Expanding the Frontiers of Orientation and Mobility for Infants and Toddlers in New Mexico and Utah

Autor/inn/en	Dewald, Hong Phangia; Faris, Cindy; Borg, Karen S.; Maner, Julie; Martinez-Cargo, Loreta; Carter, Mark
Titel	Expanding the Frontiers of Orientation and Mobility for Infants and Toddlers in New Mexico and Utah
Quelle	In: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 109 (2015) 6, S.502-507 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-482X
Schlagwörter	Early Intervention; Infants; Toddlers; Family Programs; Child Development; Visual Impairments; Visually Impaired Mobility; Individualized Family Service Plans; Geographic Location; New Mexico; Utah + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Family program; Familienprogramm; Kindesentwicklung; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung
Abstract	Early intervention services provide very young children, typically aged birth to 3 years, and their families "early and appropriate learning experiences to facilitate the child's learning and development" in their natural environment. Teachers of students with visual impairments and certified orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists provide vision-related expertise to families and the early intervention team to address the vision needs of children. These services are integrated with other early intervention services as part of an individualized family service plan (IFSP). This report represents the perspectives of two states (New Mexico and Utah) that have recognized the need for specialized O&M services in their early intervention programs for young children with visual impairments. New Mexico, with a growing early intervention O&M program, has a successful history of providing these services throughout the state. Utah, with a long history of providing early intervention vision services, but relatively new to the challenge of early intervention O&M, and inspired by New Mexico's success, is striving to provide more support and training for these specialists to work with very young visually impaired children and their families. (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	2020/1/01