Professionals in Blindness
We want to collaborate with you and your organization to provide services to more individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Leader Dog’s one-week orientation and mobility program is a great option to boost your client's foundational skills quickly and get them back home to generalize skills and work on specific routes with you. By working together, we can serve more clients and provide cohesive training. Clients who could benefit from free O&M training at Leader Dog include:
- Clients in the US and Canada who are legally blind
- Clients who are 16 years or older
- Clients who don’t qualify for vocational services
- Clients who have minimal hours of training available but still need more training
- Clients who could benefit from FREE O&M training, including travel and equipment
- Clients who can spend one week away from home
Want to learn more about Leader Dog programs or how we can collaborate with you? Request an agency toolkit to explore more information and resources.
Curious on how to work with a client who has a guide dog? Maybe you could use some more continuing education credits for your ACVREP certification. Check out our Virtual Learning resources.
Free O&M Professional Seminar – In Person
Join us to learn more about specialized O&M techniques, accessible technology, guide dogs and how you can help your clients become guide dog ready. Get hands-on experience with orientation aids, DeafBlind simulations, guide dog practice and more. Time will be provided for Q&A, group discussion, networking, and several added activities to enhance your learning experience.
Room and board are provided on Leader Dog's campus. Attendees are responsible only for providing their own transportation to/from Michigan.
Pro Seminar: May 27–30, 2025
May 27 – arrivals after 5 p.m. (dinner provided at 5:30 p.m.)
May 28 – Seminar Day 1 (7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.)
May 29 – Seminar Day 2 (7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.)*
Departures can be scheduled after 4 p.m. on May 29 or before noon on May 30. If flying please schedule flights for 7 p.m. or later on May 29.
Approximately 14 ACVREP CEUs are available for the in-person seminar.
Please note participants are required to complete the virtual learning sessions listed below prior to registration. This adds an additional 2.75 ACVREP CEUs.
Sign up for more information about the pro-seminar
Request a Speaker
We'd love to chat with you. If you're interested in having a speaker from Leader Dog share program information with a support group or professionals at your agency, you can request a virtual speaker or request an in-person speaker.
Still have questions? Want to discuss whether a client would be a good fit or how to help a client apply? Email our Outreach Services and Community Engagement Manager Leslie Hoskins or give her a call at 248.650.7104.
Agency Partners
Leader Dog has partnered with the following agencies to provide O&M services for our clients:
- Center for Sight and Hearing - Rockford, Illinois.
Nonprofit providing vision and/or hearing loss services in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. - Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Detroit, Michigan.
Serving seven southeast Michigan counties with in-home vision rehabilitation therapy. - Pennsylvania Association for the Blind - Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
A statewide network of 26 agencies in 32 locations providing support and rehabilitation services in Pennsylvania.
