This is very interesting research. I wonder what?s prompted this professor to conduct this kind of research. I attended WMU and am certified as a COMS. They made a pretty good attempt to educate several of our cohort, who happened to be blind, but didn?t cover as much as I?m sure is covered at LA Tech. We had a specialized readings course in which we read a lot of early work by Doug Boone, Christine Boone, Fred Schroeder, and other pioneers in the NFB. WE also had a blind O and M instructor train us on some alternative techniques at instruction?although it was not too in-depth.
I emailed the professor conducting this research for some additional info. I doubt there are many attending traditional programs, as I did, who are blind. Luckily, I attended the Louisiana Center for the Blind before my masters at WMU. I use what I learned at LCB every day with my students!
This research really got me thinking. I?ll post more if I hear anything from the professor!
Tim Paulding
From: NOMC [mailto:nomc-bounces at lists.nbpcb.org] On Behalf Of Sumara.Shakeel at dhs.state.nj.us
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2017 12:45 PM
To: ebell at pdrib.com; nomc at lists.nbpcb.org
Subject: Re: [Nomc] FW: Survey of University Faculty Training Orientation and Mobility Specialists
How interesting! I spoke with a blind man here in New Jersey last week about his interest in pursuing a master?s in O&M. He told me one program director said she would need to retrain her staff to work with a blind student. Well, at least she was right about that!
Sumara
From: NOMC [mailto:nomc-bounces at lists.nbpcb.org] On Behalf Of Edward Bell
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2017 3:12 PM
To: NOMC List
Subject: [Nomc] FW: Survey of University Faculty Training Orientation and Mobility Specialists
Dear NOMC,
Not often do I have the pleasure of posting something to the list that is both timely and thought provoking.
Most of you may not qualify for the survey itself as you don?t work at a university, but the questions are quite interesting. If nothing else, please read the solicitation email below.
Dear Participant:
It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in our research called ?Survey of University Faculty Training Orientation and Mobility Specialists Concerning What Accommodations, Teaching Strategies, and Resources are Used for Students Who are Blind Taking Blindfold Cane Courses?. The purpose of the proposed study is to survey faculty of personnel preparation programs training O&M specialists concerning the identification of accommodations, teaching techniques and resources needed to teach students who are blind and enrolled in blindfold cane courses.
As a faculty member teaching blindfold cane courses, you are invited to participate in this research. If you have other O&M specialists teach your blindfold courses please distribute this survey URL to them. If you agree to participate, please go to the URL
https://educttu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4UaDwIYudYftheB
to complete an online survey. In this survey you will be asked to provide some basic demographic information (e.g., length of teaching, education). In addition, you are requested to provide information concerning the format of the cane class, the accommodations, teaching techniques and resources provided to students who are blind. This survey will take about 10-15 minutes of your time, and we will use the results for a research study. You can quit the survey any time simply by closing the survey window. We will not be able to identify you individually.
To show our appreciation for your participation, upon the completion of the online survey, you will be offered an opportunity to win a $50 gift certificate for Amazon in a random drawing. A total of two gift certificates will be given in this study.
For further information about this research, feel free to contact Dr. Nora Griffin-Shirley
(806-834-0225) at Texas Tech University's College of Education
n.griffin-shirley at ttu.edu
For information about the rights of research participants, you may also contact the Human Research Protection Program:
Office of the Vice President for Research,
Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, Texas 79409, or you can email your questions to www.hrpp at ttu.edu.or
Sincerely,
Nora
Nora Griffin-Shirley, Ph.D., Professor
Coordinator of O&M Program
Director
Virginia Murray Sowell Center for
Research and Education In Sensory Disabilities
Texas Tech University
Box 41071
Lubbock, TX 79409-1071
(806) 834-0225
(806) 742-2326 FAX
n.griffin-shirley at ttu.edu
_____
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From: NOMC [mailto:nomc-bounces at lists.nbpcb.org] On Behalf Of Sumara.Shakeel at dhs.state.nj.us
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2017 12:45 PM
To: ebell at pdrib.com; nomc at lists.nbpcb.org
Subject: Re: [Nomc] FW: Survey of University Faculty Training Orientation and Mobility Specialists
How interesting! I spoke with a blind man here in New Jersey last week about his interest in pursuing a master?s in O&M. He told me one program director said she would need to retrain her staff to work with a blind student. Well, at least she was right about that!
Sumara
From: NOMC [mailto:nomc-bounces at lists.nbpcb.org] On Behalf Of Edward Bell
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2017 3:12 PM
To: NOMC List
Subject: [Nomc] FW: Survey of University Faculty Training Orientation and Mobility Specialists
Dear NOMC,
Not often do I have the pleasure of posting something to the list that is both timely and thought provoking.
Most of you may not qualify for the survey itself as you don?t work at a university, but the questions are quite interesting. If nothing else, please read the solicitation email below.
Dear Participant:
It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in our research called ?Survey of University Faculty Training Orientation and Mobility Specialists Concerning What Accommodations, Teaching Strategies, and Resources are Used for Students Who are Blind Taking Blindfold Cane Courses?. The purpose of the proposed study is to survey faculty of personnel preparation programs training O&M specialists concerning the identification of accommodations, teaching techniques and resources needed to teach students who are blind and enrolled in blindfold cane courses.
As a faculty member teaching blindfold cane courses, you are invited to participate in this research. If you have other O&M specialists teach your blindfold courses please distribute this survey URL to them. If you agree to participate, please go to the URL
https://educttu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4UaDwIYudYftheB
to complete an online survey. In this survey you will be asked to provide some basic demographic information (e.g., length of teaching, education). In addition, you are requested to provide information concerning the format of the cane class, the accommodations, teaching techniques and resources provided to students who are blind. This survey will take about 10-15 minutes of your time, and we will use the results for a research study. You can quit the survey any time simply by closing the survey window. We will not be able to identify you individually.
To show our appreciation for your participation, upon the completion of the online survey, you will be offered an opportunity to win a $50 gift certificate for Amazon in a random drawing. A total of two gift certificates will be given in this study.
For further information about this research, feel free to contact Dr. Nora Griffin-Shirley
(806-834-0225) at Texas Tech University's College of Education
n.griffin-shirley at ttu.edu
For information about the rights of research participants, you may also contact the Human Research Protection Program:
Office of the Vice President for Research,
Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, Texas 79409, or you can email your questions to www.hrpp at ttu.edu.or
Sincerely,
Nora
Nora Griffin-Shirley, Ph.D., Professor
Coordinator of O&M Program
Director
Virginia Murray Sowell Center for
Research and Education In Sensory Disabilities
Texas Tech University
Box 41071
Lubbock, TX 79409-1071
(806) 834-0225
(806) 742-2326 FAX
n.griffin-shirley at ttu.edu
_____
This E-mail, including any attachments, may be intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the sender and recipient(s) named above. This message may include advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material and, as such, would be privileged and confidential and not a public document. Any Information in this e-mail identifying a client of the Department of Human Services or the Department of Children and Families is confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it and you must delete this message. You are requested to notify the sender by return e-mail.
