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Orientation & mobility

Navigating the world looks different for people with disabilities. Orientation and mobility (O&M) training is one of the ways Perkins gives children the steps toward independence. Learn about O&M, specific skills, services and resources. 

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Story

Custom solutions for student success

Young man with a backpack and headphones, dictating into a phone and listening to a screen reader's response.
Story

What I wish I learned about assistive technology before starting college

Character of a toddler girl with glasses wearing a super hero cape.
Guide

Websites that teach kids about low vision assistive technology

Stack of bills and coins.
Guide

How to identify money with low vision

Smart phone with red exclamation point and sound waves representing an emergency alert warning.
Guide

How to set up emergency alerts for on campus students

Tactile pavement with the word "Google", a person's legs and tennis shoes, and a long cane.
Article

Fast facts about tactile pavement

Young girl with one eye covered and eye doctor looking at an eye chart.
Guide

Learning to explain usable vision

Colorful triangle, square, circle and hexagon shapes.
Activity

Math shapes: Marshmallows and toothpicks activity!

Hand holding up a smartphone with the words "searching"
Guide

How I use Google Assistant while traveling

Amusement park with Ferris wheel, tents, carousel and popcorn tent.
Guide

Going to amusement parks with low vision

Google maps colors and lines representing streets with a pin.
Guide

Accessible maps and way finding tools for low vision

A large water slide representing a water park.
Guide

Going to water parks with low vision