The Art and Science of Teaching Orientation and Mobility to Persons with Visual Impairments
The Art and Science of Teaching Orientation and Mobility to Persons with Visual Impairments

Author: William Henry Jacobson

Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780891282457

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An updated and comprehensive description of the techniques of teaching orientation and mobility, presented along with considerations and strategies for sensitive and effective teaching. Factors like individual needs, environmental features, and ethical issues are also discussed in this important text.

Foundations of Orientation and Mobility
Foundations of Orientation and Mobility

Author: William R. Wiener

Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 722

ISBN-13: 0891284486

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Foundations of Orientation and Mobility, the classic professional reference and textbook has been completely revised and expanded to two volumes by the most knowledgeable experts in the field. The new third edition includes both the latest research in O&M and expanded information on practice and teaching strategies. Volume 1, History and Theory, includes the bases of O&M knowledge, including perception, orientation, low vision, audition, kinesiology, psychosocial issues, and learning theories, as well as chapters on technology, dog guides, orientation aids, and environmental accessibility. A section on the profession of O&M includes its international history; administration, assessment and program planning; and a chapter on research in O&M. No O&M student or professional can afford to be without this essential resource.

Partners in O&M
Partners in O&M

Author: Rona L. Pogrund

Publisher: American Printing House for the Blind

Published: 2017-08

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 9780891287650

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Partners in O&M is a comprehensive text that serves as an introduction to the field of O&M, with a focus on professionals who work in collaboration with O&M specialists to support O&M instruction for students who are blind or visually impaired.

Imagining the Possibilities
Imagining the Possibilities

Author: Diane L. Fazzi

Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9780891283829

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Imagining the possibilities explores approaches to creative methods on how to teach various orientation and mobility (O & M) techniques to people who are blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities. This is a hands-on teaching resource for preservice and practicing O & M specialists. It offers materials, samples, and creative teaching strategies that will effectively help students. Each chapter in Imagining the possibilities provides specific examples and strategies for assessment and instruction in O & M, including Idea Boxes with teaching tips, sample lesson plans, and appendices that give sample materials.

The Art and Science of Teaching
The Art and Science of Teaching

Author: Robert J. Marzano

Publisher: ASCD

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1416606580

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Presents a model for ensuring quality teaching that balances the necessity of research-based data with the equally vital need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of individual students.

Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired and Blind People
Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired and Blind People

Author: Marion Hersh

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-05-12

Total Pages: 743

ISBN-13: 1846288673

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Equal accessibility to public places and services is now required by law in many countries. For the vision-impaired, specialised technology often can provide a fuller enjoyment of the facilities of society, from large scale meetings and public entertainments to reading a book or making music. This volume explores the engineering and design principles and techniques used in assistive technology for blind and vision-impaired people. This book maintains the currency of knowledge for engineers and health workers who develop devices and services for people with sight loss, and is an excellent source of reference for students of assistive technology and rehabilitation.

Orientation and Mobility Techniques
Orientation and Mobility Techniques

Author: Diane L. Fazzi

Publisher: Blind

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9780891286844

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The very first techniques book in orientation and mobility has been completely revised and updated for today's fast-changing world, while remaining true to Hill and Ponder's simple organizational principles that generations have known and loved. A new, easy-to-read color format, accompanying photographs, updated information on street crossings at complex intersections, and a new chapter on O&M for people with low vision make this revised edition a must-have in your O&M library.

Teaching Students With High-Incidence Disabilities
Teaching Students With High-Incidence Disabilities

Author: Mary Anne Prater

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2016-12-29

Total Pages: 984

ISBN-13: 1483390616

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To ensure that all students receive quality instruction, Teaching Students with High-Incidence Disabilities prepares preservice teachers to teach students with learning disabilities, emotional behavioral disorders, intellectual disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity, and high functioning autism. It also serves as a reference for those who have already received formal preparation in how to teach special needs students. Focusing on research-based instructional strategies, Mary Anne Prater gives explicit instructions and includes models throughout in the form of scripted lesson plans. The book also has a broad emphasis on diversity, with a section in each chapter devoted to exploring how instructional strategies can be modified to accommodate diverse exceptional students. Real-world classrooms are brought into focus using teacher tips, embedded case studies, and technology spotlights to enhance student learning.