20+ K12 schools, local parks and scout camps maps! View these maps in Map Library! My name is Shepard...
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O&M Forms & Handouts that Make YOUR Job Easier!

Organized paperwork is a MUST for back-to-school O&Ms! There is a seemingly endless list of things to keep track of and to organize at the beginning of...
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Creating Non-Visual Digital Maps of Metropolitan Areas

Updated August 4th with 40+ Metro Maps in the Paths to Technology Map Library! A huge thank you to the SAS 2021 Summer Interns who have created 40+ metro...
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Learning about Airport/Airport Travel: O&M Activities

With the US opening up after COVID, people are beginning to travel again or to think about traveling. Guide Dogs for the Blind and Seeing Eye have created a...
Moore Square Map with sonified street highlighted and text, "Map Explore: Digital Maps with Sonified Streets!"

Map Explore: Sneak Peak at a New O&M Game

Going somewhere new? What is the first thing you do? Open your favorite map app and learn about the area and preplan your route. But, what do you do if you are...
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Temple Explorer: A New Directionality O&M Game!

Tap, tap, tap - your footsteps are echoing as you walk quickly through the ancient temple searching for treasure. Warning! Carefully follow the genie's...
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Map Explore: New O&M Game!

We, ObjectiveEd, are excited to announce a brand new game to help students practice their Orientation and Mental Mapping skills! Map Explore is an innovative...
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Creating a Non-Visual Digital Map: Video Tutorial

Are you working with a student/client and want to create a customized non-visual digital map? Do you want to add just the information relevant for a specific O...
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Creating Customized Non-Visual Digital College Campus Maps

Your student is transitioning to college or you have an incoming college student who needs orientation to a large college campus. Time is limited and the...
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Guide Dog Online Workshops for Students: Part 2

Last spring and summer, several online guide dog workshops were offered. Recently, Paths to Technology has received several emails asking if these workshops...
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National Chip and Dip Day: O&M Activity

National Chip and Dip Day is next Tuesday! (March 23rd) I’m not gonna lie, it’s one of my favorite holidays. And it makes for some fun lessons with students. I...
Photo of Governor Morehead School sign, established in 1869. Text, "Build a mental map of YOUR school for the blind!"

Build a Mental Map of Campus

Your public or private school student has the opportunity to participate in summer school or an event at your school for the blind. (It is anticipated that...
Cartoon images of an O&M and student pointing in various directions. "Sara & Maya: Reinforcement Learning; cardinal directions."

ObjectiveEd: Cardinal Directions

Cardinal directions are important clues in helping students maintain their orientation to the world around them. ObjectiveEd's Barnyard game is a fun way to...
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Apple Pay

Apple Pay (and Google Pay for Android users) is a mobile contact payment system and digital wallet service that enables users to pay for products and services...
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Learning Numeric Keypad Layout: Activities

What do calculators, extended keyboards, bank machines, adding machines, checkout at registers, door locks, and phone have in common? Numpads! (Also known as...
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Pittsboro Map Lessons: Getting Started

The non-visual digital map software is brand new and O&Ms and students are learning together as we go. Older students who have strong orientation concepts...
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ObjectiveEd: Wayfinding App

Orientation is simply knowing where you are in relationship to things around you. Building strong mental maps is a critical component of orientation skills for...
Image of 3 year old Victor with procane by large red cement Target ball and Victor college freshman sitting on campus.

Concept Development: Putting ORIENTATION back into O&M

In a recent series on Remote O&M Instruction for Students Transitioning to College, Victor, a rising college freshman, applied his strong O&M skills to...
Photos of two students walking in a school hallway: 1 using a long cane & 1 using an AMD. "White Cane Day 2020"

White Cane Day 2020: Pete the Cat Video

These students created a fun video showing off their cane techniques for White Cane Day 2020. The students modified the popular Pete the Cat book, I Love My...
Kindergarten student walking on a sidewalk using a white cane and text, "White Cane Day!"

White Cane Day!

On October 15, 1964, White Cane Day became a national observation in the United States to celebrate the achievements of people who are blind or visually...
Smiling 4 year old with precane bumped up to Red Cement Ball at Target. Text, "Own your Real Estate!"

Concept Development: Own Your Real Estate

In a recent series on Remote O&M Instruction for Students Transitioning to College, Victor, a rising college freshman, applied his strong O&M skills to...
Cartoon drawing of two homes, street, sidewalk and parked bicycle.

Whittier Falls Housing Development Map and "Circle" Concepts

During the Perkins Non-Visual Digital Map workshop, orientation and mobility specialists learned how to create, use and apply non-visual digital map skills....
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Vermont Farm: Drawing Conclusions from an O&M Map

During the Perkins Non-Visual Digital Map workshop, orientation and mobility specialists learned how to create, use and apply non-visual digital map skills....
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John's O&M Lesson 6: Road Numbering Systems

Now that John has knowledge about the nearby small towns and cities, let's take a moment to learn more about the roads that connect these towns and cities and...
Whiteboard drawing of cartoon O&M looking at the ObjectiveEd IEP clock analogy goal on her home computer.

ObjectiveEd: Hybrid O&M

Orientation and Mobility lessons for elementary students is a combination of concepts and safe travel skills. How can students continue to progress with...
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John's O&M Lesson 5: 3 Types of Communities

Lesson 5: PBO's Relationship to Nearby Cities Now that John has basic knowledge about downtown historic Pittsboro and the new area around the Pittsboro...
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Editing a Non-Visual Digital Map from the Map Library

You found a map in the new Map Library on Paths to Technology - but what if you want to make some changes to the map? The university maps are detailed; a...
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John's O&M Lesson 4: Analyzing Map Data

Lesson 4: Analyze Map Data  The goal of this map is to learn how to analyze map data to draw conclusions. The pattern of POIs indicate that there are two...
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Recorded! Map Library Webinar

Update! The Map Library Webinar was recorded and is now available below! In honor of ADA’s 30th anniversary, Perkins and SAS have collaborated to develop an...

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