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

The grant award will help Safe Toddles place mobility tools directly into the hands of children aged 10 months and older. It will also support training so each recipient has help learning how the Belt Cane fits into daily movement, exploration, and safe travel.

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

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

Where Push Toys Fall Short Push toys were never designed as mobility tools. And when you look at them through that lens, the limitations are obvious: They don’t travel well (try fitting one in a car or airplane) They don’t function in real environments (grass, gravel, uneven terrain) They’re difficult to steer and control They don’t fit into daily life (classrooms, tight spaces) They offer no practical strategy for stairs

We’re thrilled to share our newest YouTube video, “From Tears to Triumph: Marlowe’s Journey to Independence with the Belt Cane.” In this inspiring story, you’ll meet Marlowe, a three-year-old girl who is blind and, like many children with visual impairments, faced overwhelming challenges as she tried to navigate her world.

Sarah K. de Coizart Article TENTH Perpetual Charitable Trust. Thank you for your generous grant in support of our mission to Start with Safe Mobility: A Safety-first Approach to Blind Toddler Development picture of a 2-year-old girl hive fiving her brother SafeToddles.org

We are so grateful for the Sarah de Coizart Article TENTH Perpetual Charitable Trust for their two year grant to support Safe Toddles' Start with Safe Mobility: A Safety-First Approach to Blind Toddler Development (2025 & 2026). Safe Toddles mission is to bring safety to blind toddler walking. This sustaining gift will provide fully funded Pediatric Belt Canes to hundreds of blind toddlers worldwide, curriculum for their families and therapists, and community support in mak

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