Psychosocial: COMS TEST: Module 1 - Originators of O&M
This flashcard set highlights pioneering individuals and landmark programs that shaped the education, rehabilitation, and vocational training of blind and visually impaired individuals, particularly in the context of war-related blindness and public service. It includes founders of major movements, champions of education, and military rehabilitation initiatives.
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Mother of the dog guide movement
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Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Mother of the dog guide movement
Dr. Richard Hoover
Father of orientation and mobility with the cane.
Valley Forge Army Hospital
Dr. Robert Irwin
Champion of public school education for the blind
Joseph Clunk
Architect of the national program of vocational placement of the blind.
Avon
Purpose was social adjustment of the war blinded prior to discharge from service. “To develop proper attitude and will to overcome handicap.”
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Father Carroll
“The blind priest”. Catholic Guild for the blind. The enemy of pity for the blind. Former chaplain at Avon. Wrote, Blindness, what it is, what it d...
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Dorothy Harrison Eustis | Mother of the dog guide movement |
Dr. Richard Hoover | Father of orientation and mobility with the cane. Valley Forge Army Hospital |
Dr. Robert Irwin | Champion of public school education for the blind |
Joseph Clunk | Architect of the national program of vocational placement of the blind. |
Avon | Purpose was social adjustment of the war blinded prior to discharge from service. “To develop proper attitude and will to overcome handicap.” |
Father Carroll | “The blind priest”. Catholic Guild for the blind. The enemy of pity for the blind. Former chaplain at Avon. Wrote, Blindness, what it is, what it does. |
Russell Williams | Sgt blinded at Normandy. Asked to counsel other newly blinded patients bc of his good attitude. Had been coach and teacher before the war. Developed: Human guide Limp arm Upper protective technique Use of sound clues Projecting a line of direction Constant use of touch technique Shortening up on the cane Touch technique at top of stairs The drop off lesson Using a blindfold The graduated approach Success patterns Orientation skills |
Mary E Switzer | Director of Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. Great at funding. There for ten years and brought in ten million dollars for research. |
Francis Campbell | Founder of the royal normal college and academy of music for the blind in Brittain. One of Samuel Gridley Howe’s blind teachers at Perkins. Knighted for his work as an educator of blind children. |
C. Warren Bledsoe | Wrote the chapter on originators of O&M training. Followed in father’s footsteps, dad made him a teacher at Maryland school for the blind. Worked with Hoover at Maryland. Transferred to valley forge. Hoover convinced him that canes were the way to go for obstacle perception. |