This session will focus on O&M instructional strategies and activities for working with young children (ages 3-5) attending an early childhood program on a school campus or within the community. These early learning environments provide extensive opportunities for teaching O&M concepts and skills. We'll explore how O&M specialists can introduce new techniques and support skill development for little ones learning to navigate outside of their familiar home environment. Bring your ideas and experiences to share! Open captioned.

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10/31/2023

Open captioned. This session will provide a collection of tools and strategies that Orientation and Mobility Specialists can use in the evaluation and development of their student’s auditory skills. Examine ways to build strong working relationships with the student's audiologist, teacher of the Deaf/hard of hearing, and the speech and language pathologist (SLP), as we work to better understand the environmental hearing needs of our students and clients with a dual sensory loss.

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10/24/2023

Open captioned and ASL. A mom who is a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist will share her experiences with creative opportunities for O&M learning in the home for her DeafBlind son, including home and school connections, and "common ground" activity ideas for whole families to share in.

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10/3/2023

We might assume all students can learn orientation, but what if they can’t? How do we recognize and assess spatial dysfunction? Find out when to persist with orientation language, and when to try other navigation strategies instead. Open captioned and ASL interpreted.

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2/14/2023

Open captioned. Join us for a conversation about the important role orientation and mobility specialists play in supporting our youngest learners who are blind or visually impaired in the home, school and community settings. Early childhood O&M resources will also be highlighted during this session.

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10/26/2022

Dr. Eugene Bourquin, DHA, COMS. This session will review the history and research in the area of communication between deafblind travelers and the uninitiated public, exploring the basic general principles that underlie effective interactions that allow the traveler to get the information and assistance necessary, efficiently and consistently. The focus will be on low-tech solutions, and feature the task of street crossing as an archetypal tool. Learning will happen through lecture, PowerPoint presentation, and videos.

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2/24/2021

9/21/2020 Join Chris Tabb, COMS from TSBVI Outreach on our September 21st Coffee Hour as he shares resources and strategies for remote instruction in orientation and mobility, as well as the development of a document addressing guidelines and standards for providing orientation and mobility instruction through remote learning channels. Be sure the check the links in the description for additional information. Click the Attachment button to download a transcript and/or handout.

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9/21/2020

9/29/2016 Learn about TSBVI's new publication, "Yoga for Children with Visual and Multiple Impairments". This series of webinars hosted by Kassandra Heil will provide participants with an overview of the book and feature strategies for working with students who are visually impaired as well as students with visual and multiple impairments, including deafblindness. Learn about the benefits for students including bodily and spatial awareness, recreation and leisure, and stress management. Additional dates for this series includes 12/8/16 and 2/23/17. Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments: - Intro to Yoga - Starting a Yoga Class - Your Yoga Sequence - Questions & Answers Click the Resources button for a transcript (txt), handout (pdf) and/or audio recording (mp3).

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10/3/2016