Balanced, Protected, and Informed O&M for Active Daily Living

A blind toddler may walk quickly to a couch, wall, or helping hand and still be delayed in independent mobility. Our new YouTube video helps parents and professionals look beyond speed and recognize when a child is missing the information needed to move safely through open space.

And if you work with blind babies and toddlers, you need to know what this means. There is something buried in the newest edition of Foundations of Orientation and Mobility that parents of blind children—and the professionals serving them—should pay attention to. Mobility tools made easy for blind kids are used in more places. The 4th edition of Foundations of Orientation and Mobility, published in 2024, is presented as a major professional reference for O&M students and prac

Use one short summer video to document your blind child’s O&M skills, show how the Belt Cane supports safer travel, and ask your IEP or IFSP team to put assistive technology, training, and measurable mobility goals in writing.

Walking is one of the most celebrated milestones of childhood—and one of the first achievements we immediately take for granted. For blind children, however, independent walking has historically been delayed and often attributed to blindness itself. What happens when young children with blindness gain access to extended touch feedback that provides information about the world ahead of them? The answer may be surprisingly ordinary: walking becomes effortless, natural, and almo

Excerpt: Want blind kids to take off the bubble wrap this summer? Start with what actually helps: a Pediatric Belt Cane, movement-rich play, and a healthy respect for touch as the star of the show.

At the heart of mobility development is the idea that children with an MVI/B learn best by living mobility.