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1960s Part 1: Prerequisites to Long Cane Safety
History of O&M describes the long, slow, tortured road of retro-fitting adult long canes and O&M methods for children.
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Apr 5
History of Early Intervention O&M: The True Origin Story of the Long Cane, O&M and Pre-cane Skills
Discover the fascinating origin story of orientation and mobility (O&M) for children born with visual impairments. From early pre-cane skills to the invention of the long cane, learn how blind children and WWII veterans shaped safe independent mobility, and why early intervention transformed the way blind toddlers learn to navigate their world.
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Apr 28, 2024
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