Orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists are instructing an increasing number of preschool-age children who are visually impaired. With the growth in O&M services to these children comes questions regarding the provision of long cane instruction. This article reports the findings of a survey of 37 O&M specialists who serve preschool-age children. It presents demographics of the children and the specialists involved in long cane instruction and identifies and evaluates the important factors that are related to the decision to begin this instruction.
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