Independent movement and travel in blind children : a promotion model
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Independent movement and travel in blind children : a promotion model
(Critical concerns in blindness / Ronald J. Ferguson series editor)
Information Age Pub., c2007
- : pbk
- : hbk
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. 325
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9781593116033
Description
The purpose of this book is to contribute to the understanding of Developmental O and M, independent movement and travel in blind children. The goals of this book are: To increase knowledge of a developmental perspective for the young blind child with positive, useful information, gained from many years of experience working with blind children as an O and M professional To increase confidence both in thinking about the blind child's O and M needs and in interactions with the blind child To promote in blind children a positive thinking about their own movement and travel and to view themselves as travelers To facilitate the setting of age -and stage- appropriate movement and travel expectations for blind children. To offer an alternative ""developmental approach"" to conventional practices which derive from an ""adult-centered model"" To be a provocative catalyst for positive change in the field of O and M Unlike many books and articles on orientation and mobility (O&M) for blind children, this one is not about the effect of blindness on movement. Such an inquiry is self defeating from the start, as it often begins with misconceptions and deficit-thinking about blindness and the blind child's early motor development. Instead, this book is about the effect of movement on development and the importance of movement experiences for the development of independent movement and travel in blind children. It has a clear premise: blind children must become ""active movers"" if they are to become independent "" travelers.
Table of Contents
- Preface.
- Chapter 1: Development of a Promotion Model.
- Chapter 2: Developmental Orientation and Mobility.
- Chapter 3: Continuum of Progressions in Developmental O and M and Auditory Object Perception.
- Chapter 4: Vulnerability of the Blind Child.
- Chapter 5: The Long White Cane.
- Chapter 6: Orientation and Mobility: A Process Towards Independence.
- Chapter 7: Orientation and Mobility for a New Millennium. Resources.
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9781593116040
Description
The purpose of this book is to contribute to the understanding of Developmental O and M, independent movement and travel in blind children. The goals of this book are: To increase knowledge of a developmental perspective for the young blind child with positive, useful information, gained from many years of experience working with blind children as an O and M professional To increase confidence both in thinking about the blind child's O and M needs and in interactions with the blind child To promote in blind children a positive thinking about their own movement and travel and to view themselves as travelers To facilitate the setting of age -and stage- appropriate movement and travel expectations for blind children. To offer an alternative ""developmental approach"" to conventional practices which derive from an ""adult-centered model"" To be a provocative catalyst for positive change in the field of O and M Unlike many books and articles on orientation and mobility (O&M) for blind children, this one is not about the effect of blindness on movement.Such an inquiry is self defeating from the start, as it often begins with misconceptions and deficit-thinking about blindness and the blind child's early motor development. Instead, this book is about the effect of movement on development and the importance of movement experiences for the development of independent movement and travel in blind children. It has a clear premise: blind children must become ""active movers"" if they are to become independent "" travelers.
Table of Contents
- Preface.
- Chapter 1: Development of a Promotion Model.
- Chapter 2: Developmental Orientation and Mobility.
- Chapter 3: Continuum of Progressions in Developmental O and M and Auditory Object Perception.
- Chapter 4: Vulnerability of the Blind Child.
- Chapter 5: The Long White Cane.
- Chapter 6: Orientation and Mobility: A Process Towards Independence.
- Chapter 7: Orientation and Mobility for a New Millennium. Resources.
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