Orientation and Mobility Products

These links feature sources and vendors for purchasing orientation and mobility products such as white canes, GPS and directional devices, and travel aids.

Independence Market, National Federation for the Blind
http://secure.nfb.org/ecommerce/asp/default.asp
Independence Market is an online resource for products such as canes and directional devices that are available through the National Federation of the Blind.

Intermediate Seminar in Orientation and Mobility, Texas Tech
http://www6.tltc.ttu.edu/ngs/edsp5390_int/Assistive_Technology_OM.htm
This is a list of assistive technology devices that are often used for orientation and mobility, rating them from low-tech/no-tech to high-tech; includes environmental assistive technology.

Sources of Long White Canes, AMDs, Adapted Canes, Tips & Accessories, New York School for the Blind Resource Center
http://www.tsbvi.edu/Education/canes.htm
This list of sources for mobility devices was compiled by Judi Piscitello of the New York School for the Blind Resource Center.

AccessWorld®: Technology and People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, American Foundation for the Blind
http://www.afb.org/aw/main.asp
This free bi-monthly electronic journal reviews and critiques assistive technology products for people who are blind or visually impaired. The archives are searchable and downloadable.

Closing the Gap: Assistive Technology Resources for Children and Adults with Special Needs, Closing the Gap
http://www.closingthegap.com/ctg2/solutions/producerresults.Lasso?FirstLtr<=a&-session=XServeAuthenticate:D82929AA050801B415yUH18EE4E8
This subscription publication is a consumer guide for assistive technology; it offers a directory of producers that can be searched online at no charge.