Division on Visual Impairments

DVI Quarterly Volume 59(1)

A quarterly newsletter from the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Visual Impairments containing practitioner tips for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and other professionals.

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36 accurate at using the device for this purpose. After seven trials of using the device for this purpose, he was able to identify the number of open doorways/intersecting hallways with 100% accuracy. In addition to the skills the student was able to perform with the K-Sonar, the student's O&M specialist identified several benefits of this device for her student. First, she noted that her student walked more slowly when using the device. She indicated this was a good thing, saying the student often walks very fast, bumping into people and objects, and the student sometimes hurts people when traveling at his usual speed. She also indicated the student spent more time exploring his environment when using the K-Sonar, which could lead to an enhanced knowledge and understanding of his surroundings. The K-Sonar provided the student with increased information and awareness of his environment. When the student held the K-Sonar across his body, he was able to obtain more comprehensive information about his environment. He obtained information about the path in front of him with his cane while obtaining information from his side with the KSonar. This led the student to discover objects in his environment about which he was previously unaware. This increased his curiosity. The student's use of the K-Sonar also increased his traveling efficiency (ability to count doors without trailing the wall/lockers). Part of the reason the KSonar increased the student's awareness of his environment had to do with his nontraditional grip

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