A Free Program for Using and Teaching an Accessible Electronic Wayfinding Device

Autor/inn/en	Greenberg, Maya Delgado; Kuns, Jerry
Titel	A Free Program for Using and Teaching an Accessible Electronic Wayfinding Device
Quelle	In: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 106 (2012) 10, S.703-705 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-482X
Schlagwörter	Visual Impairments; Travel Training; Visually Impaired Mobility; Curriculum; Special Schools; Guides; Educational Technology; Geographic Information Systems; Geographic Location; Navigation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Special school; Sonderschule; Handbuch; Leitfaden; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	Accessible Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are changing the way many people with visual impairments (that is, those who are blind or have low vision) travel. GPS provides real-time orientation information so that a traveler with a visual impairment can make informed decisions about path of travel and destination. Orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists are often asked to teach their clients how to use GPS. Finding the time and resources to learn new technology, however, can be challenging. O&M specialists are often juggling large caseloads and have limited budgets for professional development. Although accessible GPS is becoming a commonly used orientation tool in the field of visual impairment, many O&M instructors are unsure of how to include GPS in daily travel problem-solving processes or how to request training in its use. To help meet this need, staff members of the California School for the Blind have created a free curriculum guide, "Finding Your Way: A Curriculum for Teaching and Using the BrailleNote with Sendero GPS." The curriculum was designed for O&M instructors who want to learn how to use the Sendero GPS with BrailleNote and then teach it to their students. It can also be used by consumers who wish to teach themselves GPS skills. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Foundation for the Blind. 11 Penn Plaza Suite 300, New York, NY 10001. Tel: 800-232-5463; Tel: 212-502-7600; e-mail: afbinfo@afb.net; Web site: http://www.afb.org/store
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10