Conference Presentations
December 2013
AER International Mobility Conference, New Orleans, USA
“Can a 14 month old REALLY use a long cane? How we taught early O&M in
Western Australia”
July 2012
AER International Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA
“A cane is special in every way: Researching the early O&M experiences of very
young children in Western Australia”
April 2012
ASPREH Conference, ONCE, Seville, Spain
“O&M with young children”
February 2012
International Mobility Conference 14, Palmerston North, New Zealand
"A Journey to Independence" - researching the early O&M experiences of young
children, their parents and specialist vision teachers
July 2009
International Mobility Conference 13, Marburg Germany
““More than a cane”: A case study of early long cane use in a child from the age of
14 months to 4 years.”
October 2007
3rd Australasian Orientation & Mobility Conference, Perth Western Australia
“O & M with very young children: The ‘Braille Literacy Nest’ experience in Western
Australia”
“Orientation & Mobility for People who are Deaf-Blind”
September 2007
14th DeafBlind International (DbI) World Conference, Perth Western Australia
“O&M with very young children – the ‘Braille Literacy Nest’ experience in Western
Australia”
“Orientation and Mobility for people who are Deafblind”
November 2006
International Mobility Conference 12, Hong Kong
“O & M with very young children: The ‘Braille Literacy Nest’ experience in Western
Australia”
January 2006
SPEVI (South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment), Perth Western Australia
“O&M with very young children”
“Orientation & Mobility: Students with Additional Disabilities”
October 2005
Statewide Specialist Services Conference (Department of Education & Training
Western Australia)
“Quality Support for Students with Vision Impairment”
May 1995
Third National Deaf-Blind Conference, Sydney, Australia.
“O & M Training for the Deaf-Blind”
January 1995
ANZAEVH (Australian & New Zealand Association for the Education of the Visually
Handicapped) Conference, Perth, Western Australia.
“Orientation and Mobility for the Multi-Handicapped Child. Some Practical
Suggestions”
January 1994
International Mobility Conference 7, Melbourne, Australia.
“Deaf and Blind: Does She Need to Know?”