Orientation and Mobility Services ADS Metro Region clinical training “Human Guide Technique”

HUMAN GUIDE TECHNIQUE: ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS WITH VISION LOSS TO NAVIGATE COMPLICATED ENVIRONMENTS

Type of Event: Workshop to discover and practice safe and efficient skills to explore and negotiate complicated environments in partnership with individuals with vision loss and intellectual disabilities.

Presenters: Steve Jordan, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Michele Reed, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist and Karleese Nichols, Vision Rehabilitation Assistant from Orientation and Mobility Services Metro Region at MAB Community Services

Date/Time: Tuesday June 7, 2011 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Place: Arsenal Mall, 485 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 02472
*Meet the OMS team at the Marshall entrance at the foot of the escalator.

Contact: To register call the Michele Reed at 617-972-9103 or mreed@mabcommunity.org

Target Audience: Providers at Day Programs and Residential Program; Families/Guardians; Clinical Support Staff; Service Coordinators.

Accessible: Yes; Parking, bathrooms, and elevators

Description: Please join OMS to learn about human guide technique, refresh your current skills, discover new techniques and discuss possible modification to better support and assist individuals with vision loss and intellectual disabilities.