Orientation and Mobility Instruction for Blind Individuals Functioning on a Retarded Level

Abstract

Experience at the Orange Grove Center for the Retarded, Chattanooga, indicates that blind youths who function on a retarded level can be taught orientation and mobility skills through an emphasis on very basic pre-cane skills and the addition of more intermediate steps in the standard teaching techniques.

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