Orientation to Classes The Massachusetts Commission for the
Blind provides mobility instruction for its clients when
requested. The goal of its Orientation and Mobility Department
is to bring the individual back to the independent travel, one
had before vision loss, or to provide the more experienced
traveler with orientation to a new environment. Orientation is
the ability to understand where one is located in space and
Mobility is being able to travel thorough that space safely. The
Orientation and Mobility Department provides individualized
training programs within the home, neighborhood, workplace and
community. Instruction begins with an assessment of the
individual's needs, motivation, and visual and physical
abilities and limitations, and may include the use of low vision
aids and long cane training. The Orientation and Mobility
Instructor ind will meet with a student before classes begin to
help orient them to new surroundings, buildings, etc. Not all
students will want this service. Some students pre