Orientation and Mobility Posts
Tap Tap See iPhone App verses CamFind iPhone App
We went to the grocery store and selected three items we wanted to identify with these apps. We tested their accuracy and time it took to identify the item.
The Use of BlindSquare to teach compass directions
A lesson plan to teach students and adults who are visually impaired or blind compass directions using the BlindSquare app.
Guide dog teams and technology: Don’t forget the dog!
Guide dogs and technology: how to make them work together
The value of GPS System in Orientation and Mobility
Attitudes about the use of accessible GPS systems from the perspective of students enrolled in Orientation and Mobility prep training program.
HI-Tech O&M Progress: Navigation apps and adult clients
An O&M's personal experience and suggestions when teaching navigation apps to adult clients.
Using BlindSquare to Create a Resource for Beginning College Students
Information on how to create important POIs on a college campus and then sharing these POIs with college students who are visually impaired/blind.
BlindWays: a crowdsourced bus stop location app
Navigate directly to a bus stop using the BlindWays iOS app.
Using iOS Tracing Apps: Part 2, O&M
Orientation and Mobility related tracing, scanning and tracking activities to compensate for blindspots.
O&M Safety: Do Not Disturb iOS Feature
Using the Do Not Disturb feature during O&M lessons to avoid text, email and phone call distractions.
Piggy in the Middle: An O&M Spatial Concept Lesson
O&M lesson that teaches spatial concepts to a low vision student whose not a native English speaker.
3-D Tactile Maps
Review of 3-D tactile map making software available online through a site called Touch Mapper.
How to use Apple Pay on the web with Safari in iOS 10 and macOS Sierra
Learn how to use Apple Pay and strategies for incorporating Apple Pay into O&M lessons.
Becoming a Hi-Tech Orientation and Mobility Specialist
Tips and resources on how to incorporate technology into orientation and mobility lessons for all types of O&M students.
Using BlindSquare Simulation Mode to Create Tactile/Visual Maps
Use BlindSquare Simulation Mode to help students create maps of a location.
Using the Notability app for Orientation and Mobility lessons with Younger Students with Low Vision
Using the Notability app for Orientation and Mobility lessons with Younger Students with Low Vision
HI-Tech O&M Progress Reports
Technology can be used to create quick video snapshots to record progress of O&M skills.
BlindSquare Readiness Lesson: Chalk, Walk, and Talk
O&M lesson that teaches concepts of 'clock face directions' and the meaning of the term 'yards'.
Using the APH Sound Source to Teach Street Crossings
The APH sound source can be used to help students learn the skill of aligning for a street crossing using the sound of parallel traffic.
Beginner's Guide to Blindsquare
A COMS perspective and some tips for utilizing the basic features of Blindsquare.