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<p class="MsoNormal">Howdy Heidi!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Justin from Texas A&M here.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We do not provide this kind of training. Admittedly, our state rehab agency has traditionally been very good about getting O&M services for our blind/VI students – and most of them are consumers with them.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We do have a blindness-related student org that will also provide peer-based mobility tips and advice. Honestly, I love having students share their input with other blind students because they are the ones who have had to problem solve
and have learned the little tricks to accessibly navigating our big campus.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">That said, I, myself, am blind and try to share feedback as I can. We also have another staff member, one of our Ads, who’s been with the institution for quite a while and has done some informal O&M as issues crop up.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Love that you asked this, though, because I’m always curious how other institutions work through these processes.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Heidi Scher<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 27, 2021 9:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] O&M training<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do any of your institutions covering orientation and mobility training for students who are blind and don't have any rehab services?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for any input you might have!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Heidi<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">+++++++++++++++<br>
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>she, her, hers</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 209<br>
Fayetteville, AR 72701<br>
479.575.3104 phone<br>
479.575.7445 fax<br>
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