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A Step Forward

An Orientation and Mobility Specialist's roadmap to increasing their students' independence while staying sane in the work place.

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16. How we can all improve our technology skills without stress w/ Tim Richard, CATIS

16. How we can all improve our technology skills without stress w/ Tim Richard, CATIS

It happens all the time. The moment we finally learn a new piece of technology, it changes. What if there was another wa... Read more

14 Jan 2020

21mins

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19. Finding Your Specific Area of Expertise

19. Finding Your Specific Area of Expertise

In this episode, we're gonna talk specifically to those O&M specialists who kind of feel like you're still trying to... Read more

4 Feb 2020

21mins

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7. Easy 4-step time management system to help you beat overwhelm.

7. Easy 4-step time management system to help you beat overwhelm.

Have you ever felt overwhelmed because you have so much on your plate, you couldn't possibly get it all done? Well my fr... Read more

12 Nov 2019

25mins

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Episode 12. Inside The Mind Of an Orientation and Mobility Practitioner With Dona Sauerburger

Episode 12. Inside The Mind Of an Orientation and Mobility Practitioner With Dona Sauerburger

Have you ever met someone who has accomplished so much in her career but is still humble enough to say, “I am still lear... Read more

17 Dec 2019

26mins

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Episode 15: Top 3 Traits That The Most Impactful O&M Specialists Have

Episode 15: Top 3 Traits That The Most Impactful O&M Specialists Have

I've really been thinking about what makes an impactful Orientation and Mobility specialist. A couple of episodes back, ... Read more

7 Jan 2020

21mins

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4. How the veterans of WW2 are still influencing your students’ independence.

4. How the veterans of WW2 are still influencing your students’ independence.

You probably already know that our profession officially started during WW2 and then catapulted in the ’60s when the fir... Read more

22 Oct 2019

17mins

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11. Embracing where you are right now with Michelle Hicks

11. Embracing where you are right now with Michelle Hicks

Being a mother is not always about cute little smiles and kisses from our children; its beauty comes with struggles, too... Read more

10 Dec 2019

27mins

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How to get your students to their off-campus O&M lessons.

How to get your students to their off-campus O&M lessons.

In this lesson, Kassy shares 5 ways to get your students off of their school campus and in to appropriate learning envir... Read more

29 Oct 2019

18mins

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6. Teaching O&M in Rural Areas with Shannon Wright and Jeremy Hill

6. Teaching O&M in Rural Areas with Shannon Wright and Jeremy Hill

Teaching O&M in rural areas can be frustrating. The bus doesn't run on time- if at all. There are no sidewalks to he... Read more

5 Nov 2019

33mins

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9. 3 Indoor Orientation and Mobility Lesson Plans to Celebrate the Holidays

9. 3 Indoor Orientation and Mobility Lesson Plans to Celebrate the Holidays

It’s the time of the year again and I don’t know about you, but I am already feeling the holiday breeze in the air! As m... Read more

26 Nov 2019

14mins

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20. How Successful People with Visual Impairments See the World [Panel from the 2020 O&M Symposium]

20. How Successful People with Visual Impairments See the World [Panel from the 2020 O&M Symposium]

When 4 successful people with visual impairments come together to share their life stories and their views on technology... Read more

11 Feb 2020

1hr 11mins

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8. How to accurately assess O&M skills in young children with visual impairments.

8. How to accurately assess O&M skills in young children with visual impairments.

Have you ever had trouble assessing your students' O&M Skills when they were 0-5 or had multiple impairments? On thi... Read more

19 Nov 2019

35mins

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Episode 14: 5 BIGGEST Trends and Predictions for 2020

Episode 14: 5 BIGGEST Trends and Predictions for 2020

In this ever-changing world, those who hold back and refuse to adapt get left behind. As Grace Murray Hopper said, “The ... Read more

31 Dec 2019

35mins

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Episode 13: How To Reach “Success” Without A New Year’s Resolution

Episode 13: How To Reach “Success” Without A New Year’s Resolution

We are officially entering a new decade. And these last few days of 2019, we are somehow expected to make it count and f... Read more

24 Dec 2019

28mins

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17. Top 5 moments from the 2019 International O&M Online Symposium

17. Top 5 moments from the 2019 International O&M Online Symposium

Let's take a walk down memory lane! In this episode, we'll go over the top 5 moments that made up the 2019 International... Read more

21 Jan 2020

32mins

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10. How not feeling prepared to teach O&M to students with multiple impairments can lead to triumph.

10. How not feeling prepared to teach O&M to students with multiple impairments can lead to triumph.

Lack of confidence can sometimes hold us back from doing things that we want to do, especially if it means stepping out ... Read more

3 Dec 2019

21mins

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18. The Art of Presenting

18. The Art of Presenting

Want to rise up amongst the ranks to become an expert in our field? Need your presentation attendees to actually pay att... Read more

28 Jan 2020

29mins

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33. The key to creating a successful remote internship with Anna Peskin & Jill Peterson

33. The key to creating a successful remote internship with Anna Peskin & Jill Peterson

Internships are a great way to gain valuable hands-on, professional experience of your chosen profession. But is this pr... Read more

5 May 2020

31mins

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32. BEST OF: Learning how to cross an uncontrolled intersection REMOTELY with Dona Sauerburger

32. BEST OF: Learning how to cross an uncontrolled intersection REMOTELY with Dona Sauerburger

Dona Sauerburger joins A Step Forward in a replay episode where she talks about her collaboration with APH. Their new pr... Read more

28 Apr 2020

27mins

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31. Making Distance Teaching Easier with Jennifer Reeder

31. Making Distance Teaching Easier with Jennifer Reeder

Versatility is one of humanity’s greatest strengths. We have always done our best to move on and continue on with our li... Read more

21 Apr 2020

28mins

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