Get Moving. Orientation & Mobility for Independent Travel (for DOR Consumers)

This is a comprehensive 6-week 12-class course using Zoom to introduce DOR consumers to foundational Orientation & Mobility concepts, skills, and current technologies for safe, independent travel and for gaining or retaining employment. Participants will meet twice a week for two-hour classes. They will also participate in two hours of pre-class assessment and Zoom procedures, and outside class support. Total instruction time will be 28 hours.

To participate students must have solid internet access and be able to access Zoom via phone and/or video and have computer skills to receive and read articles, watch videos and listen to podcasts. All students should expect weekly homework to be completed prior to class.

The 12 essential O&M lessons cover: the benefits of O&M training for travel and employment; overview of sensory, spatial & environmental awareness; orientation strategies and skills; tactile graphics; human guide; protective techniques; long cane basics; outdoor travel; street crossing sequence; intersection analysis; public transportation & trip planning; and introduction to electronic travel devices, GPS & wayfinding technologies.

Registration deadline is January 8, 2021. To RSVP please contact Robert Alminana at ralminana@lighthouse-sf.org or Jennifer Huey at jhuey@lighthouse-sf.org.