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Applications are Now Available
If the student is in grade 3-6, please submit 2 forms: Scout Application Form (to be completed by O&M specialist) and the Scout Parent Permission Form.
If the student is in grade 7-12, please submit 2 forms: Explorers and Trailblazers Application Form (to be completed by O&M specialist) and the Explorers and Trailblazers Parent Permission Form.
Interested in Volunteering? The Cane Quest Volunteer Application is also available below.
Cane Quest: An Orientation and Mobility Challenge
Sign up your student now to join the adventure!
CANE QUEST is a new orientation and mobility contest sponsored by Braille Institute, open to eligible blind and visually impaired youth in grades 3-12.
New Contest This Year for Younger Contestants and their Parents
Contestants in grades 3-6 can team up with a blindfolded parent or other sighted adult and compete as a team in their own “Treasure Quest” obstacle course at Braille Institute.
Older contestants in grades 7-12 will get directions for two secret routes out in the community. Routes will include:
• mall travel
• residential
• light business or business, including bus travel
Rather than a race, it’s more of a rally. Students earn points by completing their routes on time, knowing their cardinal directions, making correct turns right or left, safely crossing streets, and using proper safe-travel techniques and cane skills.
Contestants will be monitored at all times by certified volunteers, courtesy of CAOMS, the California Association of Orientation and Mobility Specialists. They also are accompanied one-on-one by a trained “shadow” to insure they stay on route.
Are you an O&M and would you like to help support this program and earn CEUs at the same time? Download and complete this short volunteer application and sign-up today.
The full-day event is happening this spring!
Saturday, April 21, 2012 (Rain or Shine!)
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Braille Institute Orange County
527 N. Dale Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92801
O&Ms---To sign up your student, download the age-appropriate contest application form today and complete and return the checklist of prerequisite skills. This will help us determine your student’s ability to participate. You also will need to submit a signed parent permission form with your application.
DEADLINE for submitted your application is February 1, 2012.
Cane Quest is a great way for O&M Specialists and parents to motivate students to sharpen their skills. The daylong event will include workshops for parents, entertainment and a closing awards ceremony!
Last year's inaugural event was a huge success, with 31 students navigating the streets of Anaheim. Click HERE to view a gallery of photos from our first Cane Quest event. Click HERE to watch the video.
2011 Cane Quest Winners:
- Explorers B1—Tiffany Zhao, First; Mario Garcia, Second; Carlos Lopez, Third
- Explorer B2—Philbert Tjong, First; Florentino Becerra, Second; Jarely Bueno, Third
- Trailblazer B1—Serena Miller, First; Kimberly O’Campo, Second; Karen Arcos, Third
- Trailblazer B2—Hipolito Ruiz, First; Luz Madrigal, Second; Sarkis Gekchyan, Third
For more information, contact Lea Ann Myers at Braille Institute, at lamyers@brailleinstitute.org, or 714-821-5000.