Tuesday, July 7
Book of abstracts
Book of abstracts (accessible e-Text version)
09:00 – 10:00 / Plenary – Expert Panel on Innovation in O&M
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Chair: Steve La Grow, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Actual O&M challenges and innovative solutions
Duane Geruschat, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
How can technology bring back independence to people with vision loss and why it is often not a solution to mobility?
Gilles Pepin, HumanWare, Montreal, QC, Canada
Benefits of an interdisciplinary approach
Tony Leroux, PhD, École d’orthophonie et d’audiologie; Université de Montréal; CRIR Researcher, Montréal, QC, Canada
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PL3.2
PL3.3
10:00 – 10:30 / Coffee Break
520
10:30 – 11:50 / Concurrent Session 2.1 – Accessibility
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Chair: Laura Bozeman, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, United States
10:30 / CS2.1.1
Auditory perception of accelerating and decelerating sound sources
Daniel Ashmead
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
10:50 / CS2.1.2
APS safety issues in Quebec: 25 years of development and research
Agathe Ratelle1,5; Tony Leroux1,5; Carole Zabihaylo2,5; AndréAnne Mailhot2; Laurianne Robichaud3; Valérie Martel4
1Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; 2Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille, Longueuil, QC, Canada;3Centre de réadaptation de l’Estrie, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada; 4Institut de réadaptation physique de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada; 5Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain (CRIR), Montréal, QC, Canada
11:10 / CS2.1.3
Quiet cars, complex intersections, and the future of Orientation and Mobility
Robert Wall Emerson
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
11:30 / CS2.1.4
RFID based support for blind and low vision persons to access public transportation and traffic lights
Dennis Cory1; laexander Fay2; Cornelia Vogel2; Christian Ehring3; Jens Usadel4
1German Association for Blind and Low Vision Persons, Berlin, Germany; 2Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg, Germany; 3RTB GmbH & Co KG, Bad Lippspringe, Germany; 4 d Ing Planung, Hamburg, Germany
10:30 – 11:50 / Concurrent Session 2.2 – Infant/Children
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Chair: Fabiana Perla, Salus University, Elkins Park, PA, United States
10:30 / CS2.2.1
Baby steps: Using teleintervention with families of young children with visual impairment
Hong Phangia Dewald; Catherine A. Smyth
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, United States
10:50 / CS2.2.2
Orientation and Mobility devices for infants and children to promote movement
Julie Maner
New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Albuquerque, NM, United States
11:10 / CS2.2.3
Skills, confidence and opportunities, in recreation and education – SCORE 4: A unique initiative for youth who are blind or partially sighted
Jessica Bowman1; Jennifer Urosevic2
1Canadian National Institute for the Blind, London, ON, Canada; 2Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Kitchener, ON, Canada
11:30 / CS2.2.4
WHAT is the risk? Empowering children to learn through risk taking
Darren Moyle
Guide Dogs Victoria, KEW, Victoria, Australia
10:30 – 11:50 / Concurrent Session 2.3 – Technology
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Chair: Bruce Blasch, Bear Consultancy, Idaho Falls, ID, United States
10:30 / CS2.3.1
Effects of shape and structure of various cane tips on the tracing accuracy and the generation of vibration
Takabun Nakamura; Masaki Tauchi; Jinro Takato
Okayama Prefectural University, Soja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
10:50 / CS2.3.2
Global positioning systems, O&M, and the development of environmental literacy for visually impaired travelers: who? what? where? when? why? and how?
Craig Phillips1; Michael May2
1Kansas State School for the Blind, Lenexa, KS, United States; 2Sendero Group, Davis, CA, United States
11:10 / CS2.3.3
How does age related macular degeneration influence self-assessment of driving abilities measured in a simulator environment?
Marie-Chantal Wanet-Defalque1,2,3; Josée Duquette1,3; Walter de Abreu Cybis3; Kassandre Montisci3
1Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille, Longueuil, QC, Canada; 2 École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; 3Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain (CRIR), Montréal, QC, Canada
11:30 / CS2.3.4
Adapting 3D immersion world for O&M training
Claude Chapdelaine1; Agathe Ratelle2,4; Tony Leroux3,4
1CRIM, Montreal, QC, Canada; 2École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; 3École d’orthophonie et d’audiologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; 4Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain (CRIR), Montréal, QC, Canada
10:30 – 11:50 / Concurrent Session 2.4- Low Vision
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Chair: Jacques Gresset, École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
10:30 / CS2.4.1
West Virginia Bioptic Driving Program: Progress update
Chuck Huss
West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services, Nitro, WV, United States
10:50 / CS2.4.2
Visual field enhancement: The role of the O&M specialist
Jamie Maffit; Kerry Lueders
Salus University, CER, Elkins Park, PA, United States
11:10 / CS2.4.3
Visual field enhancement strategies for O&M
Kerry Lueders; Jamie Maffit
Salus University, CER, Elkins Park, PA, United States
11:30 / CS2.4.4 (other file)
O&M training for visually impaired clients with reduced vision in the twilight or darkness
Marten van Doorn
Bartiméus Education Centre, Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands
12:00 – 13:30/ Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 / Concurrent Session 3.1 – Group Discussion on Assessment
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Chair: Julie-Anne Couturier, École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
13:30 / CS3.1.1
Assessment in Orientation and Mobility: What has it been, what is it now and what can it look like in the future?
Dawn Anderson
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
13:30 – 14:30 / Concurrent Session 3.2 – Motor Impairment
519a
Chair: Sandra Rosen, San Francisco State University, Union City, CA, United States
13:30 / CS3.2.1
Multiple disabilities, complex needs and wheelchair mobility: Two clients on the footpath to success
Gayle McPherson1; Penny Stevenson2
1Vision Australia, Kensington, Vic, Australia; 2Vision Australia, Dandenong, Vic, Australia
13:50 / CS3.2.2
O&M for visually impaired wheelchair users (40 min.)
Scott Crawford
Affiliated Blind of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, United States
13:30 – 14:30 / Concurrent Session 3.3 – Mixed Topics
519b
Chair: Deborah Gold, Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Toronto, ON, Canada
13:30 / CS3.3.1
Long cane design and biomechanics: Factors that affect drop-off and obstacle detection
Dae Kim; Robert Wall Emerson
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
13:50 / CS3.3.2
A novel approach to the selection of dogs suitable for training as dog guides
Paul Adrian
Guide Dogs Victoria, Kew, Vic, Australia
14:10 / CS3.3.3
Accelerated Orientation and Mobility training
Sarah Arch; Erica Ihrke
Leader Dogs for the Blind, Rochester Hills, MI, United States
13:30 – 14:30 / Concurrent Session 3.4 – Models and Approach
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Chair: Nurit Neustadt-Noy, Consultation and Rehabilitation Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Persons, Netaim, Israel
13:30 / CS3.4.1
Utilizing university Orientation and Mobility (O&M) interns in the Summer O&M and Adapted Living Resource (S.O.A.R. – St. Louis) program
Kevin Hollinger
Lighthouse for the Blind – St. Louis, Saint Charles, MO, United States
13:50 / CS3.4.2
The power of groups: Building skills, community and social inclusion
Suzanne Decary van den Broek; Sue Marsh-Woods
Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Toronto, ON, Canada
14:10 / CS3.4.3
Better living program: A multidisciplinary approach to facilitating emotional adjustment to sight loss
Jorge Lopez; Karen Stitt
Guide Dogs Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
14:30 – 15:30 / Poster Viewing and Coffee Break
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(All posters will be available for viewing for the full duration of the conference, in the Exhibit Hall. Please see the poster section on the website under PROGRAM for all posters.)
15:30 – 17:50 / Concurrent Session 4.1 – Special Session – Motor, Perceptual and Cognitive Challenges for the Elderly: Overview on Strategies and Interdisciplinarity
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Co-Chairs: Marie-Chantal Wanet-Delfaque1,2,3, Mathieu Carignan1,3
1Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille, Longueuil, QC, Canada; 2École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; 3Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain (CRIR), Montréal, QC, Canada
15:35 / CS4.1
The impact of healthy aging on motion perception
Rémy Allard
Aging in Vision and Action Laboratory, Institut de la Vision, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
16:00 / CS4.1
Age-related eye disease and mobility limitations
Ellen Freeman
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Montreal, Centre de Recherche, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, QC, Canada
16:25 / CS4.1
Orientation and mobility services for elderly clients: Using multiple strategies
Laurette Bertrand, Fannie Guilmain
Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille, Longueuil, QC, Canada
16:50 / CS4.1
Walking aids with precarious balance: Limits of the support cane
Manon Pilon
École de réadaptation, Université de Montréal, Centre d’hébergement Notre-Dame de la Merci, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
17:15 / CS4.1
When the brain doesn’t see what the eyes can see: Challenges in mobility
Hélène Sauvageau
Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille, Longueuil, QC, Canada
15:30 – 17:50 / Concurrent Session 4.2 – Special Session – Guide Dogs and Visually Impaired Youth: An Innovative Program Instigated by the MIRA Foundation
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Chair: Alan Brooks, Specialist Guide Dog Consultant, Exeter, United Kingdom
15:30 / CS4.2
Some longitudinal data (1990-2014) on Mira’s guide dog program for blind youth
Noël Champagne
Psychologist, Research and Development Director, Mira Foundation, Sainte-Madeleine, QC, Canada
16:00 / CS4.2
Orientation and mobility as part of a guide dog program for blind youth
Hélène Guérette
Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille, Longueuil, QC, Canada
16:30 / CS4.2
The relationship between the child and the dog as a positive factor in the path of child development
Marcel Trudel
Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
17:00 / CS4.2
Guide dogs for blind youth
Éric St-Pierre
Mira Foundation, Sainte-Madeleine, QC, Canada
15:30 – 17:50 / Concurrent Session 4.3 – O&M in My Country
519b
Chair: Nurit Neustadt-Noy, Consultation and Rehabilitation Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Persons, Netaim, Israel
15:30 / CS4.3.1
Moving from a specialist to a collaborative model of developmental Orientation and Mobility for school aged learners in New Zealand
Kay Daly1; Julia Budd2
1Blind and Low Vision Education Network New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand; 2Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
15:50 / CS4.3.2
Moodle contents for learning Shirogame-Style-Sighted-Guide-Technique
Iwao Sekita1; Takuma Murakami2; Hisako Shishido2; Mitsuhide Ishikawa3; Tomoko Sakai3; Ritsuko Endo2; Chie Mashiko4; Yasuhiko Chiba5; Noriko Yamaguchi6; Hisayuki Tatsumi1
1National University Corporation, Tsukuba University of Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; 2NPO Shirogame, Niiza, Japan; 3Tokyo Independent Living Support Center for the Visually Impaired, Tokyo, Japan; 4Tokyo Metropolitan Rehabilitation Center for the Physically and Mentally Handicapped, Tokyo, Japan; 5Miyagi Prefectural Blind School, Sendai, Japan; 6Kansai Home for the Blind Woman, Nishinomiya, Japan
16:10 / CS4.3.3
Independent blind travel using recorded routes on the MyWay Classic app: A case report
Jennifer Croaker
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT Australia, Tamworth, NSW, Australia
16:30 / CS4.3.4
Orientation and Mobility services in Turkey
Dawn Anderson
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
16:50 / CS4.3.5
A tailor made O&M training programme for the visually impaired: The home based training in Hong Kong context
Kin Kei Mak; Kwok Hung Simon Yu; Mei Mei Teresa Lee
The Hong Kong Society for the Blind, Hong Kong, HK, China
17:10 / CS4.3.6
Electric vehicles implications for visually impaired pedestrians
Concepción Blocona Santos; Maria Jesús Vicente Mosquete; Angeles Matey García
The Spanish National Organization of the Blind, Madrid, Spain
17:30 / CS4.3.7
Orientation and Mobility program for a blind person with agoraphobia
Marta Senis
National Organization of Spanish blind people (ONCE), Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
