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Technically you are correct (at least in the United States), but honestly it doesn’t really mean what it used to anymore. The free white cane program by the NFB gives out all white canes, so an

My guess on the cane color question has to do with NFB-style versus non-NFB canes. Since the NFB training relies on total occlusion for all students, and the NFB cane is all white, then some people

My experience has been that in the United States, the colors do not have universal meaning. However, in other countries there is more of a color protocol. With the advent of the readily available

Benson, I want to share my thoughts on your questions. 1.Part of the guide dog experience should be the responsibility of every O&M. The O&M should be able to do the preparatory training and

Hi Everyone, I know you're all seeing a lot of these posts come through, here I am to add one more :). My name is Christine Brennan, I am a first-year student enrolled in the Master's Orientation and

Thanks for throwing more light.

Hi Benson, I apologise if my response mislead you or maybe my information provided a misinterpretation (wasn’t clear). Its doesn’t matter what level of residual vision a person has (re: being a

Hi Shaun This is quite informative. In other words, the people that benefit most from guide dogs are visually impaired people with residual vision, who develop other personal (special) skills in

Hi Benson, There are core and similar skills that both a cane user and a guide dog partnership need for them to be successful, well orientated and safe when travelling. For some people traditional

Thank you so much for your response, this is really helpful! I had been picturing the assessment as a more direct conversation with the client, asking them about what they wanted to achieve through

Hi everyone, my name is Benson, a first year O&M student of Salus University with no prior experience in O&M. I have learnt a lot from the topics and opportunities being discussed on this platform,

It is helpful to have a round of functional activities that need to be done regularly, such as getting the mail, visiting the grocery story, etc. Asking how they are doing in these areas, and where

Hi! I am a beginning Orientation and Mobility Specialist at Salus University. I have really enjoyed being a part of this group and being able to start to become familiar with the issues that are

COMS Position Available in Rockville, Maryland Please see flyer attachment Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville, MD is seeking a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) to

Any Bills Fans out there?? Please share widely! *Employment Opportunity* *Orientation & Mobility Specialist* *Job Description:* Provide Orientation and Mobility (O&M) instruction to referred

Hello O&M group, You are invited to attend our virtual Mobility Matters summit which will be hosted on February 29th, 2024. We have a fabulous line-up of presenters and panelists- covering topics on

It's not that TVIs can't teach O&M, it's that TVI's must be dual-certified (as a TVI *and *a COMS) to also teach O&M. While I can't find an exact quote to explain it, I found the following from

Coby hear from the community of deafblind, and retired CVRT and occupational therapy. Thank you Justin for those great resources. I am also wondering where the TDI of school system has her/his ethics

I found this specifically explained in Chapter 1 of Partners in O&M: Supporting Orientation and Mobility for Students Who Are Visually Impaired by Rona L. Pogrund and Nora Griffin-Shirley Under Roles

I’m not sure if this train of thought will help, but maybe approach the question from a different perspective. Each discipline’s handbook states the responsibilities and scope of practice