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Cortical Visual Impairment Topics - Dr. Christine Roman
Student gazes at shiny pom pom.

Pick 1, 2, or 3 Days. Day 1: CVI Assessment and Programming Tools Day 2: Consideration of CVI and Impact on O&M Day 3: Path to Literacy: CVI Prerequisites

O&M and CVI
Child with a cane.

This conversation covers specific strategies and modifications to Orientation & Mobility for students with Cortical Visual Impairment.

Aftershokz Bone Conduction Headphones
Aftershokz black headset on a wooden desk
Learn about my experiences using Trekz Aftershokz headphones to travel safely and multi-task
Blindfold Barnyard: Cardinal Directions Game
Blindfold Barnyard logo with text: "Blindfold Barnyard: Cardinal Directions"
Here is a game to reinforce O&M cardinal direction skills!
Google Maps Offline
Hands holding smart phones in front of a world map. Text: "Google Maps (offline)".
No Internet? No problem! Learn how to use Google Maps offline!
Early Orientation and Mobility: Birth to Three
Siblings walking across street.

This tutorial focuses on birth to three orientation and mobility skills, such as hand positioning, crawling, standing, and walking.

Early Orientation and Mobility: Birth to Three
A young boy pushing a toy cart with his sister.

In this webinar, Susan Abu-Jaber, focuses on birth to three orientation and mobility.

Teaching echolocation skills: O&M activities
Bailey, a white plush whale and Dory, a blue plastic fish.
Pixar's Finding Dory is teaching an orientation and mobility skill!
Steps for Riding a Bus
Screenshot of Notes app: Steps for Riding the Bus checklist
Need an O&M checklist for teaching how to ride a public bus?
Orientation & Mobility: Directions to Home
iPhone using BlindWays app
This activity requires students who are blind or visually impaired to direct someone to their house using O&M, work readiness, and independent living skills.
How does a blind person cross a street?
Arielle standing with her long cane at a busy city intersection.
Learn more about your student's street crossing skills with this rainy day activity!
Road Rally: O&M navigation activity
Road Rally: applying navigation skills in a fun way!
Road Rally ideas with visually impaired navigators!
O&M: How to Use Uber (Checklist)
Uber Checklist in the Notes app enables O&Ms to quickly check off student skills.
Planning an O&M lesson on how to use Uber? Here is a skills checklist!
Addressing the ECC Through A Scavenger Hunt
two students walking down a sidewalk, one has a white cane
Scavenger hunts are a fun way to address all parts of the Expanded Core Curriculum!
Blindfold Bowling: iOS spatial concepts app
Blindfold Bowling logo
Looking for a fun way to teach spatial concepts to students who are blind? Try this auditory bowling game!
AmazonFresh Review: Grocery Delivery
Photo of three AmazonFresh cooler bags on a hand-truck being delivered.
College Student with low vision reviews the AmazonFresh grocery delivery service.
College Preparedness Series #5: How to Navigate Campus
Navigating the College Campus: part 5 in College Transition Series.
A successful college student shares her tools and tricks on how to start the semester off right - navigating the college campus.
Conquering the Challenge of Mobility
A teenager travels with his cane outside a bank.
A student in the Secondary program at Perkins School for the Blind reflects on facing the challenge of mobility.
Using iOS Tracing Apps: Part 2, O&M
Screenshot of WhizzyKids app, a tracing game.
Orientation and Mobility related tracing, scanning and tracking activities to compensate for blindspots.
Becoming a Hi-Tech Orientation and Mobility Specialist
Standing in the rain by the Perkins School for the Blind fence, two O&Ms work together to learn BlindSquare.
Tips and resources on how to incorporate technology into orientation and mobility lessons for all types of O&M students.
Using BlindSquare Simulation Mode to Create Tactile/Visual Maps
Screenshot of BlindSquare app's home page.
Use BlindSquare Simulation Mode to help students create maps of a location.
Hi-Tech O&M for Everyone! (Vermont)
A photo shows Ed with an iPhone and standing in front of a bus stop.

Vermont: 2 day workshop - August 23 & 24. In-depth training on how to use technology to enable independent travel in real-world contexts.

Special Issues of Orientation & Mobility
Tutorial-Special Issues of Orientation & Mobility.

This training module demonstrates specialized topics within the field of Orientation & Mobility (O&M) instruction.

Tips for Transportation
Woman using white cane to walk to bus stop
Tips for transition-age students who are blind or visually impaired to learn to use transportation
Audio iOS Games Improve O&M Skills
Two hands labeled "right hand" and "left hand.
Many Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists (COMS) have been incorporating audio IOS games into O&M lessons.
Mobility: A Crucial Tool for Success
Tim Vernon sitting on steps
This post describes the importance of orientation and mobility skills for youth who are blind in the transition to adult life
A New World with My Guide Dog Atlas
boy with glasses in red shirt petting black dog
A college student who is deafblind because of Usher Syndrome discusses his experience as a guide dog user
Developing Standards for Orientation and Mobility Instruction
A visually impaired boy navigates across a street intersection with his cane.

In this webcast, Mary Tellefson talks about the need for O&M to align with state standards and ultimately, to Career, College and Community Readiness.

Global Positioning Systems and the Traveler with a Visual Impairment
Tutorial - Global Positioning Systems.

This tutorial covers the parameters of GPS for the traveler with a visual impairment.

National Agenda for the Education of Children and Youths with Visual Impairments
A group of students in a classroom with teachers.

This self-paced is made up of 6 modules, each containing a lecture, video segments, readings, and assigned activities to enhance and apply your learning.

Global Positioning Systems and the Traveler with a Visual Impairment: "Who?" "What?" "Where?" "Why?" and "How?"
Student using the Garmin Oregon 450 GPS device.

This webinar covers the parameters of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) for the traveler with a visual impairment.

Treasure/Scavenger Hunt
Halloween plants
Explore the natural world with an active hands-on sensory hunt for various plants.
Adapted Checkers
checkerboard
Adapt the classic Checkers game using different shaped playing pieces and a dimensional board!
Tic Tac Toe
tic tac toe board
Tactile playing pieces stay-put the peg hole board in this adapted version of Tic Tac Toe!
It's Shrinking!
Balls of all sizes
Develop visual attention as background illumination decreases and objects become smaller.
Blue and Red
red glove blue glove
Improve body awareness in students with low vision using colored gloves.
Skipping
Skipping
Use these simple steps to help students eventually master the challenging skill of skipping!
Alphabet Line
Alphabet cards
Kids will have fun developing their pincer grasp with this alphabet card hanging activity!
Move Myself
bathtub
Teach positional concepts to students as they relate objects' positions to their own body.
Squeaky Jumping
cow toy
Use sound as a motivator for improving motor skills, weight shifting and jumping!
Where, Oh, Where Is My Friend?
Teacher and student in circle
Increase independence of identifying and locating people in room using a sound localization game.
Catch It If You Can
pillows
A simple game of catch can be adapted in many ways to work on motor skills and O&M.
Light Plus
tiffany lamp
Use an immediate reinforcer to encourage attention to a presented light source.
Pointing Right and Left
arrows pointing left and right on a tree
Start with the concept of right and left as an important foundational skill for orientation and mobility.
Stapling School Newsletter
stapler
Build confidence and independence while taking part in school organizations with appropriate tasks.
I Can Walk Like That
Duck
Children will have fun practicing motor skills during this special "Simon Says" game!
Mystery Bag
mystery bag
A game of object "Hide & Seek" reinforces social skills and tactile discrimination skills.
Light On, Light Off?
fiber optic light
Determine whether light can be used as an effective reinforcer for a student with low vision.
Jump Like the Animals
Monkey in tree
Imitate jumping animals for a fun game to stimulate the vestibular system!
Tractor Tread
tractor wheel
Children use their bodies and a box as tread to practice crawling and gross motor skills.

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