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Identifying Mobility Visual Impairment

 

Mobility visual impairment is defined as: Responds to visual stimuli, but the result of the severity of the visual impairment means they inability to visually avoid collisions (Ambrose-Zaken, 2022).

Wall Collisions

Wall Collisions

Directionless walking

Directionless walking

Age 22 months- walks in circles, quite no language

Unsteady, poor gait

Age 49 months
Walking at home without a mobility tool.

Unsteady, poor gait

Age 8 years
Walking at home without a mobility tool.

Unsteady, poor gait

Age 2 years
Walking at school without a mobility tool.

Unsteady, poor gait

Age 2 years
Walking at school without a mobility tool.

Unsteady, poor gait

Age 2 years
Walking at home without a mobility tool.

Unsteady, poor gait

Age 34 months, his hands are held in high guard position. He walks 9 steps in 14 seconds. His fastest was 1.5 steps/sec.
Children his age should walk 3.2 steps/sec

Unsteady, poor gait

Age 2 years
Walking at school without a mobility tool. Her hands are held up high. She walks 19 steps in 22 seconds. Her pace with verbal prompting was .89 steps/sec.
Children her age should walk 3.2 steps/sec without any prompts

Unsteady, poor gait

Age 3 years, moving about in slow circles. Poor gait, short duration-wants to return to sitting.

Anxiety

Age 3 years, being asked to leave the couch.

Anxiety

Age 5 years, being asked to cross open space without assistance.

Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety

Age 2 years, being asked to walk with assistance.

Scooting age three

Scooting age three

Scooting age three

Playing at home

Still cruising above one -year-old

At twenty-eight months old, Evan continues to use cruising as his primary means of walking.

Still cruising above one -year-old

Still cruising above one -year-old

With lots of prompts, Reeti walks in contact with a wall.
This is not "trailing".

Crawling above the age of one year

Difficulty With Stairs

Difficulty With Stairs

Difficulty With Stairs

Difficulty With Stairs

Difficulty With Stairs

Stationery Play

Stationery Play

Stationery Play

Stationery Play

Stationery Play

Stationery Play

Stationery Play

Not Walking for almost Two Years

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