O&M in a Virtual World: A Model for Providing Services to Deaf-Blind Adults
With the current pandemic Helen Keller National Center (HKNC) had to change its approach to serving Deaf-Blind adults. This webinar will explore the process as it’s unfolding. Join us as we explore this model together.
Pre-requisite knowledge: It would be best for all attendees to have a background in O&M and/or be a stakeholder within the O&M services field.
Lesson Plan Goal: Participants will understand how the Helen Keller National Center (HKNC) has adjusted its approach to serving Deaf-Blind adults in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These adjustments include the development of a virtual model for delivery of O&M services to persons with deafblindness. Participants will learn about how this model was developed and explore how the implementation process is unfolding.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will describe at least two ways in which virtual O&M instruction is meeting the needs of the DB community during COVID-19.
Participants will describe at least two impacts of COVID-19 on the DB community
Participants will identify at least three communication accommodations for DB consumers
Participants will analyze at least three ways virtual O&M assessments and goals are based on the foundational knowledge of orientation and mobility instruction.