PdF:SPp026 Spatial Orientation of the Vis - Course Information

SPp026 Spatial Orientation of the Visually Impaired

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Bc. Petr Karásek (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Petra Röderová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Petra Röderová, Ph.D.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 12 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/12, only registered: 0/12, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/12

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Speech and Language Therapy (programme PdF, B-LOG)
• Speech and Language Therapy (programme PdF, N-LOG)
• Special Education for Adults (programme PdF, N-SPD)
• Special Education - Communication Techniques (programme PdF, N-SPD)
• Special Education (programme PdF, B-SPZP)
• Special Education (programme PdF, N-SPD)
• Special Education for Teachers (programme PdF, N-SPD)
• Secondary School Teacher Training in Special Education (programme PdF, N-SP2)
• Special Education for Education (programme PdF, B-SP3S)
• Special Education (Specialization 1 - Speech Therapy and Hearing Impairment) (programme PdF, N-SPZP)
• Special Education (Specialization 2 - Education of Individuals with Visual Disability) (programme PdF, N-SPZP)
• Special Education (Specialization 3 - Behavioral Disorders) (programme PdF, N-SPZP)
• Special Education (Specialization 4 - (Education of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders) (programme PdF, N-SPZP)
• Special Education (Specialization 5 - Multiple Disabilities)) (programme PdF, N-SPZP)
• Special Education (Specialization 6 - Special Education in Adulthood) (programme PdF, N-SPZP)

Course objectives

Students get the information about the art of science of teaching orientation and mobility, possibilities of support in mobility with other person or alone..

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should: understand the background of mobility; know the use of personal strategies in mobility and the use of assistive technologies

Syllabus

• Mobility in blind persons.
• Trailling. Use of white cane.
• Guiding and orientation lines.
• Making tracks and their training.
• Mobility with a guide.
• The use od personal strategies in mobility in/ and ooutdoors.
• The use of assistive technologies.

Literature

required literature
• WIENER, Pavel. Prostorová orientace zrakově postižených. 3., upr. vyd. Praha: [Institut rehabilitace zrakově postižených UK FHS], 2006, 168 s. ISBN 8023967754. info

not specified
• RŮŽIČKOVÁ, Veronika and Kateřina KROUPOVÁ. Pohled na samostatný pohyb a prostorovou orientaci osob se zrakovým postižením. 1. vydání. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2017, 177 stran. ISBN 9788024452739. info
• JACOBSON, William Henry. The art and science of teaching orientation and mobility to persons with visual impairments. Second edition. New York: AFB Press, 2013, xvii, 389. ISBN 0891284745. info

Teaching methods

lectures, practical excercises in mobility with white cane

Assessment methods

The course credit: making practical assignments, participation in lectures is essencial. Essay about mobility in blind persons - a personal view/mobility plan.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

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