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ERIC Number: EJ414925
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0899-1510
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Mobility Assistants: A Perspective on New Service Providers.
Wiener, William R.; Uslan, Mark
RE:view, v22 n2 p56-68 Sum 1990
The article reviews the history of orientation and mobility (OM) training for the visually impaired with emphasis on the increasing need for paraprofessional mobility assistants. Results of interviews with OM specialists (N=64) provided information on types of personnel trained, methods of training, and skills taught to OM assistants. (DB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Paraprofessional Personnel, Training Methods, Visual Impairments, Visually Handicapped Mobility
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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