Monday, July 11, 2011

Mobility Resources

This week I decided to share some mobility resources. I had to compile resources for both my professional work as well as for an ongoing project for graduate school. I decided to reach out to my colleagues for their insight. This list was compiled by one of our certified mobility instructors. I've also included her notes for each link for a quick snapshot of each site. Enjoy!

perkins.org

http://www.orientationandmobility.org/
(this is a great website; especially the section on Children is very good. Unfortunately there are many broken links, but it’s still very comprehensive)

http://www.blindchildren.org/textonly/index.html
(Some useful info on sports and games; FYI, this site is very heavy on NFB philosophy)

http://www.tsbvi.edu/orientation-a-mobility (TSBVI, of course!)

http://www.icevi.org/publications/icevix/wshops/0400.html (Useful article on O&M for children)

http://www.nfb.org/nfb/guide_dog_schools.asp
(NFB website has other useful info on O&M; this link lists Guide dog schools)

https://secure71.inmotionhosting.com/~access20/Schedule/#nextSession
(Not specific to O&M, but they conduct useful webinars relating to accessibility)

http://www.americawalks.org/srts/
(Not specific to O&M, but they have useful info for pedestrians in general.)

http://www.access-board.gov/ada/ (Guide on ADA standard)

http://braillesc.org/2010/10/transportation-for-nondrivers/ (Excellent article on Non-drivers and transportation)

http://www.walkscore.com/
(Again, not specific to O&M but it’s fun...you can plug in your student’s address and it analyzes the neighborhood and spits out a grade on ‘walkabilty’. It’s not all that useful as it doesn’t list all available local transportation, but as I said, it’s fun. Also, you can somewhat preview and get a sense of the neighborhood before the first visit)

http://www.sauerburger.org/dona/index.html (Loaded info on street crossing)

http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=40&TopicID=168
(Basic info on O&M; side tab has more categories to click on. Spanish version available as well)

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