J. Except. People 2016, 5(1):7-14

Appropriate mobility training a tool for proper adjustment for persons with visual impairments

Francesca Uche-Ezekiel Uko
Ministry of Education, Special Education Centre, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

This paper looks into the relevance of mobility training in the adjustment process of persons with visual impairment. It concentrates on a brief history of how mobility started as a profession, discussing the skills that are learnt in the field of mobility training. It lists some electronic aids/devices used in mobility training which are stated based on the technology either low technology or high technology. Low technology aids/devices include: white canes, white walking sticks, guide canes, long canes etc., while the high technology are laser canes, wheel chairs, pathfinder, sensory 6, the sonic pathfinder etc. Finally, the paper concludes that appropriate mobility is a tool for proper adjustment of people with visual impairment regardless of other disabilities, age and onset of impairment in life. Mobility, therefore, is a lifelong learning process.

Keywords: Mobility, mobility training and specialist, person with visual impairment

Published: December 11, 2016  Show citation

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Uko, F.U. (2016). Appropriate mobility training a tool for proper adjustment for persons with visual impairments. Journal of Exceptional People, 5(8), 7-14
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