Abstract: Nearly 285 million people are estimated to be visually impaired worldwide and 39 million are blind and 246 million have low vision. These visually impaired and also elderly people face difficulties in navigation due to obstacles in their path. GPS technology is available for outdoor navigation but it cannot be used for indoor navigation. Indoor Navigation Assistant System will assist visually impaired and elderly people to navigate safely in indoor environment. The system will detect objects
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The first problem area that needs to be addressed with this team is taking on the role of leadership. We need to establish what the role of the team is. The goal is to essentially increase distribution and productivity to meet the companies requirements. Encouraging team members to question the purpose of the team‚ how it will operate and what role is expected will make for a better understanding of the team roles and roles of individual members. It’s more likely team members will share a common
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Type of Influence | Give one example of the effect on children and young people’s development | Why recognising and responding to this is important | Background- Parents going through divorce proceedings or separation. | -A family brake up can be really stressful for the child and may even influence the development as the child could get very upset‚ could lash out at people‚ could go very quiet‚ could stop eating and could even stop talking as they may think that they had something
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Play areas both indoor and outdoor are an environment which attracts children usually straight away as it is an excellent source to encourage them to develop their skills‚ abilities and senses. A play area is also a good environment for children and young people to experience safe risks. For example‚ an outdoor play area may have a rickety bridge which can be quite difficult to walk across‚ particularly for younger children or a child with a disability. This bridge can be a safe risk for the child
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Contribute to Children and Young People ’s Health and Safety. 1.1 Outline the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting; Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) is an essential piece of legislation to have within a work setting. Employers are legally obliged to follow all regulations of the HSWA in order consistently maintain a safe setting‚ and ensure all employees and service users are protected. The HSWA states that employees must
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with high technology has become best seller. Nextly‚ they can invent new things with the help of technology. All in all‚ opportunities will come to them if they use technology in the right way. However‚ education is a big challenge for young people in Asia. For a start‚ a lot of children cannot go to school because their parents cannot afford that‚ so they have to work to help their parents at the early age…The curriculum focuses so much on theory rather than practical knowledge and skills
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Sean S. Culturally Responsive Teaching Culturally Responsive Teaching is a pedagogy that recognizes the importance of including students’ cultural references in all aspects of learning (Ladson-Billings‚ 1994). This approach to teaching encompasses how knowledge is both communicated and perceived by the students. The teacher must have a good relationship with the parents‚ have high expectations‚ learn about their students culture‚ have culturally mediated student-centered instruction‚ willing to
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Competency Goal 1 To establish a safe‚ healthy‚ learning environment Functional Area 1: Safe One of my goals in the functional area of safe is to prevent or reduce injuries on the playground while children are in my care. This is an important goal for the preschool age group because young children are unaware of the hazards in the outdoor environment and of behaviors that could cause them harm. I can accomplish this by being aware of the areas that are “hazardous” and making sure that I am supervising
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Working Together Sharing the Journey of Learning and Development ACT Health Learning and Development Framework 2005 2 Contents Introduction ................................................................................................. 4 Key Performance Indicators for the Learning and Development Framework ................................................9 Principle 1: Foster and Support a learning culture through inspirational leadership and shared vision.....................
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benefits of outdoor water play to a children’s development Outdoor In recent years there has been a shift in thinking in the early childcare sector regarding the importance of outdoor play to children. In Letterkenny The Glen is Irelands first outdoors crèche facility‚ which has proven that it is possible to conduct the whole preschool session outdoors all year round even in poor weather conditions. It is now a model for many other settings and is inspiring them to extend their outdoor play areas
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