Orienting Rehabilitation Professionals to Options for O&M

Date

October 21

2:00 pm CDT

Description

Join our panel discussion with several O&M professionals to learn about:
• the importance of certification for O&M professionals,
• the 2 certification options for O&M professionals, and
• how to talk with clients who are reluctant to use a white cane.

Panelists include Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists, COMS, and National Orientation and Mobility Certified, NOMC, professionals who will describe what attracted them to the field, what their training programs included, and how they describe their services to reluctant clients.

Release date: 2022

Resource Guide

O&M Training Offered by Guide Dog Schools

Video

OIB-TAC services are funded 100 percent through grant number H177Z250001 from the U.S. Department of Education. For Federal Fiscal Year 2026, the total amount of grant funds used for these services is $596,206.