Anxieties that people who are visually impaired experience about orientation and mobility (O&M) training are universal and long-standing problems. Discussions with consumers were conducted by O&M instructors and participating welfare workers to identify how people perceived the stressful influences and what strategies could be developed to overcome them.
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