OIB-TAC October Webinar: O&M for Older Adults

Join OIB-TAC on October 18, 2024, at 2:00 CST, for our next webinar!  Orientation and mobility (O&M) skills involve much more than crossing streets and using public transportation. For older adults, learning basic O&M skills can increase confidence and safety when moving within the home and community.  They are also incorporated into performing daily tasks. How then can we do more to teach basic O&M skills to older adults and document the work being done? Join James Scott Crawford, COMS, CLVT, CATIS, as we discuss the variety of basic skills that fall under O&M which can be helpful for older adults including those with additional mobility issues. 

Click here to register for the October Webinar!

New Course from OIB-TAC: SMART Instruction

OIB-TAC is excited to share that we have a new course available: SMART Instruction.

With large caseloads, limited funding/resources, and all the work to be done, it is easy to become overwhelmed or wish you could do more to support the individuals you serve. How then can you work “smarter” to enhance the support given to clients with achieving success, gaining confidence, and developing problem-solving skills? This course presents strategies related to setting measurable goals, completing documentation, and increasing efficiency to help make your work more manageable and productive while increasing successful client outcomes. 

Course Objectives:

• Describe at least three strategies to work “smarter” for increasing productivity, efficiency, and successful client outcomes.
• Discuss at least three benefits of using the SMART goal format when writing goals.
• Identify the components of the SMART goal format and demonstrate how each can be incorporated into writing goals.

Course Instructor:

This course was created by Jennifer Ottowitz, a Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist and Older Blind Specialist with the Older Individuals Who Are Blind Technical Assistance Center (OIB-TAC), which is part of the National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision housed at Mississippi State University.  

This course is available for 1 hour of ACVREP and NBPCB credit.

Click here to learn more or enroll in the course!

The Center for Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (CeKTER) is looking for research participants

Are you navigating challenges in accessing the right disability data for your work?

We need your expertise! Join a short research project to help improve disability data access in policymaking.

Why Participate?

You'll have the chance to:

-Share how you prefer to receive disability research updates.

-Contribute directly to optimizing data formats for policymakers and advocates.

-Help shape a more informed and efficient future for disability policy.

What's In It For You?

It’s a quick, one-hour commitment, and you’ll receive up to $50 in gift cards for your time.

We’re the Center for Knowledge Translation of Employment Research—a collaboration between UMass Chan Medical School and Boston University. We’re seeking disability policymakers, advocates, and graduate students in public policy passionate about making a difference.

Ready to help? Follow the link to complete our screener and get started!

Click here for more information about CeKTER!

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