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Discussion
Thirty respondents completed all or part of the survey. The intent of
including all ten areas of the O&M curriculum and sub-categories was to find
the upper limits or a "cut off" of areas of the O&M curriculum not covered in
TVIs courses. The result was that only three of the 84 sub-categories were
not being covered by any of the "O&M for TVIs" courses. Those three were
buses, airport terminals and commercial facilities.
Human guide techniques, orientation strategies, protective techniques
and other non-cane skills were the most commonly covered O&M techniques
and strategies in the O&M for TVIs course. However, Table 1 also suggests
that there is much variation among the TVI programs on which skills and sub-
categories of skills they covered. For example, all respondents covered
Human Guide skills, but not all of the sub-categories were covered by all
respondents.
"Skills practice under supervision of an O&M specialist" was the most
common reason selected for teaching any of the O&M skills. The second
most selected reason for including skills in courses depended on the skill.
The reason "Teach independent of O&M specialist" was the second most
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