Programs

Orientation and Mobility

Our orientation and mobility training will equip you with the skills needed to travel safely and independently throughout your home and community by using a long cane.

Orientation is the process of using your senses to establish your position in the environment relative to other significant objects around you. Mobility is the skill of navigating safely from your present position to your desired position in another part of your environment.

Your instruction will begin indoors. When you have mastered proper cane techniques, you will begin to work outside in nearby residential and downtown areas. After successfully navigating both residential and highly trafficked areas, you may advance to independent travel on foot and on public transportation. Your training is designed to be applicable in your home community and other places you visit frequently.

Our goal is to enable you to enter any environment, familiar or unfamiliar, and function safely, efficiently, and confidently within it. The orientation and mobility instructor will provide follow-up services upon completion of training on a job site or in other environments as needed.

Braille Instruction

At the Training Center, we assist you in gaining a full understanding and appreciation of Braille. Our instructors will help you become proficient in both reading and writing.

On a limited basis, we produce documents for businesses in Braille that serve the needs of the Braille-reading community.

Home and Personal Management

Our home management training helps you develop skills for cooking, cleaning, and other household management tasks after a loss of vision. You will cover personal management information such as balanced meal planning, table manners and etiquette, laundry and clothing care, cleanliness and home care, personal finance, and hygiene and grooming.

Counseling Services

The Training Center additionally provides care from a licensed professional counselor on staff to assist with your adjustment to blindness and any other issues and concerns that arise during your training. The counselor will provide information to support you through the adjustment process.