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2006·7.2 MB·English

by  Sayler, Monica

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2006 Blind Low Vision Service
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iviONIANA SCHOa FOR THE Deaf AND Blm)
ST/ITF DOCUMENTS COLLECTIOfv
MAR
n 2007
MONTANA STAIE LiBRARY
1515 E. 6th AVE
HELFNA. MONTANA
59620
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MoiCA Sayi£r, Robin Cindy Dye, Mark O'Brien
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To
THE
Adults and Children
OF Montana
Living with Vision Loss
Acknowledgements
Grateful acknowledgement given to
is
Geri Darko for her services as a sighted
GUIDE AND TO TrEVOR JoHNSON, LeROY MaE,
AND Doug Robinson, the travelers.
Special thanks also given to the
is.
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind
AND Blind and Low Vision Services for
THEIR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT THE
IN
DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF StEP BY
Step.
Contents
Table of
Sighted Guide
People with a visual disability
whether they are totally blind
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vision
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may
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require the P
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of
assistance
a sighted guide. For the sake
of simplicity the term traveler
is used in this booklet to refer
who
to the person being
is
guided, whether totally blind
or partially sighted.
8 Step by Step
Sighted Guide
Travel with a sighted guide
and
a basic orientation
is
(O&M)
mobihty Even
skill.
independent travelers use
sighted guide techniques for
and
orientation familiarization
new The
to locations. traveler
may
prefer to use sighted
when moving
guide techniques
among
a group of people or
when
traveling in unfamiliar
places. Travelers with multiple
may need on
disabilites to rely
sighted guide skills for their
O&M
needs.
STEP BY STEP
Appearance
and
efficiency
are
important
in
developing
sighted
guide
techniques,
but
safety
essential. vMthough a guide
is
needs to gain and maintain the
confidence of the both
traveler,
members
of the sighted guide
team
share the responsibility
and
for safe, efficient, graceful
travel.
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Step by Step