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Choose the frame based on environment
Choose the frame based on environment
December 16, 2018
Practice in the playroom. Matias is wearing his belt cane, walking and holding his dad's hand. The tight-spaces cane frame contacts the sofa, plush rocking toy and wooden toy cart he was scene stepping on when guided without a cane. His tears result when made to let go of his dad's hand.
December 16, 2018
Practice in the playroom. Matias is wearing his belt cane, walking and holding his dad's hand. The tight-spaces cane frame contacts the sofa, plush rocking toy and wooden toy cart he was scene stepping on when guided without a cane. His tears result when made to let go of his dad's hand.
The belt cane should be worn most of the day, because there is no benefit to walking without effective path information.
The daily frame provides a two-step preview of the path ahead. The daily frame is intended to be worn inside, in roomy indoor spaces, in the mall, at school and outside, on the playground, in the backyard, on the beach, everywhere.
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Adult O&M Examples
Adults quickly learn white cane techniques for safe mobility. Here are a few examples of long cane technique (two-point touch and ascending stairs) and human skills assessment, traversing doorways and stairs with guide techniques.
Adult who is blind using his cane at work.
Hunter College O&M graduate student learns two point touch cane technique in 20 minutes. By the end of one hour, she demonstrates competency is both safe mobility cane technique and independent re-orientation strategies.
Hunter College O&M graduate students learn to navigate wearing blindfolds inside and outside. This is her first lesson walking blindfolded in a residential neighborhood. She already had been taught cane skills inside.
Two days later, the graduate student demonstrates independent residential travel skills.
Hunter College O&M graduate lab lesson ascending stairs with a rod cane.
O&M graduate lab: Stair practice which allows student to practice maintaining and regaining her orientation.
Hunter College O&M graduate lab lesson on assessing a student's human guide skills.
Human guide stairs and door practice.