OIB-TAC November Webinar: Expanding Possibilities with Countertop Cooking

Join OIB-TAC on November 15, 2024, at 2:00 CST, for our next webinar! When working with older adults, we may find they have a concern about safely and confidently preparing meals. Join Susan Dalton, CVRT, and Jennifer Ottowitz, CVRT, to discover why and when countertop appliances would be the best option, not just the trendy option, for consumers. Learn various training considerations and adaptations for those who are blind or have low vision along with sample lesson plans you can use right away.

Click here to register for the November Webinar!

New Course from OIB-TAC: Walkers, Crutches, and Support Canes… Oh My! Orientation and Mobility for People with Orthopedic Impairments

Have you checked out our newest course, Walkers, Crutches, and Support Canes… Oh My! Orientation and Mobility for People with Orthopedic Impairments?

This course provides strategies and suggestions for teaching orientation and mobility techniques to people who use walkers, crutches, or support canes. The importance of collaboration with physical therapists and other professionals when working with such individuals is stressed along with the need for flexibility when addressing the individual needs of each person.

Course Objectives:

• A wide variety of options for supplying support and environmental preview. 
• The importance of consulting with other professionals including Physical Therapists and Occupational therapists.
• Possible modifications to techniques that will maintain learner safety. 
• Strategies for ensuring that mobility aids are properly sized.
• Strategies for adding the long white cane to mobility aids recommended by physical therapists.

Course Instructor:

This course was created by James Scott Crawford from Affiliated Blind of Louisiana.

This course is available for 4 credits of ACVREP and NBPCB credit.

Click here to register for the new course!

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