Orientation and Mobility Course Descriptions

Course Name: Advanced Orientation and Mobility

Course Number: EPSY 583

Instructor: Edward Bell, PhD

Catalog Description

Advanced Orientation & Mobility provides instruction for teaching techniques of independent mobility to individuals who are blind/visually impaired. Curriculum includes strategies and techniques for rural environments, special travel situations, use of public transportation and applications to daily living vocational environments. Special techniques used by O&M instructors who are blind/visually impaired are emphasized.

Objectives:

The student will understand the difference between and the roles of extrinsic and intrinsic feedback in structured discovery learning method of teaching orientation and mobility.

The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of low vision as well as strategies and philosophy for teaching independent travel to individuals with low vision.

The student will demonstrate an understanding of the structured discovery learning method of teaching travel skills to blind adults and children.

The student will demonstrate knowledge of rural travel, travel within vocational, daily living and special environments.

The student will demonstrate an understanding of alternative techniques used by blind orientation & mobility instructors.

Contact

Edward Bell, PhD
Institute on Blindness
(318) 257-4554
ebell@latech.edu

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