Hey gang, here is one of the resources I mentioned before - had to spend time finding it - which happened to be in my bookmarks (ha!). First, be sure to check out Scott Crawford's resource through APH. Scott was a tremendous blessing to my district in consulting with two boys with AOA1. I highly, highly recommend his book and the video modeling is super helpful. https://shop.aph.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_Orientation%20and%20Mobility%20for%20Wheelchair%20Users%20with%20Visual%20Impairment%20or%20Blindness_36528722P_10001_11051 Orientation and Mobility for Wheelchair Users with Visual ...<https://shop.aph.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_Orientation%20and%20Mobility%20for%20Wheelchair%20Users%20with%20Visual%20Impairment%20or%20Blindness_36528722P_10001_11051> shop.aph.org Orientation and Mobility for Wheelchair Users with Visual Impairment or Blindness Second, her is the wheelchair skills program from Nova Scotia. It is not specific to blindness but it was very helpful to the PT and me. http://www.wheelchairskillsprogram.ca/eng/documents/WSTP_Manual_4.1.50.pdf you can also find some good checklists here: http://www.wheelchairskillsprogram.ca/eng/testers.php Wheelchair Skills Program Testers<http://www.wheelchairskillsprogram.ca/eng/testers.php> www.wheelchairskillsprogram.ca Wheelchair Skills Test (WST) The material on this page reflects version 4.2 of the Wheelchair Skills Program. All elements of the program have been combined into a ... Happy reading and surfing. Kevin Kevin J. Hollinger NBCT, M.A., M.Ed, COMS Francis Howell School District Vision Program 636-851-6143 voice 636-851-4133 fax ________________________________ From: OandM <oandm-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org> on behalf of Jessica Lampert <jlampert@att.net> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2016 9:17 AM To: Michelle Antinarelli Cc: AER List; oandm@lists.aerbvi.org Subject: Re: [OandM] Power wheelchair COMS' role w powered mobility decisions for young children is quite large potentially, as Amy and Michelle indicate. The ability to move through space - or not - has implications for development in other areas. Here are a few sources of info for support: ctdinstitute.org<http://ctdinstitute.org> Powered mobility for infants and children L. Hansen . Evidence and outcomes for power mobility intervention with young children. @ pdfs.semanticscholar.org<http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org> L. Watanabe. Early intervention power:who can participate? https://mobilitymgmt.com/articles/2014/01/early-intervention.aspx?admgarea=features Jessica Jessica Lampert,PhD, OTR, COMS Sent from my iPhone On Dec 22, 2016, at 8:53 AM, Michelle Antinarelli <mjant@charter.net<mailto:mjant@charter.net>> wrote: Some of my students use their power chairs in very specific environments or under very specific conditions. Our role as COMS is to maximize independent mobility with maximal safety/informed choice. So, the question is not "How does a COMS determine IF someone can use a power chair safely?" The question is, "When and where can a person use a power chair with acceptable risk and how does the COMS facilitate that?" Sent from my iPhone Michelle J. Antinarelli, COMS Email mjant@charter.net<mailto:mjant@charter.net> Cell 508-498-1158 On Dec 21, 2016, at 9:50 PM, Amy Hadley <amywyogirl@gmail.com<mailto:amywyogirl@gmail.com>> wrote: As an OT with a specialty in powered mobility and seating systems and also an O&M specialist I can say that all children deserve the chance to move independently and I have had good success with giving kids that option. Amy Hadley, OTR, COMS Sent from my iPhone On Dec 20, 2016, at 1:19 PM, Greg Scott <ttucoms@gmail.com<mailto:ttucoms@gmail.com>> wrote: I agree with Kevin. Scott is your go to guy... and not just 'cause he's got a great first name! I've been trained by Scott and feel he brings a wealth of knowledge to our field. Scott Addison, M.Ed., COMS On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 1:29 PM Shannon Pruitt <sdpruitt99@gmail.com<mailto:sdpruitt99@gmail.com>> wrote: Does anyone have a good resource they can share (or information) on making a decision for whether it is safe for a student to operate a power wheelchair? Shannon You are subscribed to the AER OandM Listserv, administered by The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired. To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/oandm_lists.aerbvi.org and follow the instructions to unsubscribe. ________________________________________ OandM mailing list OandM@lists.aerbvi.org<mailto:OandM@lists.aerbvi.org> http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/oandm_lists.aerbvi.org You are subscribed to the AER OandM Listserv, administered by The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired. 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Karen Kangas is also a great resource out of PA, she is an OT and seating/ power mobility specialist who does amazing things with kids. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 22, 2016, at 3:45 PM, HOLLINGER, KEVIN <Kevin.Hollinger@fhsdschools.org> wrote: > > Hey gang, here is one of the resources I mentioned before - had to spend time finding it - which happened to be in my bookmarks (ha!). > > First, be sure to check out Scott Crawford's resource through APH. Scott was a tremendous blessing to my district in consulting with two boys with AOA1. I highly, highly recommend his book and the video modeling is super helpful. > https://shop.aph.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_Orientation%20and%20Mobility%20for%20Wheelchair%20Users%20with%20Visual%20Impairment%20or%20Blindness_36528722P_10001_11051 > > Orientation and Mobility for Wheelchair Users with Visual ... > shop.aph.org > Orientation and Mobility for Wheelchair Users with Visual Impairment or Blindness > > Second, her is the wheelchair skills program from Nova Scotia. It is not specific to blindness but it was very helpful to the PT and me. > > http://www.wheelchairskillsprogram.ca/eng/documents/WSTP_Manual_4.1.50.pdf > > you can also find some good checklists here: http://www.wheelchairskillsprogram.ca/eng/testers.php > Wheelchair Skills Program Testers > www.wheelchairskillsprogram.ca > Wheelchair Skills Test (WST) The material on this page reflects version 4.2 of the Wheelchair Skills Program. All elements of the program have been combined into a ... > Happy reading and surfing. > Kevin > > > Kevin J. Hollinger > NBCT, M.A., M.Ed, COMS > Francis Howell School District > Vision Program > 636-851-6143 voice > 636-851-4133 fax > > > > > > > From: OandM <oandm-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org> on behalf of Jessica Lampert <jlampert@att.net> > Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2016 9:17 AM > To: Michelle Antinarelli > Cc: AER List; oandm@lists.aerbvi.org > Subject: Re: [OandM] Power wheelchair > > COMS' role w powered mobility decisions for young children is quite large potentially, as Amy and Michelle indicate. The ability to move through space - or not - has implications for development in other areas. Here are a few sources of info for support: > > ctdinstitute.org Powered mobility for infants and children > > L. Hansen . Evidence and outcomes for power mobility intervention with young children. @ pdfs.semanticscholar.org > > L. Watanabe. Early intervention power:who can participate? > https://mobilitymgmt.com/articles/2014/01/early-intervention.aspx?admgarea=features > > > > Jessica > > Jessica Lampert,PhD, OTR, COMS > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 22, 2016, at 8:53 AM, Michelle Antinarelli <mjant@charter.net> wrote: > >> Some of my students use their power chairs in very specific environments or under very specific conditions. Our role as COMS is to maximize independent mobility with maximal safety/informed choice. So, the question is not "How does a COMS determine IF someone can use a power chair safely?" The question is, "When and where can a person use a power chair with acceptable risk and how does the COMS facilitate that?" >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> Michelle J. Antinarelli, COMS >> Email mjant@charter.net >> Cell 508-498-1158 >> >> On Dec 21, 2016, at 9:50 PM, Amy Hadley <amywyogirl@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> As an OT with a specialty in powered mobility and seating systems and also an O&M specialist I can say that all children deserve the chance to move independently and I have had good success with giving kids that option. >>> Amy Hadley, OTR, COMS >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Dec 20, 2016, at 1:19 PM, Greg Scott <ttucoms@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I agree with Kevin. Scott is your go to guy... and not just 'cause he's got a great first name! >>>> >>>> I've been trained by Scott and feel he brings a wealth of knowledge to our field. >>>> >>>> Scott Addison, M.Ed., COMS >>>> >>>>> On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 1:29 PM Shannon Pruitt <sdpruitt99@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Does anyone have a good resource they can share (or information) on making a decision for whether it is safe for a student to operate a power wheelchair? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Shannon >>>>> >>>>> You are subscribed to the AER OandM Listserv, administered by The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/oandm_lists.aerbvi.org and follow the instructions to unsubscribe. >>>>> >>>>> ________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> OandM mailing list >>>>> >>>>> OandM@lists.aerbvi.org >>>>> >>>>> http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/oandm_lists.aerbvi.org >>>>> >>>> You are subscribed to the AER OandM Listserv, administered by The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired. >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/oandm_lists.aerbvi.org and follow the instructions to unsubscribe. >>>> ________________________________________ >>>> OandM mailing list >>>> OandM@lists.aerbvi.org >>>> http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/oandm_lists.aerbvi.org >>> You are subscribed to the AER OandM Listserv, administered by The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired. >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/oandm_lists.aerbvi.org and follow the instructions to unsubscribe. >>> ________________________________________ >>> OandM mailing list >>> OandM@lists.aerbvi.org >>> http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/oandm_lists.aerbvi.org >> You are subscribed to the AER OandM Listserv, administered by The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired. >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/oandm_lists.aerbvi.org and follow the instructions to unsubscribe. >> ________________________________________ >> OandM mailing list >> OandM@lists.aerbvi.org >> http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/oandm_lists.aerbvi.org > You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. > > To post a message to all the list members, send an email to aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. > > Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to unsubscribe. 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