It is a story of opportunity and growth.
Purposeful movement enables people to influence as well as be influenced by their surroundings.
While mobility may be viewed as physical movement through the environment, orientation establishes one's position and relationship in the environment. The reverse is also true in that proficient travel is impossible if one remains oriented to the environment, but lacks the skills with which to safely travel through the environment. Being able to move through one's environment effects every aspect of one's life. It is interesting that opportunities in career selection, education, social and recreational activities, health maintenance, and housing available to people who are blind and low vision increase as their travel skills improve. Training progresses from walking with a sighted guide to independent travel using a white cane as a bumper and then as a probe into the environment.