CHAT - TSBVI Coffee Hour: Orientation & Mobility Services and Support: Birth through Five Ð 10/24/22

From Brenda Lee to Everyone: Hello! From Abilene, TX

From Kate Borg (she/her) to Everyone: Hi from Austin! It's not 100 degrees.

From Mary Siller to Everyone: Hello --joining from Dallas

From Vicki Self to Host and Panelists: Iowa

From Linda Jordan to Everyone: Boerne, Texas

From Mari Hubig to Host and Panelists: Hello from wet and rainy Fort Worth

From Julie Henry to Everyone: Baytown

From Shay Utley to Everyone: Shay Utley - Mansfield Tx

From Elliana Golijov to Everyone: Washington DC

From Lynne McAlister to Everyone: Hi Ladies!

From Mary Becker to Everyone: Mary Becker. Albuquerque

From Laura Webb to Everyone: Raleigh NC!

From Cristina Zapata to Host and Panelists: Hello El Paso, TX

From Lannette Burlingame to Everyone: Kilgore, TX

From Myra Clement to Everyone: Alabama

From Sabrina McAdoo to Everyone: Kansas

From Stephanie McIver to Everyone: Rio Hondo, Texas

From Kathi Garza to Everyone: HI SHAY!!!

From Edgenie Bellah to Everyone: Hi everyone! Joining from Austin.

From Jessica McClinton to Host and Panelists: Hi Lewisville, TX

From Jessica Semingson to Everyone: Edmonds, Washington

From janet barber to Everyone: Sanger, TX

From Alli Hintz to Everyone: Southern California

From Sonya Courtney to Everyone: Sugar Land, Tx

From Muriel Axford to Everyone: Ontario Canada

From James Kadlecek to Everyone: Plano Texas

From CLARISSA JONES-EDWARDS to Everyone: NEW YORK

From Mary "Hanna" Ausitn to Everyone: Fairbanks Alaska

From Vicki Self to Host and Panelists: physical therapist

From James Kadlecek to Everyone: COMS

From Christie Sissenwein to Everyone: Houston, Texas

From Alli Hintz to Everyone: TVI

From Lannette Burlingame to Everyone: TSVI

From Laura Webb to Everyone: I am a TVI and COMS

From Lori Banos to Everyone: TVI/COMS/parent

From Denise Johnson to Everyone: EI TVI in Utah

From Melissa Dalby to Everyone: Early Childhood Vision Consultant

From Jennifer Simmons to Everyone: TVI and COMS

From Mary Siller to Everyone: Hi TVI

From Jessica McClinton to Host and Panelists: COMS

From Kathi Garza to Everyone: TVI, and I'm a Superhero after hours

From Mary Becker to Everyone: Director of EI Services

From Charity Hoedebeck to Everyone: Parent

From Mary "Hanna" Ausitn to Everyone: EITVI 0-3 MSEDEC

From Sonya Courtney to Everyone: COMS

From Muriel Axford to Everyone: Early Interventionist

From Linda Jordan to Everyone: TVI/COMS

From Cristina Zapata to Everyone: TVI/COMS

From Donna Banting to Everyone: Early Childhood Vision Consultant

From Sabrina McAdoo to Everyone: Early Childhood TSVI, ECSE, O&M intern

From Christie Sissenwein to Everyone: COMS

From Chris Tabb to Everyone: Wimberley, TX O&M

From Sara Kitchen to Host and Panelists: TVI Outreach!

From Judy Alford to Host and Panelists: TVI

From Kela Baird to Everyone: TVI

From Laurie Mayor to Everyone: COMS

From Jessica Gauthier to Host and Panelists: COMS

From Mari Hubig to Host and Panelists: Statewide Birth to 3 DHH, BVI, and COMS support and training

From Jill Smith to Everyone: TVI/COMS

From Stephanie McIver to Everyone: TSVI

From Shay Utley to Everyone: COMS

From Patricia Rutan to Everyone: O&M

From Kaycee Bennett to Everyone: TodayÕs handout: https://tsbvi.live/coffeehour

From Sara Kitchen to Everyone: Movement is the language of the brain.

From Brenda Lee to Everyone: yes

From Kathi Garza to Everyone: Yes!

From Sara Kitchen to Everyone: Yes COMS have a unique perspective.

From Edgenie Bellah to Everyone: I agree!

From Kaycee Bennett to Everyone: It's one of my fav parts of being in this field!

From Sabrina McAdoo to Everyone: Agree!

From Mary Siller to Everyone: Yes...

From Mary Siller to Everyone: COMS have the federal focus for 0-3 focus in the ECI system in all 50 states? Right?  We are lucky in TX...we have good laws for VI and COMS

From Kathi Garza to Everyone: As TVIs, concept development is such a huge part of our work as well for early literacy development. It's nice to know we can partner with our COMS to share/repeat this work.

From Kaycee Bennett to Everyone: I love this! Fitting right in to what the families are already doing. No need to add "extra" to their already busy lives! :)

From Kate Borg (she/her) to Everyone: And this is so great to break this down for families. “Routines" can sound so intimidating, but this is something families are already doing!

From Sara Kitchen to Everyone: Any movement the child can make to take their turn in a changing routine can build skills.

From Kathi Garza to Everyone: YES! I love that for those families who might not be sure or might feel like they don't have time, it's already integrated, and just tiny additions can have a big impact!

From Judy Alford to Host and Panelists: Potty time skills for toddlers very crucial

From Lynne McAlister to Everyone: Playing by putting clothing on random body parts

From Kathi Garza to Everyone: I think dressing skills can really help teach things like order and sequence and motor planning which are so helpful for future O&M activities.

From Kaycee Bennett to Everyone: Mealtimes have that motivation, too!

From Shay Utley to Everyone: We have helped a parent make a "corner" the living room that was just for her and her toys.

From Mary "Hanna" Ausitn to Everyone: We have lots of snlw here in Alaska so we have used food coloring to define steps

From Mary "Hanna" Ausitn to Everyone: snow

From Mary "Hanna" Ausitn to Everyone: We have use rope to define a stopping spot on the gravel driveway to show a  child where to stop

From Sara Kitchen to Everyone: I have noticed that when children are able to move freely and are allowed to experiment, fall down, get bumps and such, confidence and resilience is built and replaces fearfulness.  Has anyone else noticed that?

From Kate Borg (she/her) to Everyone: And that's such an age appropriate thing! Yes! I've noticed that kiddos build confidence when they can just play

From Sara Kitchen to Everyone: I hesitated to type that.

From Tina Mekeel to Everyone: Kiddie pools work nice for a makeshift boundary. Plus itÕs fun to hide toys in with tissue paper or paper shreds.

From Kate Borg (she/her) to Everyone: I'm glad you did Sara. I remember hearing a conversation between some family members that their other children had some bumps along the way, it was okay for their blind child as well.

From Judy Alford to Host and Panelists: Help with navigating a school cafeteria.

From Kaycee Bennett to Everyone: TodayÕs handout: https://tsbvi.live/coffeehour

From Mary "Hanna" Ausitn to Everyone: Our OM has met me to introduce a cane to the family and transition from walkers and pop toys , hockey sticks to a cane.  Even if its just for others to know that a child is hold a cane to communicate that they need more time or supports to others.

From Sara Kitchen to Everyone: I love how you say we "get to start" working on instead of "have to".  It is such a treat to introduce children to the world and watch them take it in.

From Mary "Hanna" Ausitn to Everyone: meeting the family win the classroom prior to the other kids arriving on the first day

From Kathi Garza to Everyone: Did you ever include soliciting assistance in a new environment and how kids can determine who to ask for help?

From Mary "Hanna" Ausitn to Everyone: within the ECSE classroom

From Sabrina McAdoo to Everyone: Trying to stay in communication with the family so they can reinforce the skills we are working on at school

From Tina Mekeel to Host and Panelists: I love using these tactile symbols and maps to explain how we are also building literacy skills while doing all of the O&M beginning skills. Great way to bring in other team members to make their own symbols.

From Kim Carnegie to Everyone: Letting a preschooler explore the inside and outside of a school bus before riding the bus to school.

From Shay Utley to Everyone: Field trips and Field day are full days of O&M!!!

From Kaycee Bennett to Everyone: TodayÕs handout: https://tsbvi.live/coffeehour

From Kaycee Bennett to Everyone: I love that cover picture!

From Mary Siller to Everyone: Anchor Center --in Denver?  --Delta Gamma Fraternity supported 0-5 program

From Chris Tabb to Everyone: Thank you Mary; awesome learning.

From Julie Maner to Everyone: Birth to Six O&M Skills Inventory

From Alli Hintz to Everyone: Thank you, Mary!

From Sara Kitchen to Everyone: Thank you Mary Shore!!

From Lynne McAlister to Everyone: Thanks Mary!!!

From Kate Borg (she/her) to Everyone: 102422

From Donna Banting to Everyone: Thank you !

From Lisa Zell to Everyone: Thank you

From Mary "Hanna" Ausitn to Everyone: thanks this is awesome

From julie daniel to Everyone: Thanks!

From Brenda Lee to Everyone: Thanks Mary! Great job... love the resources