Domain 1 Flashcards

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VA Blind Centers

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offers holistic services for those who are blind and visually impaired and served

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2
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Private agencies for the blind and visually impaired

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offers services and products for those who are blidn and visually impaired

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3
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State schools for the blind and the visually impaired

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offers specialized education for those who are blind and visually impaired and cannot be mainstreamed

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4
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Office of vocational rehab

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older adults who would like to enter the workforce

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5
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Department of Education

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ensures equal access to education for all

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6
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ACVREP

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Academy of certification for rehabilitation and education professionals

-maintains the standards that facilitate certification
-COMS
-Private, non profit organization
-independent and autonomous legal certification body governed by volunteer board of directors

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7
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AER

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Association of Education and Rehabilitation

-professional organization whose members come together to share information and advance the profession’s goals

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8
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AFB

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American Foundation for the Blind

National clearinghouse for problems of the blind

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9
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CEC

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Council for Exceptional Children

National, non-profit organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for children with disabilities

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10
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IMC

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International Mobility Conference

Held every 2 years

aims to enhance the level of expertise of mobility instructors

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11
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JVIB

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Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

International peer reviewed journal

Delivers current research and best practice information on critical topics

offers immediate access

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12
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NFB

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National Federation of the Blind

Mission: integrate the blind into society on the basis of equality ensuring full access to non-visual accessible technology

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13
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ACB

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American council of the blind

Mission: create a society without barriers for the blind and the visually impaired through advocacy, public awareness and collaboration

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14
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AFB

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Mission: to create a world of no limits for people who are BVI; mobilize leaders, advance understanding, wide spread research

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15
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Code of Ethics: 1972 O&M Interest Group

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Appointed ad hoc committee to investigate feelings of the membership concerning the need for a code of ethics to pull together principles that would be apart of it

O&M Specialists were surveyed on what should be included

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16
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ACVREP Code of Ethics

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specialist will have commitment to the student, community, profession, colleages and employment practices

17
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ACVREP Enforcement Policy

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removal of licensure

18
Q

WWII

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orientation and mobility began as a profession post WWII when there were major efforts to rehab wounded veterans

19
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Valley Forge Hospital

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-Richard Hoover taught cane techniques

-Battle of the Bulge soldiers sent here

-“foot travel”

-peripatology

20
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Avon

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-Social adjustment of blinded war veterans prior to discharge of service

-cane is “unnecessary”, encouraged blinded to ditch the cane

-“facial vision”/obstacle perception

21
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Hines

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-developed first training program for blind veterans

-5 OG instructors

22
Q

Gloucester Conference

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first national conference for O&M

-decision on the minimum prep time for COMS

23
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Boston College

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first university program to establish O&M program

24
Q

Development of O&M certification program

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sighted instructors were required at the beginning

ADA changed requirements- reasonable accommodations

25
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COMSTAC Report

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-recommended standards for accreditation of COMS

-development of certifying O&Ms

26
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Richard Hoover

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father of orientation and mobility with the cane

27
Q

Dorothy Eustis

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mother of guide dog movement

-seeing eye

28
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Warren Bledsoe

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came from Valley Forge to Hines and trained COMS

29
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Russel Williams

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chief of program @ Hines

blinded from Normany

30
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Francis Campbell

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Samual Gridley Howe’s teacher

31
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Father Thomas Carroll

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Typhlology - the science that deals with blindness

-started at Avon but promoted foot travel

32
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Samual Gridley Howe

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founded Perkins School for the Blind

33
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Mary E Switzer

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Director of the office of vocational rehab

responsible for grant money and O&M

34
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First 6 COMS

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John Malamazian

Stanley Suterko

Alfred Dee Corbett

Edward Thuis

Lawrence Blaha

Edward Mees