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You Live Where? Maximizing O&M Services In Rural And Remote Areas Through Distance Consultation, Amy T. Parker, Mary J. Tellefson
You Live Where? Maximizing O&M Services In Rural And Remote Areas Through Distance Consultation, Amy T. Parker, Mary J. Tellefson
Special Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
The region served by Portland State University’s Orientation and Mobility (O&M) and Visually Impaired Learner (VIL) hybrid preparation program is geographically vast. The states of OR, WA, ID, MT, AK, and HI comprise 28% of the US's geography, covering more than 1,061,000 square miles. Because of regional personnel shortages, faculty must prepare candidates to serve geographically dispersed children and adults with visual impairment or deaf-blindness using technologies that support distance-based consultation.
As a part of a federally funded grant from the US Department of Education, faculty in the O&M program developed an online learning module for candidates to use as …
Hawaii Pacific Deaf-Blind Project Workshop: Conversations, Connections, And The Communication Matrix, Amy T. Parker
Hawaii Pacific Deaf-Blind Project Workshop: Conversations, Connections, And The Communication Matrix, Amy T. Parker
Special Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
This two-day workshop discussed techniques for communicating and connecting with students with severe disabilities including Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Deaf-Blindness.
The Workshop Recap: Orientation and Mobility is available: https://youtu.be/TL6UdlcWEM8