6 What do the VROOM and OMO numbers mean?
RO&Ming with Lil
English - June 25, 2020 15:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBHow To Education Self-Improvement orientation and mobility functional assessment low vision blind long cane tele-practice person-centred practice guide dogs assistive technology Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, Jo Anson-Smith, an orientation and mobility specialist from Newcastle, reports the VROOM and OMO scores for the client she assessed through tele-practice a few weeks ago. Let’s call him Ken. We also revisit Erica Tandori’s VROOM and OMO results from last episode. I explain how we can interpret these results in 10 point categories, with F words for VROOM categories and C words for OMO categories. Jo explains some of her decision-making challenges in using these assessment tools, and we explore the implications of mid-range low vision – the Formwork category – where Ken and Erica see linear structures and outlines, but no internal detail. To cane or not to cane? …that is the question!