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Levy & Gilbert, Two Innovative Blind Leaders in Vision Rehabilitation

William Hanks Levy and Elizabeth Gilbert invented the long cane technique constant contact for blind adults in 1872.

History of Early Intervention O&M: The True Origin Story of the Long Cane, O&M and Pre-cane Skills

The origin story of the field of orientation and mobility (O&M) is the stuff of Hollywood movies. It stars the blind heroes of WWII who...

History of Early Intervention O&M: The First Half of the Twentieth Century

Teaching blind children before long canes were invented shows why we believe bruises are instructional for blind babies.

History of Early Intervention for Children Born with a Mobility Visual Impairment: 18th to the 20th Century

The earliest writings show blind infants did not walk and the advice to walk first was born. unsafe mobility for blind infants causes delays

All the Light... Shines a Light on History of un-Safe Mobility for Blind Children

Netflix's New Series “All the Light We Cannot See” Shines A Light on the History of un-Safe Mobility for Blind Children The Netflix TV...

I know why the blind toddler is failing to meet independent walking milestones by age two.

Until now there was no mobility device for children under the age of two and there is a lack of funding for early intervention services...

Dr. Jo DeFini

Dr. Josephine DeFini was gifted in math from a very young age. Born with low vision, as the first born – she helped look after her 3...

A tribute to Terri

In the March 19, 2008, New York Times story on Theresa (Terri) Fiorentino’s tragic death after falling onto the tracks at Croton Harmon...

Origin Story and Impact White Cane Safety Day

Co-hosts of the Safe Toddles Pediatric Belt Cane podcast, Grace Ambrose-Zaken and Kelvin Crosby, discuss the origin story and impact of...

Sept 5 is JoJo Day!

Happy JoJo Day! to one and all!! Every September 5 is remembered as the day JoJo demonstrated the transformative effect of safe mobility....

How far have we come?

This black and white photo was published in New Outlook for the Blind in September 1967.The picture is of a preschooler boy who is blind...

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