Blind Baby Safe Mobility Curriculum/Instructional Strategies for Learners with Intellectual Disabilities Wearing a Pediatric Belt Cane

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Instructional Strategies for Learners with Intellectual Disabilities Wearing a Pediatric Belt Cane

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  • 20 Lessons

Program Goal: Teach blind and mobility-visually-impaired children with additional disabilities to move safely, confidently, and purposefully across daily routines using a belt-worn tactile preview system that supports balance, posture, and constant environmental access. Video demonstrations included. Earn 10 hours of ACVREP CEUs.

Contents

Introduction & Rationale

Chapter 1 Providing the Belt Cane to MVI/B children with motor and intellectual impairments

Strategies for integrating the Belt Cane in the daily activities of learners with motor and intellectual disabilities. Video demonstrations included.

Providing a Belt Cane to Learners with Multiple Disabilities
Daily Activity Integration for Children with an MVIB Multiple Disabilities

Chapter 2: Focus on Children with Motor Impairments and an MVI/B wearing a Belt Cane

These lessons and videos focus on teaching children with motor impairments and an MVI/B to navigate their activities of daily living when wearing a Belt Cane.

Teaching Children With Motor Disabilities Using the Pediatric Belt Cane
Monitoring Progress.docx
Lesson 1 Introduction to Movement with Belt Cane Balance.docx

Chapter 3: Focus on children with Intellectual Disabilities and an MVI/B wearing the Belt Cane

Activities and lessons designed for including the Belt Cane across therapy and activities daily living for learners with intellectual disabilities.

Teaching Children With Intellectual Disabilities to Use the Pediatric Belt Cane
Lesson 1: Including Communication Devices with Belt Cane
Lesson 2: One-Step Directions Using Concrete Language
Lesson 3: Play Including the Belt Cane Frame in the Game

Chapter 4: Advanced Skills in Complex Environments

The importance of the mobility tool in accessing complex environments cannot be overstated. This series of lessons highlights how to include the Belt Cane across environments.

Outdoor & Community Mobility Skills

Lesson Plans

The individual lesson plan examples from the chapters.

Orientation and Mobility Skill Guide
Lesson 1: Introduction of Standing and Moving with the Pediatric Belt Cane
Lesson 2: Stop–Fix–Go Mastery
Lesson 3: Walker plus Belt Cane Dual-Device Training
Lesson 4: Movement Games for Motor Planning Combining Belt Cane with a walker
Lesson 5: Daily Living Mobility Routines
Lesson 6: Advanced Mobility Navigating Doors
Lesson 7: Movement Games for Motor Planning and Confidence

Final Survey & Certificate

Complete the survey to obtain your certificate.

CE Certificate Survey