Abstract
This article reports on the development of an assessment instrument and a training curriculum in orientation and mobility, to be used by families or friends of older blind and visually impaired adults, as well as by professionals in vision and related fields. A field test of the materials was conducted, using the assessment instrument in a pretest-posttest design, with the training curriculum and a structured control activity administered during intervention. Although the materials received enthusiastic support from the project's consultants and participants, no significant treatment or interaction effects were found. Future revisions of the materials are required to deal with methodological and design issues.
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