Orientation & Mobility

Marcus wants to be able to walk to school safely by himself, instead of having his mum and dad take him. This term an orientation and mobility (O&M) instructor from Guide Dogs Victoria has been working with Marcus after school once a week. Her name is Amanda.

Together, Marcus and Amanda have been exploring the way (route) between home and school. Marcus is finding some very useful landmarks and learning about road safety.

There are a lot of things near Marcus' house that he has never noticed before. Some of the fences are great to sit on for a rest, but others are too high or spiky. At the intersections, some fences have square corners and some have round or cut off corners. In one street, there is usually a truck parked near the corner where he needs to cross over. It blocks his view of the road. How annoying!