Contracted Services
Assessments
Please note the following assessments are not medical assessments. They are educational assessments to determine the needs of the individual to access the visual environment.
Functional Vision Assessment:
How big, how small, can you see it at all?
This assessment identifies what the individual can see up close, and from a distance using objects, pictures and text. The summary includes recommendations for accessible materials and strategies to access visual content.
Orientation & Mobility Assessment:
Where am I? How do I get where I want to go?
This assessment examines the impact of significant vision loss on moving safely across settings, applying the use of the white cane, and accessing transportation and community settings.
Instruction
Individualized instruction is provided for low vision, blind and deaf-blind populations in the areas of Accessible Literacy, Braille, Abacus, Home Management and Orientation & Mobility. All instruction is driven by the individual’s goals, needs and abilities.
Immersive Presentations and Workshops
In-person and virtual presentations immerse the participants in disability awareness, teacher and support staff training topics, creative accessible materials, accessible workspaces and more. Presentations and workshops are interactive to expand knowledge of the impact of vision loss and to create memorable experiences to all participants.
Lucky Labs Vision Loss Awareness Lessons
Awareness lessons are a great way to understand how vision loss impacts daily life.
Going on a Sensory Walk with a white cane is a journey of exploring non-visual sensory modes. Your feet will FEEL the uneven sidewalk, plush grass or crunchy gravel as you scan your pathway with the white cane. Your ears
will HEAR the sounds of traffic on busy streets, birds flying above or the echo of small hallway spaces. Your nose may SMELL the scents of coffee or food to recognize the area
you are approaching.
will HEAR the sounds of traffic on busy streets, birds flying above or the echo of small hallway spaces. Your nose may SMELL the scents of coffee or food to recognize the area
you are approaching.
Lucky Labs celebrate interactions and
meaningful learning experience from individuals who are blind and visually impaired.
meaningful learning experience from individuals who are blind and visually impaired.
Creative Theme Based Events and Activities
Group skill building activities are more fun and memorable when provided in a theme based setting. Need to increase your white cane skills? How about practicing cane techniques in a historic Pineapple Cannery with nice smooth floors, taking group pictures or selfies with beautiful background murals and enjoying pineapple treats along the way. Creating safe learning spaces in community settings builds excitement and confidence to explore new places. It also promotes interactions within the community.
Creative Adapted Materials
Learners who are blind and visually impaired need a wide variety of hands on exploration to build concepts of their visual environment.
Adapting materials in a creative and clear way allows the learner to gain meaning from concrete and abstract objects with bold, enlarged, high contrast and raised line features.
