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The Lighthouse Strategy for Visual Scanning Training

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource is an educational tool to improve visual scanning through the use of the lighthouse strategy. Research has found that implementation of this strategy with individuals who experience unilateral neglect improved safety and performance with route-finding, as well as with problem-solving tasks.
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Table Setting Task for Unilateral Neglect

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource uses table setting as a scanning and balance treatment for those with unilateral neglect. Offers education in scanning and a visual guide with a sample table setting for a patient to follow.
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Strategies for Improving Unilateral Neglect

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout includes 12 specific strategies to improve unilateral neglect. It is designed for therapists helping patients trial various strategies in order to establish which ones work successfully for them on an individual basis.
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Sensory Strategies for Improving Unilateral Neglect

January 5, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Unilateral neglect is a challenging disorder that arises after injury to the brain. This resource covers a variety of sensory strategies that can be implemented in order to improve attention to the affected side.
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Quilt Activity for Visual Perceptual Skills

December 31, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This activity can be used as an intervention to target a variety of visual perceptual skills, attention, and fine motor skills. There are three graded options in order to increase the challenge as the patient progresses.
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Medication Management with Low Vision

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This material provides information about resources now available from ideas created by the working group established by Section 904 of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, education regarding how OT and ST can target medication management, and audio files/medication labels for practice.
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Low-Vision, Aphasia-Friendly Visual Pain Scale

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This legible, colorful, and graphics-based pain scale allows nursing and other care-giving staff to communicate with their patients about their level of pain throughout the day for the purposes of pain management.
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Low Vision Set-Up for Meals Using the Clock Face Method

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
In the United States, it is estimated that 12 million adults over 40 have low vision, which can negatively impact self feeding ability. Use of the clock face method for meal setup can improve outcomes associated with intake, and this resource includes both a visual guide to clock face meal setup as well as a list of strategies for caregivers assisting with dining for those with low vision.
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