Orientation & Mobility

Orientation and Mobility describes an individual’s ability to understand their current location, their chosen destination, and how they will get to that destination. For the student with a visual impairment or blindness who cannot acquire these skills incidentally through observation of peers and adults, these skills must be learned through direct, purposeful and sequential instruction. For school aged children the Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) provides this consistent instruction in the school, home and community settings as appropriate to the student’s age, development and need.

Contact: Jen Murphy
jmurphy@shorecollaborative.org

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