Orientation and Mobility Instructors assess students, prescribe service plans, provide canes and also optical device training for visually impaired students. The orientation and mobility instructors provide services to students being served by USDB programs in USDB classrooms and also outreach programs throughout the state. Students are taught special skills to become oriented to environments so they can move, travel and play independently and safely. Individual independence, productivity and social interaction are all enhanced when the students are capable of traveling by themselves.
Services for students begin in preschool and continue throughout their educational experience. Students learn to travel within the confined environment of the home and school. They also learn to travel in the outside world which includes travel in residential and business areas and on public transportation.