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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Orientation and mobility training to people with visual impairments

Mira Goldschmidt

pp. 237-261

Abstract

The goal of orientation and mobility training is to prepare people with visual impairment to travel in a variety of environments, both familiar and unfamiliar, and to increase the skills of moving in the environment in a safe and efficient way. The chapter describes the training of visually impaired persons in orientation and mobility, and the specific mobility challenges of visually impaired people. The strategies and techniques, used to improve orientation and mobility are described in this chapter.

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Published in:

Pissaloux Edwige (2018) Mobility of visually impaired people: fundamentals and ICT assistive technologies. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 237-261

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-54446-5_8

Full citation:

Goldschmidt Mira (2018) „Orientation and mobility training to people with visual impairments“, In: E. Pissaloux (ed.), Mobility of visually impaired people, Dordrecht, Springer, 237–261.