Busy Bees Curriculum Day creates opportunities to foster lifelong friendships as well as work on both Expanded Core and NZ Curriculum Goals. Identifying and using money: BLENNZ DOM instructor Jayne… Read more
BLENNZ Developmental Orientation & Mobility
A Haerenga me Auckland South VRC
2023 started as another eventful year, with a cyclone in week 3, putting a damper to the start of the year. At the end of term 1 we hosted the… Read more
DOM and RTV collaborating using the Wise Walker resource
In Palmerston North, RTV and DOM are collaborating to develop a resource that can be used by RTV’s to support DOM programmes in preparation for a learner’s community goals. Our… Read more
Covid successes: Hybrid Developmental Orientation and Mobility Programming
Covid has meant that ‘hybrid’ – in person and via zoom – Specialist programming has become a creative way to support learners and their teams. This has been a success… Read more
Developmental Orientation and Mobility on Campus course
At the end of term 2, BLENNZ Tauranga were fortunate to run the four-day Developmental Orientation and Mobility on Campus course for 10 RTVs. Involved in this event were 2… Read more
City adventure for 2 cane users
Over this new disrupted time we continued to be supported by the National team at BLENNZ. Our DOM programme continued with Kay Daly who zoomed with us, mentored us and… Read more
BLENNZ Developmental Orientation & Mobility
The BLENNZ Developmental Orientation & Mobility (DOM) Service continues to evolve from the ‘Specialist’ to the ‘Collaborative’ Model. DOM Services are being provided nationally in a ‘skills sharing’ manner where… Read more
Developmental Orientation and Mobility at BLENNZ Southland
Over the past year BLENNZ Southland have embraced the new BLENNZ Developmental Orientation and Mobility Model and have actively included this in day to day practice. We believe that, with… Read more
BLENNZ Tauranga – In-service for teachers
In March, the Tauranga Visual Resource Centre hosted an in-service for teachers and teacher aides of students with low vision. We had a great turnout of thirteen, coming from all… Read more
BLENNZ DOM Specialist Services
2013 has been a whirlwind of implementation for the new BLENNZ Developmental Orientation & Mobility (DOM) Service. February saw my appointment as the Co-ordinator for the service followed by the… Read more