TAER 2025 Conference

Have you ever heard, thought, or said that a student does not qualify for orientation and mobility because they are not moving? What is your role as an O&M when the student is not moving? How does a child begin to move? If you are unsure what to do, then this session is for you!
This session will highlight the importance of movement through play to develop the fundamental skills necessary for future development. From evaluation to services, play and movement are essential to the student’s development. The targeted population is students with visual impairments from birth to 48 months, or students functioning at this developmental level. All participants will make a device for their student as well as a jumpstart to ideas for your caseload.

Join the out of the box thinkers in FUNctional and meaningful creative solutions to aid in purposeful learning and movement. Be ready to share your own hacks or creative solutions so we can learn from each other!

Numbers of individuals who would benefit from O&M has increased. This session explores the non-traditional approaches for provision of O&M that supports generalizable O&M skills in a variety of environments. A collaborative approach for expanding O&M skills is shared. Strategies for educating support networks for increasing independent travel are explored.