A Master Trainer Class for Professionals in Teaching the UltraCane Electronic Travel Device

Autor/inn/en	Penrod, William; Corbett, Michael D.; Blasch, Bruce
Titel	A Master Trainer Class for Professionals in Teaching the UltraCane Electronic Travel Device
Quelle	In: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 99 (2005) 11, S.711-714 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-482X
Schlagwörter	Visual Impairments; Visually Impaired Mobility; Foreign Countries; Travel Training; Daily Living Skills; Assistive Technology; Curriculum Development; Australia; New Zealand; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Ausland; Alltagsfertigkeit; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Australien; Neuseeland; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	Electronic travel devices are used to transform information about the environment that would normally be perceived through the visual sense into a form that can be perceived by people who are blind or have low vision through another sense (Blasch, Long, & Griffin-Shirley, 1989). They are divided into two broad categories: primary devices and secondary devices. A primary device is one that a person who is blind may use safely and efficiently by itself, independent of a cane or a dog guide. A secondary device is one that must be used in conjunction with a cane or a dog guide to ensure safe and efficient travel (Farmer, 1980). The UltraCane, developed by Sound Foresight, uses ultrasonic waves to detect objects to the front and above the wrist, while relying on the cane to detect drop-offs, stairs, and curbs using the traditional touch technique of the constant-contact technique (Hill & Ponder, 1976). This article reports on an UltraCane master trainer class for 16 Orientation and Mobility (O&M) instructors from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, all of whom were level tenure-track or adjunct faculty or others who were responsible for training direct service providers. The article also details the curriculum for the course that was developed by two of the authors (Corbett and Blasch). (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10