Get Moving: Online O&M Class for Adults 55 and over

Back by popular demand, it’s our six-week online Orientation & Mobility course, Get Moving. This session is for 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; 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.

The course runs January 25th through March 8th (No class on February 15th/Presidents Day), Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to noon and will be taught by certified O&M Specialists Chris Williams and Danette Davis.

RSVP by 12pm on Friday, January 15th to Chris Williams at Cwilliams@lighthouse-sf.org.