An Interdisciplinary Approach to Training the Adult Blind Client: Occupational Therapy and Orientation and Mobility Collaborate

Abstract

The authors discuss a two-year professional collaboration between an occupational therapist and an orientation and mobility specialist working with an older blind and visually impaired population. They present evidence of the value of an interdisciplinary approach to the rehabilitation of blind persons and the necessity for a comprehensive functional evaluation of the potential orientation and mobility client. The authors also cite the administrative realities and experiences in their practice of the partnership of these two disciplines. Recommendations for implementing similar professional associations are made.