The purpose of this book is to contribute to the understanding of
Developmental O and M, independent movement and travel in blind
children. The goals of this book are: To increase knowledge of a
developmental perspective for the young blind child with positive,
useful information, gained from many years of experience working
with blind children as an O and M professional To increase
confidence both in thinking about the blind child's O and M needs
and in interactions with the blind child To promote in blind
children a positive thinking about their own movement and travel
and to view themselves as travelers To facilitate the setting of
age -and stage- appropriate movement and travel expectations for
blind children. To offer an alternative ""developmental approach""
to conventional practices which derive from an ""adult-centered
model"" To be a provocative catalyst for positive change in the
field of O and M Unlike many books and articles on orientation and
mobility (O&M) for blind children, this one is not about the
effect of blindness on movement.Such an inquiry is self defeating
from the start, as it often begins with misconceptions and
deficit-thinking about blindness and the blind child's early motor
development. Instead, this book is about the effect of movement on
development and the importance of movement experiences for the
development of independent movement and travel in blind children.
It has a clear premise: blind children must become ""active
movers"" if they are to become independent "" travelers.
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