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Stroke Forum (2016). Poster presentation. Borkowski, E., Rosa A., Moon J., Hill J. (2016). Guide Dogs NSW/ACT Neurological Vision Services: Current Practice and Future Direction. Implementation of a new holistic, person centred approach in community rehabilitation. Smart Stroke Forum 2016 paper. AOMC5 (2015). Borkowski, E., Hill, J. Improving Neurological Vision Services And Scanning Machine Replacement Project Report.

Deverell, L. (2018, April). Profiling guide dog clients with new measures of functional vision (VROOM) and O&M (OMO). Paper presented at the 6th Australasian O&M Conference, Melbourne, Australia. Deverell, L. (2018, April). Defining O&M Practice. Forum presented at the 6th Australasian O&M Conference, Melbourne, Australia. Deverell, L. (2018, April). Tweaking the O&M Environmental Complexity Scale. Paper presented at the 6th Australasian O&M Conference, Melbourne, Australia. Deverell, L. (2017, November). Measuring functional vision during orientation and mobility – VROOM. Presented at the Australian Ophthalmic Nurses Association (Victoria) Conference, Melbourne, Australia. Deverell, L. & Meyer, D. (2017, June). Profiling guide dog travellers with new measures of functional vision and O&M. Paper presented at the International Mobility Conference 16, Dublin, Ireland. Deverell, L. (2017, June). How to measure functional vision and O&M outcomes. Workshop presented at the International Mobility Conference 16, Dublin, Ireland. Deverell, L., McSweeney, S, Bentley, S., Ayton, L. & Keeffe, J. (2015, July). Effective mobility framework: Designing O&M research which measures what matters to clients. Paper presented at the International Mobility Conference 15, Montreal, Canada. Deverell, L., McSweeney, S, Keeffe, J. & Ayton, L. (2015, July). Who gets lost? Testing spatial cognition for functional orientation and mobility. Paper presented at the International Mobility Conference 15, Montreal, Canada. Deverell, L. (2015, January). Sharing power, safety and dignity of risk: A community model of O&M. Paper presented at the South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment Conference, Melbourne, Australia. Deverell, L., Bentley, S., O’Hare, F., McSweeney, S., Keeffe, J., Delany, C., & Ayton, L. (2014, March, April). Assessing functional vision across the O&M Environmental Complexity Scale. Paper presented at Vision 2014 – the 11th International Conference on Low Vision, Melbourne, Australia. Deverell, L., O’Hare, F., McSweeney, S., Bentley, S., Keeffe, J., Delany, C., Ayton, L. (2014, March, April). Looking lost: The impact of vision and spatial cognition on orientation and mobility performance. Paper presented at Vision 2014 – the 11th International Conference on Low Vision, Melbourne, Australia. McSweeney, S., O’Hare, F., Deverell, L., Ayton, L. (2014, March, April). The role of vision in drink pouring and other daily tasks. Paper presented at Vision 2014: the 11th International Conference on Low Vision, Melbourne, Australia. O’Hare, F., Deverell, L., McSweeney, S., Ayton, L., Bentley, S., Luu, C., Keeffe, J., & Guymer, R. (2014, March, April). Travel in hand: Mobility aid preferences in adults living with advanced retinitis pigmentosa. 1 April 2014. Paper presented at Vision 2014: the 11th International Conference on Low Vision, Melbourne, Australia. Deverell, L., Bentley, S. & Ayton, L. (2012, February). What is effective mobility? Open forum. Workshop conducted at the International Mobility Conference 14, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Deverell, L., Pannier, S., & Ong, D. (2012, February). Do you have your license? O&M with clients using motorised mobility devices. Paper presented at the International Mobility Conference 14, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Deverell, L. (2011, January). Subverting blindness stereotypes: Exploring implicit theories of intelligence, learning and life-worlds in the context of O&M. Paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment, Sydney, Australia. Deverell, L. (2010, November). Subverting blindness stereotypes: Exploring implicit theories of intelligence, learning and life-worlds in the context of O&M. Paper presented at the 4th Australasian Orientation and Mobility Conference, Sydney, Australia. Pannier, S. & Deverell, L. (2010, November). Have you got your license? O&M with scooters & wheelchairs. Paper presented at the 4th Australasian Orientation and Mobility Conference, Sydney, Australia. Deverell, L. & Pannier, S. (2010, November). Orientation and mobility with motorised mobility scooters and electric wheelchairs: Draft guidelines. Paper presented at the 4th Australasian Orientation and Mobility Conference, Sydney, Australia. Deverell, L. (2010, November). ‘Best Practice’ in O&M: We can do better than that. Paper presented at the 4th Australasian Orientation and Mobility Conference, Sydney, Australia. Deverell, L. & Taylor, S. (2009, January). Echolocation: Some are born with it, some achieve it, some have it thrust upon them. Paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment, Adelaide, Australia. Morgan, R. & Deverell, L. (2009, January). Thinker’s Keys and travel training. Paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment, Adelaide, Australia. Deverell, L. (2009, July). Children's Mobility Service. Paper presented at the International Mobility Conference 13, Marburg, Germany. Deverell, L. (2009, July). Thinker’s Keys for O&M: Unlocking barriers for vision impaired kids. Paper presented at the International Mobility Conference 13, Marburg, Germany. Deverell, L. (2007, October). Moving together: Collaboration towards O&M with children who have MDVI. Paper presented at the 3rd Australasian Orientation and Mobility Conference, Perth, Australia. Deverell, L. (2007, October). Using Thinker's Keys in O&M. Paper presented at the 3rd Australasian Orientation and Mobility Conference, Perth, Australia. Deverell, L. (2006, July). Big night out: Innovative O&M group programs for children and families. Paper presented at the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI) Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Deverell, L. (2006, July). Moving together: Collaboration towards O&M with children who have MDVI. Paper presented at the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI) Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Deverell, L. (2005, January). “O&M Framework for families and teachers. Paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment. Deverell, L. (2003, October). Brain function, orientation and mobility: Career development for O&M Instructors. Paper presented at the 2nd Australasian Orientation and Mobility Conference, Gold Coast, Australia. 17-19 October 2003. (Oral) Deverell, L. (2001, October). O&M for Kids – A workable model (O&M Framework). Paper presented at the 1st Australasian Orientation and Mobility Conference, Adelaide, Australia. Deverell, L. (2001). Guillain-Barre Syndrome: Case Study. Paper presented at the 1st Australasian Orientation and Mobility Conference, Adelaide, Australia.

June 2019 International Society of Early Intervention Conference, Sydney, Australia. "Implementing a routines-based approach to orientation and mobility intervention with children with a vision impairment" (Poster) November 2018 5th ICF International Conference, Taipei, Taiwan. "Building family capacity to support orientation and mobility development in children with vision impairment." June 2017 International Mobility Conference 16, Dublin, Ireland. “Using a routines-based approach to promote family-centered practice in early childhood O&M intervention” ““A Cane is Speshl in Every Way” – Including the Voices of Young Children in O&M Research” January 2017 SPEVI (South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment), Brisbane, Australia. ““Belonging, Being and Becoming”: Implementing Orientation & Mobility within the Early Years Learning Framework” November 2016 10th National Deafblind Conference, Fremantle, Western Australia. “Best practice principles for teaching orientation and mobility skills to a person who is deafblind in Australia” November 2016 Australasian Orientation & Mobility Conference (AOMC5), Melbourne, Australia. “Applying a developmental approach to O&M intervention with very young children” “Opening up the world: Early childhood intervention as perceived by young children who are blind, their parents, and vision education teachers” September 2015 VISCON2015, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC), Renwick Centre, Sydney, Australia. “Early childhood orientation and mobility: Developing shared perspectives between O&M Specialists and Specialist Teachers” July 2015 International Mobility Conference 15, Montreal, Canada. “Opening up the world: Early childhood orientation and mobility intervention as perceived by young children who are blind, their parents, and vision education teachers” “Applying a developmental approach to orientation and mobility intervention with very young children” January 2015 SPEVI (South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment), Melbourne, Australia. “Developing effective collaborative practice between O&M specialists, visiting teachers, parents, and schools” December 2013 AER International Mobility Conference, New Orleans, USA “Can a 14-month-old REALLY use a long cane? How we taught early O&M in Western Australia” July 2012 AER International Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA “A cane is special in every way: Researching the early O&M experiences of very young children in Western Australia” April 2012 ASPREH Conference, ONCE, Seville, Spain “O&M with young children” February 2012 International Mobility Conference 14, Palmerston North, New Zealand "A Journey to Independence" - researching the early O&M experiences of young children, their parents and specialist vision teachers July 2009 International Mobility Conference 13, Marburg, Germany ““More than a cane”: A case study of early long cane use in a child from the age of 14 months to 4 years.”