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On Apr 21, 2020, at 2:05 PM, Deb & Jeff Altman <debandjeff at allophone.com> wrote:
? Cane Travel Topical Discussion Via Zoom- Session 2
Moderator: Jeff Altman
Time: 4:00pm ? 6:00pm (CDT)
I. Call to Order- Ground Rules: If you are not speaking, please mute yourself for better call quality (Mute button, Star 6, Alt - A on the keyboard, or the bottom left corner of your iPhone). If you wish to speak, please unmute yourself and state your name. After completing your comments, please re-mute yourself. It is very difficult to hear everyone clearly if many lines are open at once. Lastly, try your best not to talk over others; brief pauses and silence are OK.
II. Roll Call- Sound off in the order of States- Suggestion: Instructor Name, Employer Name, Briefly share one thing that you are most grateful for as a Cane Travel Instructor (And If you need a list, I know that I would? Smile)
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
III. Cane Walk Discussion ? Calling for Volunteers
IV. Proposed Questions:
Have you been able to teach in person so long as you stay six feet away? If so how does this work with monitoring and communication.
If you have only been able to instruct while on the phone with your students, how have you been monitoring for student safety and problem solving? How are you doing it if you are unfamiliar with their environment?
With the increasing use of AIRA, what discussions are you having with your students to either use, or avoid these technologies at this time?
Has anyone been utilizing resources that would allow for the possibility of live in person training to some degree, i.e. disposable gloves, masks, sanitizers, etc.?
For those instructors who have had students sent home; who are not able to work one-on-one with students through field instruction; who have students who are not comfortable or ready to travel in their home areas; or who have students that live in areas that are under a ?stay-at-home? order; essentially instructors teaching virtually or via distance training; what have you found to be successful? What have you focused on? What assignments are you giving? Do you focus on philosophy, mental mapping, route planning, travel concepts? And how are you doing so? How do you keep in mind varying skill levels?
I performed the virtual drop routes with my student and they worked very well. I thought I would share From Jedi: the results with our other fabulous travel instructors. Thanks. How are people dealing with students who have learned cane technique but have not yet learned how to cross a street?
How do you make sure students are using their shades if they are a brand new to training, and you are not able to monitor their routes?
Has anyone been having O & M group discussions with their students? If so, what topics have they been using? What assignments are they giving?
How could we work with folks to plan detailed hypothetical out of town trips, so they have an understanding of what goes into planning for a vacation or business trip? This way we could potentially utilize O&M as well as tech skills.
How can we get folks thinking about mental mapping places they haven?t been yet?
How can we help our students overcome fear, especially in uncertain times? In general, not necessarily focusing soley on cane travel... Thoughts or comments regarding independence versus safety: Ordering groceries versus traveling to the store to get them, and using a shopper?s assistance versus technology like AIRA to do shopping yourself.
V. Special Request for Jeff- Please discuss the Boy Scout tip when using a Braille watch and the sun.
Jeff, boy scout trick with a braille watch and the sun.
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