BRS Sensory Skills & Compensatory Training 3

Question 1

A blind rehabilitation specialist teaches a client to use the 'clock method' for spatial orientation. What does this technique involve?

Accepted Answer

Describing the positions of items using clock face reference points (e.g., 'your fork is at 3 o'clock')

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Using a talking clock device to maintain time awareness during the day

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Training the client to navigate outdoors using the sun's position as a directional cue

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Teaching tactile reading of clock faces as a Braille alternative

Question 2

Which factor is MOST critical when recommending tactile graphics to a client with adventitious blindness (blindness acquired in adulthood)?

Accepted Answer

The client's current tactile sensitivity and experience interpreting tactile spatial information

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Whether the client has prior knowledge of the Braille reading system

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The visual complexity and detail level of the original graphic

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Whether the graphic was originally produced with high-contrast ink printing

Question 3

Which lighting condition MOST benefits individuals with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in home environments?

Accepted Answer

Increased ambient light levels combined with glare reduction measures and targeted task lighting

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Very bright, unfiltered overhead fluorescent lighting in all rooms

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Consistently dim ambient lighting with no supplemental task lights

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Maximum-brightness blue-spectrum LED lighting throughout the home

Question 4

When training a visually impaired adult in compensatory sensory strategies, which instructional approach BEST reflects adult learning theory?

Accepted Answer

Using a client-centered approach that builds on existing skills and incorporates real-life environmental practice

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Providing printed written instructions for independent study outside of sessions

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Delivering all instruction in a clinical setting before allowing any home practice

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Focusing training exclusively on the dominant hand regardless of the task demands

Question 5

What is the PRIMARY function of a white cane's auditory feedback during indoor navigation?

Accepted Answer

To detect obstacles and surface changes through the sounds produced by cane contact

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To signal to bystanders and others that the user has a visual impairment

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To precisely measure the distance between the user and surrounding walls

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To trigger automatic door openers and accessibility equipment in public buildings

Question 6

A specialist is recommending color contrast home modifications for a client with glaucoma. Which area is MOST important to address for fall prevention?

Accepted Answer

Bathroom fixtures and floor surfaces (toilet seat contrast, floor-to-wall contrast, grab bar visibility)

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Bedroom window coverings and curtain colors

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Decorative items displayed on bookshelves and wall art

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Outdoor garden furniture and pathway border colors

Question 7

Which statement BEST describes the overall goal of sensory compensation training in blind rehabilitation?

Accepted Answer

To develop and integrate skills across all remaining senses to maximize safe, independent functioning

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To completely replace visual function with a single superior alternative sense

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To eliminate the client's dependency on all assistive technology devices

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To train clients to function independently only within familiar and controlled home environments