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ERIC Number: EJ1477657
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-May
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
EISSN: EISSN-1559-1476
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Using Tactile Maps to Teach Risk Analysis at Street Crossings
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v119 n3 p230-236 2025
The role of an orientation & mobility (O&M) specialist is essential to provide professional training and recommendations to promote safe, independent street crossings for people who are blind or have low vision. This article provides novel approaches to teaching crossing strategies using tactile maps to individuals with visual impairments in a sequential manner to allow them to generalize the strategies across multiple intersections, when controlled by STOP or YIELD signs. This training is intended to be applicable to various environmental contexts, even ones in which pedestrian and driving safety laws vary.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1School of Optometry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; 2Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain, Montreal, QC, Canada; 3Centre de Réadaptation Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay du Centrés Intégrés Universitaires de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; 4Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille du Centres Intégrés de Santé et de Services Sociaux de la Montérégie-Centre, Longueuil, QC, Canada