Services
Developmental Orientation & Mobility
We work with children of all ages and their families to encourage children to explore and increase their independent movement.
Going Places Orientation & Mobility focuses on the discovery approach of O&M to teaching children to take agency and control over their own movement and travel. We believe in a combination of play and direct instruction to assist children better understand key concepts about themselves and the world we move through.
Programs are individually tailored around the location, frequency and structure of lessons. We collaborate regularly with your child’s support team to ensure a focused approach to helping children meet their goals. O&M sessions can be held in a range of environments including your home, in the community, childcare or school setting.
Possible services or goals may include:
- Early intervention and development of key environmental and body concepts
- Early explorative skills and mini routes
- Orientation to childcare, kinder or school environment
- Road and traffic concept training
- Sensory efficiency training
- Travelling on public transport
- Self advocacy and communication training to increase confidence when travelling
- Effective mobility aid use
- Use of GPS or AR technology for travel
Orientation & Mobility for adults
With the use of the discovery approach to teaching Orientation & Mobility skills, Going Places work with adults of all ages to continually build concepts and understanding about the places you want to go. We work to tailor programs and adapt our teaching style that best suits your learning.
We believe in mastering a range of skills in your journey to travelling independently, including:
- Self exploration
- Problem solving
- Sensory efficiencey
- Communication and self advocacy
- Traffic concepts and awareness
- Environmental understanding and concepts
- Route recollection through the use of landmarks, cues and clues
- Effective mobility aid use
- Use of GPS and AR technology for travel
Possible services or goals may include:
- Orientation to your school, university, TAFE
- Orientation to and around your workplace
- Increased confidence and orientation on public transport
- Learning how to travel around your local area for exercise and wellbeing
- Trialling new technologies that may support your travel
- Expanding your horizons about the places you go
Orientation & Mobility Group Programs
Group programs are a great way to connect with others within the blind and low vision community: to share experiences, knowledge and learn skills together.
Orientation and Mobility group programs are designed around participant shared goals. They will involve travelling to a variety of iconic Melbourne destinations, using the Melbourne transport network, to increase your orientation and confidence to travel for leisure with family and friends.
These programs also focus on developing 'social mobility skills' by discussing strategies to be competent in social settings in the community. Examples may include; self orientation to a venue, using technology to prepare for an outing and strategies for holding yourself with dignity in complex social settings.
Watch this space for group program schedule coming soon!