Orientation and Mobility (O&M) for Deaf-Blind People

HANDOUTS AND NOTES
These handouts are intended for O&M specialists, but others may find them interesting or helpful. The information is in outline form and sketchy because they are meant to accompany presentations.


• Communicating with the Deaf-Blind Student
• Teaching Deaf-Blind People to Communicate and Interact with the Public
• Effective techniques for deaf-blind people to communicate with the public
• Principles of Successful Interaction with the Public
• Important points for Instructor to Explain before Deaf-Blind Students Travel in Public Places
• Getting Across the Street with Visual and Hearing Impairments
• Effective use of cards for soliciting assistance to cross streets
• Localization with bilateral cochlear implants by Dr. Eugene Bourquin
• Mobility muff for tactile communicating in cold weather
  
  
ARTICLES:
• Dona Sauerburger, Eugene Bourquin and Jomania Sauerburger (2013). The Effectiveness of Deaf-Blind Pedestrians Warning Signage on Drivers' Behaviour International Journal of Orientation & Mobility, Volume 5, Number 1, pp. 11-15
• Eugene Bourquin and Dona Sauerburger (2005). "Teaching Deaf-Blind People to Communicate and Interact With the Public: Critical Issues for Travelers Who Are Deaf-Blind" RE:view, 37(3), pp. 109-116
• Dona Sauerburger and Susanne Jones (1997). "Corner to Corner : How Can Deaf Blind People Solicit Aid Effectively?" RE:view, Heldref Publications, Vol. 29 No. 1 (Spring 1997), pp. 34-44 (poster illustrates principles of article.)
• Dona Sauerburger and Jomania Sauerburger (2011) Are "Deaf-Blind Pedestrians" Street Signs Effective? AER O&M Division newsletter, Summer 2011, Volume 17 Number 3
• Dona Sauerburger (1987-8). Testing the Effectiveness of a Vibrotactile Device for Crossing Streets by Deaf-Blind People
  
  
BOOK
• Dona Sauerburger (1993). Independence without sight or sound: Suggestions for practitioners working with deaf-blind adults AFB Press, New York, NY
  
  
RELATED ARTICLE
• "The Power of Technology Leads to Self-Success" presented by Anindya "Bapin" Bhattacharyya
  
  
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