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<p>Optimal lighting is an essential part of visual rehabilitation.</p>
<p>Generally, lighting levels are assessed depending on the amount of light that is required to fulfil a task. However, it is equally important to assess tasks that rely on ambient lighting. This study compares two different methods to assess optimal ambient lighting levels for people with visual impairment.</p>
<sec><h3>Method</h3><p>Two different methods were used. During the first method, the 3D Lightlab, subjects were seated on the side of a room and asked to describe which objects they detected and which objects they recognised in the room during increasing illumination levels. In the second method, subjects were asked the same question, but the room and the objects were projected on a screen with a beamer. Illumination levels were controlled using ND-filters.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Results</h3><p>Illumination levels for optimal lighting are comparable for both Lightlabs. However, patients have a higher confidence level in the outcome of a 3D Lightlab.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Significance</h3><p>Although the 3D Lightlab is generally preferred by people with visual impairment, the 2D Lightlab is suitable for implementation in visual rehabilitation for clients who need to know their illumination levels for optimal lighting.</p></sec>
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Assessment of optimal ambient lighting: Comparision of two methods

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<p>As municipal engineers attempt to reduce pedestrian and vehicular accidents, and promote active mobility, they have incorporated several new elements at intersections that potentially diminish the safety of pedestrians with visual impairments. Orientation and mobility (O&amp;M) specialists must adapt to these new situations and provide instruction that take into account the complexity at these intersections. This novel method allows individuals with low vision to develop a comprehensive risk assessment and analysis that is generalizable to nearly all intersections. This teaching strategy is modified accordingly if the individual is traveling at intersections controlled by stop signs or traffic lights. This strategy has been successfully applied to promote the safety and independence of numerous travellers with visual impairments.</p>
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School of Optometry, Université de Montréal

Centre Interdisciplinaire deRecherche sur le Cerveau et l'Apprentissage

Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain

Centre de Réadaptation Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay du Centrés Intégrés Universitaires de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal

Teaching intersection analysis to students with low vision

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<p>Play is critical to child development and children have the right to experienced meaningful and fun play. Playgrounds provide an environment where all children including those with vision impairment can experience joy, social interaction, physical challenges and stimulation. Participation in an accessible playground can also contribute to advancing specific developmental domains that can be impacted by childhood vision impairment. However, despite the importance of play being recognised by the United Nations and guidelines being legislated in Australia, access to inclusive playgrounds that meet the needs of people with vision impairment remains challenging. An urgent need exists to address the exclusion of children with VI and their families from playground participation. This paper aims to identify inherent benefits of play for all children and to investigate what is known about inclusive playground features, specifically those that meet the needs of children with vision impairment. The challenges of meaningful inclusion of children with vision impairment is explored, including those approaches that may progress design and facilitate inclusion. Playground features such as layout, pathways, equipment, sensory elements and use of technology are discussed, along with importance of consultation, listening and learning from the voice of users.</p>
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Ensuring playground access for children with vision impairment

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<p>Orientation and Mobility (O&amp;M) is the practice of enabling and empowering people with low vision or blindness to know where they are (orientation), so they can navigate and move around their surroundings independently and safely (mobility) (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_vri-2024-0004_ref_003">Deverell and Scott, 2014</xref>). O&amp;M specialists work with people of all ages, tailoring interventions to suit individual client needs. The first Australian trained O&amp;M specialists graduated in 1971 (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_vri-2024-0004_ref_003">Deverell and Scott, 2014</xref>). Since then, programmes to train O&amp;M specialists in Australia have migrated between universities and between states. Traditionally, industry supported their O&amp;M workforce by selecting, managing, and supporting students financially during their training and in some cases providing in-house training. The introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) (rolled out from 2013–2020) has seen a shift in the O&amp;M profession, with more O&amp;M specialists moving to private practice or between organisations. This shift necessitated a change away from industry-driven training to independent student-initiated university training where the university is responsible for the selection, training, and competency of the graduate. Thus, the Graduate Diploma in Orientation and Mobility (Australian Qualifications Framework-8 level qualification), was established at UNSW, Sydney to create a sustainable programme to strengthen the Australian O&amp;M workforce. This manuscript, written from the perspective of the UNSW O&amp;M education team, which includes academic and professional staff with expertise in O&amp;M, Optometry and Vision Science, will describe the initiation of the Graduate Diploma in O&amp;M at the UNSW School of Optometry and Vision Science. It explores and describes the education agenda, including challenges, and innovative initiatives for teaching O&amp;M preservice specialists.</p>
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Orientation and Mobility (O&amp;M) specialist education: Reflecting on the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Graduate Diploma in O&amp;M

The CVI Companion Guide – To the Developmental Guidelines for Infants with Vision Impairment: A guidebook for early intervention (2<sup>nd</sup> ed.), Amanda Hall Lueck, Deborah Chen, Elizabeth S. Hartmann

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Volume 14 (2023): Issue 1 (December 2023)

Assessment of optimal ambient lighting: Comparision of two methods

Teaching intersection analysis to students with low vision

Ensuring playground access for children with vision impairment

Orientation and Mobility (O&M) specialist education: Reflecting on the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Graduate Diploma in O&M

The CVI Companion Guide – To the Developmental Guidelines for Infants with Vision Impairment: A guidebook for early intervention (2^nd ed.), Amanda Hall Lueck, Deborah Chen, Elizabeth S. Hartmann

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Vision Rehabilitation International

Volume 14 (2023): Issue 1 (December 2023)

Assessment of optimal ambient lighting: Comparision of two methods

Teaching intersection analysis to students with low vision

Ensuring playground access for children with vision impairment

Orientation and Mobility (O&M) specialist education: Reflecting on the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Graduate Diploma in O&M

The CVI Companion Guide – To the Developmental Guidelines for Infants with Vision Impairment: A guidebook for early intervention (2nd ed.), Amanda Hall Lueck, Deborah Chen, Elizabeth S. Hartmann

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