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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: blue; ">Hi Mike,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:blue">The concept is briefly discussed in the chapter
on "Problems With Spatial Relationships" in the book Techniques
Used by Blind Cane Travel Instructors: A practical approach: Learning,
Teaching, Believing. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:blue">A precise definition may be hard to
pinpoint because spatial perception challenges may vary from individual to
individual and in all likelihood represent a spectrum of spatial processing
issues. I personally know at least half a dozen bright & accomplished
individuals who are sighted who have spatial processing issues. I know of some
blind individuals as well.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:blue">I have spoken to Roland Allen,
Joanne Wilson & others about the concept.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:blue">I am looking to read up on & learn
more about the topic & am hoping some of the individuals on the listserv can share their
insights & perhaps point me to some academic or other functional resources
that I may not be aware of.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:blue">Eric V</span></p>
</b></font></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Mike Freeman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:k7uij@panix.com">k7uij@panix.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Eric:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Before we can proceed further, we ought to come up with a lucid and exact definition of “spatial perception challenge”. Do we mean the inability to easily perceive or, rather, understand certain spatial concepts? Does it include those (both sighted and blind) who are “directionally challenged”, i.e., can’t find their way around a locale? How is this differentiated from, say, challenges like those of people who seem not to be able to do fractions or grasp geometry or play a musical instrument or speak a foreign language … you get the idea. Put another way, how do we differentiate spatial challenges from the mere lack of a particular nack?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">And I’m not talking about organic problems such as are outlined in “the Man Who Mistook His wife for a Hat”.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Mike Freeman<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> <a href="mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>DrV<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 31, 2011 11:08 AM<br><b>To:</b> Professionals in Blindness Education Division List<br><b>Subject:</b> [Pibe-division] Spatial Perceptual Challenges & Blindness<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div>
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<div><div style="margin-left:11.25pt;margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:11.25pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Hi All,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">
<span style="color:black">I have heard that Spatial Perceptual Challenges are seen in a subgroup of the blind population.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Is there any research data on how many individuals who are blind have Spatial Perceptual Challenges?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Are there any statistics on how many sighted folks fall into the category of “Spatial Perception Challenged”?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">
<span style="color:black">Does anyone have any references?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">If there is no hard data, then based on experience, could you give your best estimation on the prevalence of Spatial Perceptual Challenges?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Has anything new been published on how to approach O&M in individuals who are "Spatial Perception-Challenged"?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Respectfully,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Eric V<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div>
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