O&M Bookshelf

APH Press offers a selection of books for Orientation and Mobility (O&M) instructors to use when developing their lessons. As O&M skills empower those who are blind and have low vision to lead independent lives, APH strives to have the best selection possible for instructors everywhere.

• Foundations of Orientation and Mobility, 3^rd, Volumes 1 and 2: This classic professional reference and textbook has been completely revised and expanded to two volumes by the most knowledgeable experts in the field.
• Partners in O&M: Supporting Orientation and Mobility for Students Who Are Visually Impaired: This timely new resource reflects innovative thinking in teaching O&M to children, provides a solid O&M foundation for future O&M specialists, and addresses concepts and strategies other professionals need to know to reinforce O&M skills.
• Orientation and Mobility Techniques: A Guide for the Practitioner, 2^nd Edition: A new, easy-to-read color format, accompanying photographs, updated information on street crossings at complex intersections, and a new chapter on O&M for people with low vision make this revised edition a must-have in your O&M library. Also available in ePUB format.
• O&M for Independent Living: Strategies for Teaching Orientation and Mobility to Older Adults: This book is an important guide for O&M instructors, rehabilitation specialists, occupational therapists, and other professionals who work with adults who may be new to vision loss. Also available in ePUB format.
• The Art and Science of Teaching Orientation and Mobility to Persons with Visual Impairments, 2^nd Edition: This book details O&M techniques and explains how to provide effective instruction in one complete manual for the beginning O&M instructor and is a reference for the experienced practitioner as well. Also available in ePUB format.
• Basic Spanish for Orientation and Mobility: A Phrase Book and Dictionary: This book is a valuable, user-friendly tool for communicating O&M instruction to students who primarily speak Spanish. Also available in ePUB format.
• Imagining the Possibilities: Creative Approaches to Orientation and Mobility Instruction for Persons Who Are Visually Impaired: Imagining the Possibilities is a hands-on teaching resource for pre-service and practicing O&M specialists. Also available in ePUBformat.

For more information on the products APH has available that are helpful in the field of O&M, please visit our Building Your Orientation and Mobility Toolkit blog.