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  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Assistive Technology
  • Sensory Impairment Research

Background:

  • Click-based echolocation aids mobility and orientation for people with vision impairments (VI).
  • Current use of echolocation by VI individuals is limited.
  • Existing research primarily focuses on echolocation mechanics and neural basis, not professional practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if training VI professionals in click-based echolocation alters their professional practice.
  • To assess the impact of professional training on the dissemination of echolocation skills.
  • To explore the potential of VI professionals as multipliers for echolocation training.

Main Methods:

  • Delivered 6-hour workshops on click-based echolocation to VI professionals across the UK.
  • Collected follow-up feedback via yes/no answers and free-text comments.
  • Analyzed feedback using content analysis to identify changes in professional practice.

Main Results:

  • 98% of participants reported a change in their professional practice post-training.
  • Content analysis revealed changes in information processing (32%), verbal influencing (11.7%), and instruction/practice (46.6%).
  • VI professionals demonstrated a capacity to act as effective multipliers for echolocation training.

Conclusions:

  • Training VI professionals in click-based echolocation is effective in changing professional practice.
  • This training model has the potential to significantly improve the lives of people with VI.
  • The evaluated training program is suitable for integration into higher education (HEIs) and continuing professional development (CPD) for VI Rehabilitation and Habilitation.