This year BLENNZ has prioritised achieving 50% of all Resource Teachers Vision to have completed at least 1 of the Developmental Orientation and Mobility (DOM) supporter courses, run as a… Read more
Orientation and mobility
Students go white water rafting on “Power Up” Immersion course at Homai
At the end of Term 1, two learners from Otago, attended the “Power Up!” Immersion course at Homai for learners who have experienced a recent vision loss. Over the course of the week, the students learned about… Read more
BLENNZ DOM Service Team Sharing and Learning Together
The BLENNZ DOM team continues to grow and learn together throughout 2018. The team meets 4 times a year for professional and service stream development. Recently members of the BLENNZ DOM… Read more
BLENNZ Southland – Cool Cane Kids!
Kay Daly has been sharing cane tips and skills with staff and students. Each student has a different emphasis in his or her cane work. One is learning how to negotiate… Read more
2017 – A year of training successes with the DOM team
The beginning of 2017 saw our first 2 Developmental Orientation and Mobility (DOM) trainees complete their training and step up to become DOM Specialists. Ernie Belk and Melanie Harvey completed… Read more
Connecting learners at an early age
For quite a number of years we have seen the value of connecting learners through attendance at Immersion Courses. Learning opportunities stand beside opportunities to make friends.
BLENNZ Developmental Orientation and Mobility Specialist Team has some firsts this year!
The DOM Specialist team has developed to a full complement of staff for the first time in 2016. Ernie and Melanie, complete their Specialist DOM Credentials this year. This involved… Read more
Orientation and Mobility in Action – Team Collaboration
Last year one of our teachers, Will Pike, completed his Massey DOM Community Supporters Certificate. As part of team collaboration with Mel Harvey, Will works with Nikki, a secondary school… Read more
Developmental Orientation and Mobility (DOM)
“Kia ora and welcome to the BLENNZ Developmental Orientation & Mobility (DOM) page. DOM is a Specialist Service – like OT and physio – that school students who have Vision… Read more
International White Cane Day
At the start of the year Music School students were encouraged to develop a project to celebrate International White Cane Day on October 15th, 2015. A small group of students… Read more
