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VIDBE-Q Volume 64 Issue 2
Molly Pasley, Ph.D., TVI/COMS, CEO Out of Sight
Accessibility, LLC, mollyclesen@gmail.com
Lauralyn Randles, Doctoral Candidate, TVI/COMS, Illinois
State University, lkbogar@ilstu.edu
One of the major milestones in a teenager's life is the ability to drive.
It gives an adolescent higher standing among her peer group because she
has greater independence and mobility (Sebald, 1983). In addition, many
public high schools across the United States offer driver's education
courses as a course elective. This can be problematic for students who are
visually impaired when the course is a required credit to graduate as is
common in some rural and suburban districts in Illinois (Pasley, 2019). So
how do orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists and teachers of students
with visual impairments (TVIs) provide a new road map for independent
travel when obtaining a driver's license is not safe or desirable to the
student or his/her family? Also, how do professionals help students and
families navigate the cycle of grief when they encounter this rite of
passage?
DVIDB Showcase Presentation: 16 With No Wheels: How do We Keep
Moving Forward?
