the keys to successful nondriving. 27 years old, married, with 4 children lost my vision when i was...
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The Keys to Successful Nondriving
• 27 years old, married, with 4 children• Lost my vision when I was 18 due to a
motorcycle accident• Arizona State University computer science
major• My current transportation methods
• What’s Finding Wheels and how might it help you explore nondriving as a teen or young adult
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of travel
• How do you plan for travel when you’re not the one driving
• What’s Reclaiming Independence and how might it help you explore nondriving as an older adult
• Curriculum from Pro Ed by Corn and Rosenblum (2000)
• It’s a curriculum designed for TVIs, COMS & families.
• It’s not a cookbook, rather it is a guide.• It provides suggested activities to assist
young people in exploring their options.• Young people who are VI can use the
curriculum themselves without anyone else for support.
• One: Meet Teens and Young Adults Who are Finding Wheels
• Two: The Realization of Nondriving and its Implications for Independence as an Adult
• Three: Transportation Options for Nondrivers
• Four: Strategies for Independence as a Nondriver
• Unit 1: Understanding Visual Impairment and its Implication for Nondriving
• Unit 2: Facilitating Changing Directions: On the Road to Independent Wheels
• Explaining your needs to family and friends• Explaining your needs to the public• Developing a functional needs statement• Be specific in your request and give a
“why”.
• See what businesses and other amenities interest you in the community
• Explore public transit options• Explore paratransit options• Consider your budget
• Cost of different forms of transportation vs. cost of housing
• Unit 3: Personal Wheels: Walking and Biking
• Unit 4: Public Wheels: Buses, Taxis and Subways
• Unit 5: Specialized Wheels: Paratransit, Charity Services and Volunteer Services
• Unit 6: Hired Wheels: Taxis and Drivers• Unit 7: Bioptic Wheels: Low Vision Driving
• Advantages of walking and bicycling• Disadvantages of walking and bicycling
• Preparation is key to success!
Advantages of public wheels Disadvantages of public wheels
Skills you need to use public transit
Advantages of specialized wheels Disadvantages of specialized wheels
Do you qualify? Planning for the “time window”
• Advantages of hired wheels• Disadvantages of hired wheels
• Finding a qualified driver• Negotiating costs
• Where to advertise?• How to interview?• What to pay the driver?• Who pays for gas?• Whose car do you use?• Who plans the route?• What does the driver do when a
destination is reached?• If it is a long period of time what
do you do about meals?• How do you “fire” a driver?
• Unit 8: Funding Wheels: Budgeting, Funding, Exchanging, and Reciprocating
• Unit 9: Using Wheels Efficiently: Gathering Resources, Route Planning and Time Management
• Unit 10: Spinning Wheels: Coping with Nondriving, Interpersonal Relationships and Public Behaviors
• Call/Web search the business to get information
• Call/Web search the transit system to get information
• Use GPS during travel• Be prepared with gear (umbrella, cell
phone, etc.)• Have a back-up person/plan• Let someone know your plan before you set
out
Low Vision Low Vision NondriversNondrivers
Using Optical AidsUsing Optical Aids
• Have your device readily available• Use during travel
• Review schedules• Read directions
• Use at destination• Shopping• Restaurants• Museum displays
The stronger the degree of magnification (e.g., power) the smaller the field.
It is more difficult to view a moving object than a stationary one.
Telescopes mounted into prescription lenses.
Telescopes are positioned above or below the individual’s direct line of sight.
Users spot with the telescope and when driving primarily use the carrier lens.
Simulated 12-degree field of view with 3x Keplerian Bioptic
Simulated 5-degree field view with 3x Galilean bioptic
Highway sign to normal viewer
Images from http://www.ocutech.com/consumer-info-driving.php
• Work with eye care specialist to identify the appropriate aid(s).
• Before you are behind the wheel you need to learn skills including focusing, spotting, scanning, and tracking.
• Use your optical aids in many environments to learn to use them efficiently.
• Seek out others who use optical aids to find out what works for them.
• Have your optical aids available.
Reclaiming Independence: Video and Resource Guide
L. Penny Rosenblum, Ph.D.The University of [email protected]
520-621-1223
Bryan [email protected]
480-652-3045