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Hi to all. Lynn, so far as I know, there are no laws saying that blind
people cannot teach mobility. However, there has been a question of
certification. AER (Association for Education and Rehabilitation if memory
serves), the traditional provider of mobility certification, for a long
time, would not allow blind people to qualify for this position. This upset
some, partickularly members of the NFB (Nationnal Federation of the Blind)
which has started its own competing certification body (the name of which
escapes me now) that will certify blind mobility instructors. The
organization news organ, The Braille Monitor, has had many articles on this
subject, and I expect that trend to continue. Visit NFB's
http://www.nfb.org to read more information on this subject and to view back
issues of the Braille Monitor for their articles on said issue. You may
also want to visit AER's web site (though that url escapes me now) to find
out if they are now certifying blind mobility instructors.
I hope this helps. Take care.
Ted Chittenden
>From: Lynn Evans <[log in to unmask]>
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