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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The following, written by Dr. Merry-Noel Chamberlain, can now be purchased on Amazon at this link: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Structured-Discovery-Children-Critical-Blindness/dp/1648025552/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Discovery&qid=1623077337&s=books&sr=1-3">https://www.amazon.com/Structured-Discovery-Children-Critical-Blindness/dp/1648025552/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Discovery&qid=1623077337&s=books&sr=1-3</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Structured Discovery Cane Travel (SDCT) is an Orientation and Mobility (O&M) curriculum which focuses on the foundational techniques necessary to develop<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>future independence for students who are blind or visually impaired. The ABCs of Structured Discovery Cane Travel for Children addresses essential non-visual<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>concept development, techniques and mobility skills needed to travel efficiently, gracefully and safely within a myriad of natural environments while using<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>the long, white cane with a metal tip as the primary mobility tool. This curriculum utilizes transformational knowledge and problem-solving opportunities<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>through teachable moments to develop personal reflection and mental mapping which can be utilized post instruction. These students maximize their cognitive<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>intrinsic feedback while completing everyday mobility tasks. Parents and instructors of children who are blind or visually impaired will comprehend the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>essentials of SDCT by reading The ABCs of Structured Discovery Cane Travel for Children; in addition, they will receive a treasure trove of O&M skill-building<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>activities. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Read more<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Louisiana Tech University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PO Box 3158<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ruston LA 71272<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu"><span style='color:#0563C1'>ebell@latech.edu</span></a> www.pdrib.com<o:p></o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;border-right:none;padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>*************<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>"I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> -- Stephen Jay Gould<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>