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 series-the-development-of-the-profession-of-om-around-the-world/
SUMMARY:Foundations of Orientation and Mobility Series: The Development of 
 the Profession of O&M Around the World
DESCRIPTION:AER O&amp\;M Division's Foundations of Orientation &amp\; Mobil
 ity Webinar Series\nBased on Foundations of Orientation and Mobility\, Vol
 umes I and II\, each session will be presented by contributing authors\, o
 ffering in-depth insights\, instructional strategies\, and practical appli
 cations that you can use immediately in your work. Register for sessions t
 oday!\n\nVolume I\, Chapter 16: The Development of the Profession of Orien
 tation and Mobility Around the World\nPresented by: Laura Bozeman\, PhD\, 
 COMS\, CLVT\, Professor and Graduate Program Director: UMass Boston Vision
  Studies\n\nThis chapter tracks the dissemination of O&amp\;M as an instru
 ctional system around the world. Although some of this movement has been d
 ocumented in the literature\, most was not published until the 2nd edition
  of this textbook and now updated in the current edition. A great deal of 
 the information presented in this chapter was gathered informally from col
 leagues who come together to participate in the International Mobility Con
 ferences (IMC)\, and through responses to surveys. There are gaps in the i
 nformation provided and information received across the various countries 
 and regions of the world. While it is difficult to name all who were respo
 nsible for the introduction of O&amp\;M in each country and region\, the A
 ppendix of this chapter records the people who participated in this proces
 s.\n\nThis chapter (1) identifies the events or organizations responsible 
 for stimulating the development of O&amp\;M in each country or region\; (2
 ) describes the programs available for training O&amp\;M Specialists\; (3)
  develops a chronology of dissemination of the profession around the world
 \; and (4) recognizes the various cultural\, political\, and economic fact
 ors affecting this process. Where possible\, the material provides a persp
 ective for the differences among countries and regions of the world in ter
 ms of the ratio of instructors to population\, the service models used\, t
 he educational requirements for entry into the profession\, and the develo
 pment of professional organizations where they have occurred.
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