Get Moving

Back by popular demand, it’s our 4-week online Orientation & Mobility course, Get Moving. This session is for clients of Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) and Bay Area residents aged 55 and over.

It’s a comprehensive course with two classes per week using the Zoom platform to introduce students to foundational O&M concepts, skills, and current technologies for safe and independent travel.

The lessons are: Benefits of O&M Training; Overview of Sensory, Spatial & Environmental Awareness; Orientation Strategies and Skills; Tactile Graphics/TMAP; Basic O&M skills; Long Cane Basics; Outdoor Travel; Street Crossings, Public Transportation & Trip Planning; and Introduction to Electronic Travel Devices, GPS & Wayfinding Technologies.

The course runs April 5 through April 28, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to noon and will be taught by certified O&M Specialists Chris Williams and Danette Davis.

RSVP by Monday, March 21 to Chris Williams at Cwilliams@lighthouse-sf.org.