Orientation and Mobility Course Descriptions

Course Name: Immersion in Blindness Practicum

Course Number: EPSY 580

Instructor: Edward Bell, PhD

Catalog Description

Enrollment by Application Only. Personal experience with blindness; nonvisual techniques, expectations and attitudes at the Louisiana Center for the Blind.

Objectives:

Students will demonstrate an understanding of, and mastery in, nonvisual techniques used by blind persons for independent living (i.e., Orientation and Mobility, Braille, home economics, access technology, industrial arts, and confidence building activities.) Students will demonstrate increased understanding about the myths and misconceptions surrounding blindness, and how they affect independent living and employment for the blind. Students will demonstrate increased understanding of personal attitudes about blindness, and how these internalized perceptions affect rehabilitation and the education of blind people. Students will gain an understanding about the role of consumer organizations of the blind as a key component in rehabilitation and education.

Contact

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

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