Orientation and Mobility
Try these virtual audio lessons that teach adaptive daily living skills - including basic O&M skills!
So your students things they want a guide dog? Join this online workshop!
Unable to teach face-to-face O&M lessons? What are current expectations for O&Ms and what virtual resources are available?
Learn how to get started with Objective Ed, a fully accessible digital curriculum for students with VIB - it's free during school closures!
Looking for ideas on how to teach O&M virtually when schools are closed and students are staying home?
In this post I describe an activity using QR codes to create a scavenger hunt to find small metal turtle sculptures around a town.
Escape room activities are a fun way to develop team-building and other skills. This post describes an O&M-themed escape room activity.
Coding concept games are navigating through a maze; how can students with visual impairments access digital mazes?
Google Maps, a web-based service that provides detailed information about geographical regions and navigation now has voice guidance.
What to do, when? Order of coding concept activities and skills.
Earn ACVREP/CATIS credits through this collection of our AT tutorials
ten things to know about going to college with a blindness cane and learning to use a cane in college.
Seeing two of everything can be overwhelming. Here are ten things that I do to help minimize the effects of my double vision, and why.
How I learned to navigate my internship building with and without my blindness cane and human guides.
I'm not faking my vision impairment, here are seven places I don't use my blindness can and why.
Here is the third Ballyland Coding App - are you ready for a new challenge?
Google Celebrating Seiichi Miyake with a featured GIF of a cane traveler standing on truncated cones at a crosswalk.
Apps and techniques I use on my phone to travel independently with a blindness cane on my college campus and beyond.
How Aira helps me independently navigate the airport and TSA with vision impairment.
During this 1 1/2 hour webinar, Karen Barrows will discuss working with children who have CVI
Ballyland Code is an accessible app that teaches beginning coding concepts for young children!
A tech savvy high school student with a vision impairment is leading the way!
"O&M Programs" is made up of 3 modules, each containing video segments, readings, lectures, and assigned activities to enhance and apply your learning.
This presentation analyzes the different types of glare, and strategies for formally assessing each.
O&M lesson ideas to prepare for traveling with a dog.
O&M resources are more than just tactile maps - check out this digital book/pdf that reinforces O&M concepts for a vocational student.
Learn how to create O&M books to help your student with memory issues learn his/her routes!
Does your student really understand measurement terms such as feet?
Using Pictello, an iPad, the P.I.A.F. and braille to create an O&M book for a 2 year old child who is totally blind child.
This presentation analyzes the different types of glare, and strategies for formally assessing each.
Part of living on campus is being prepared for emergencies - make sure you know your campus alert system.
Lazarrio is a free navigation app similar to Blindsquare and Nearby Explorer. This article will explore the app in more detail.
O&M tips for students with low vision on navigating school hallways. Practice before the first day of school!
Visualize spatial relationships between places using a customized pushpin map!
Help peers learn about a long cane used by students with visual impairments through this free children's book!
Using tinted glasses to manage chronic migraines and light sensitivity from Chiari Malformation.
Need a simple notification to alert you to your upcoming bus stop?
Creating layers on a digital map to show rooms, then adding a layer to show the routes!
Traveling in an unique rural environment? Learn how BlindSquare is being used in unique rural islands in Maine.