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The O&M for TVIs course was the subject of study.
Survey
Three O&M university instructors vetted the 76 question survey and
pilot tested on 10 test subjects. In addition to demographic data and course
instructional methods, the survey asked respondents to indicate which of the
ten general areas of O&M techniques and strategies the course covered:
Guide techniques, orientation strategies, basic mobility skills, protective
techniques, O&M knowledge and skills, mobility tools, cane skills with a
guide, cane techniques, outdoor residential and outdoor/commercial. Within
each general area was a list of sub-categories. The content for the general
areas and the list of skills were selected from O&M textbooks including Hill
and Ponder (1976) and Jacobson (2015).
When a subject selected any skills or sub-categories within the 10
general areas, they were prompted to answer the question, "in addition to
wanting the TVI scholar to learn O&M Knowledge and Skills, what are the top
reasons for teaching TVI scholars the following O&M Knowledge and Skills to:
1) Referral - Enable O&M referral 2) Skills Practice - Aid students with visual
impairments in O&M technique
practice under O&M supervision; 3)
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