Services
White Mobility Cane Training
White cane training helps people who are blind or have low vision learn to use the long cane effectively for safer and more confident travel.
Training may include:
- cane technique and contact patterns
- shorelining and alignment
- obstacle detection
- street crossing preparation
- route travel
- environmental awareness
- confidence in indoor and outdoor travel
White cane training is tailored to the individual’s vision, goals, environment, and level of experience. Whether someone is new to cane use or looking to strengthen existing skills, Going Places provides practical instruction that supports safe and meaningful independence.
Orientation & Mobility for Children
Early Orientation and Mobility training helps children who are blind or have low vision develop the skills they need to explore their environment, build confidence, and become more independent.
Our child-focused programs support the development of:
- body and spatial awareness
- sensory exploration
- environmental concepts
- safe movement through home and school environments
- early route learning
- readiness for independent travel skills later in life
Sessions are engaging, practical, and designed around the child’s age, development, interests, and functional vision needs.
We work with families and schools to support children in building strong foundations for future independence, community access, and safe travel.
Orientation & Mobility for adults
Going Places supports adults who are blind or have low vision to build the practical skills needed for safe, confident, and independent travel.
Programs are personalised and may include:
- white cane training
- route travel and familiar route development
- street crossing and traffic awareness
- public transport navigation
- workplace and tertiary orientation
- shopping centre and community travel
- problem solving in unfamiliar environments
- use of navigation apps and travel technology
Whether someone is adjusting to recent vision loss, returning to community travel, or working toward greater independence through the NDIS, our programs focus on real-life skills that improve access, confidence, and participation.
Assistive Technology and Travel Technology
.Going Places provides training in assistive and travel technology that helps people who are blind or have low vision travel safely, access information, and participate more independently in everyday life. Technology can be a powerful tool when used alongside orientation and mobility skills.
Training focuses on practical, real-world use of smartphones and accessible apps that support safe navigation, communication, and independence in the community.
Sessions may include:
• Learning to confidently use smartphone accessibility features such as VoiceOver or TalkBack
• Using navigation and travel apps to plan routes and travel independently
• Accessing real-time information such as public transport, locations, and directions
• Using AI and vision-assistance tools to identify surroundings and read information
• Learning strategies for safe technology use while travelling
• Building confidence using technology in everyday environments
Technology training is personalised and practical, helping participants develop the skills needed to confidently use their devices as part of safe, independent travel and daily life.
Explorers United GroupPrograms
Going Places partners with Confidence Steps and Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist Marnie Roth to deliver Explorers United, a series of group programs for people who are blind or have low vision. Programs run each school holidays for children and youth, with monthly adult group sessions. These programs combine orientation and mobility skill building with social confidence development, helping participants strengthen independence while learning alongside others with similar lived experience.
Sessions are facilitated by Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialists and focus on:
• Orientation to new environments
• Independent travel confidence
• Social mobility and communication skills
• Building positive relationships
• Learning from peers and role models in the workforce
• Discussing independent living and everyday life skills
Programs are capacity-building, practical, supportive, and fun.