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PROFESSIONALS

Orientation and Mobility

What does an orientation and mobility (O&M) specialist do as pre-driver bioptic driving training?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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See detailed resources for O&Ms here: https://www.livebinders.com/b/1960069?tabid=5ae1d4c6-8836-6a6a-1e2e-687860753143#anchor​​

Also see Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) Position Statement​: The Orientation and Mobility Specialist’s Role in Low Vision Driving​

https://www.aerbvi.org/position-papers/#:~:text=Use%20of%20Visual%20Occlusion%20in,in%20Orientation%20and%20Mobility%20Instruction​

1) Planning and Travelling Routes​

●Mental mapping skills​

●Concept development​

●Time Distance​

●Landmarks, Address System​

●Route shape​

●Compass Directions​

●Reverse Routes and Alternate Routes​

2) Strategic Use of Vision​

●Scanning​

●Eye lead​

●Textural and gradient change awareness​

●Object avoidance​

●Static and dynamic orientation​

3) Traffic Flow and Intersections​

●Detect, analyze, and cross intersections (stop sign and traffic light controlled)​

●Shape or intersection geometry​

●Traffic control devices​

●Parallel versus perpendicular​

●Object, speed and depth perception​

●Color identification and discrimination​

●General traffic laws, e.g. turn on red, one way streets, roundabouts​

4) Telescope Use​

●Understanding field of view​

●Understanding magnification​

●Scanning​

●Spotting​

●Tracking​

●Tracing​

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