Independent Providers
Listed alphabetically by state/country.
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NEW SOUTH WALES
Blind Focus Pty Ltd
Errol Ingram (PhD COMS ROMSA Senior Orientation and Mobility Specialist/Services Manager) – Independent Service Provider
Services:
- Orientation and Mobility assessment and instruction for children, adolescents and adults living with blindness or low vision;
- Disability Consultancy and Professional Development for organisations and independent service providers.
NSW and Tasmania based. Australia wide by negotiation.
Contact Details:
Mobile: 0491 764 260
Email: office@blindfocus.com.au
Website: www.blindfocus.com.au
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/blindfocus
Facebook: www.facebook.com/blindfocus.services
We provide meaningful and effective O&M services to people, to empower and equip them to meet the challenges and opportunities, of living with blindness and low vision.
Forward Steps Mobility
Kim Pilic (O&M) – Independent Service Provider
Services:
- Adults and Children – Orientation and Mobility (O&M)
- Early Childhood Intervention – O&M
- Dog Guide – pre-requisite preparations and travel route training, (O&M)
- Support Work – social, community and recreational
- Holiday services – O&M and Support Work
- Education – community and professional development (O&M and Disability)
- Advocacy – O&M
Tweed Heads Region and Gold Coast
Contact Details:
Phone: 0490 044 344
Email: kimpilic@forwardstepsmobility.com.au or kimpilic@gmail.com
Website: www.forwardstepsmobility.com.au
Facebook: facebook.com/forwardstepsmobility
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-pilic-08289b187/
Forward Steps Mobility believes in equipping, empowering and supporting each individuals journey to independence; we consider it a privilege, and a matter of the heart.
ieye Low Vision Services
Lisa Young –Â Independent Service Provider O&M plus Rehabilitation Strategies
- Orientation and Mobility
- Activities of daily living skills
- Carer and professional training
- Group travel day outings
- Support work which includes clients visiting the region
Gold Coast based servicing NSW area, covering Northern New South Wales
Contact Details:
Top Shelf Independence
Metaxia Tsoukatos (O&M) – Independent Service Provider
Services:
Orientation and Mobility Plus: Disability Educator specialising in flexible supported local, domestic and international travel.
Sydney based
Contact Details:
Mobile: 0421872669
Email:Â mtsoukatos@hotmail.com
QUEENSLAND
Cornerstone Mobility
Catherine (Katie) Kerr (COMS ROMSA and GDMI) – Independent Service Provider
Services:
- Dog Guide – Instruction, pre-requisite preparations and travel route training (GDMI)
- Adults and Children – Orientation and Mobility (O&M)
- Early Childhood Intervention
- Support Work – social, community, recreation, STA
- Education – Community and Professional Development (Workshops)
- Advocacy – O&M
Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gympie
Contact Details:
Phone: 0497 012 520
Email:Â k.kerr@
Website:Â www.cornerstonemobili
Cornerstone Mobility strives to enhance the independence, confidence, and quality of our clients’ lives, ensuring they can navigate the world with ease and achieve their goals. Through dedication, compassion and humility, we aim to be the trusted partner on your journey towards greater freedom and inclusion in the community.
Explore Orientation and Mobility Services
Stephen Thornton (O&M) – Independent Service Provider
Services:Â
Providing Orientation and Mobility Services as an unregistered NDIS provider to both children and adults.
- Self managed and plan managed participants
- Improved Daily Living (O&M) Capacity building supports
- Early Intervention (Childhood) – Capacity Building Supports
Brisbane based – servicing Brisbane, Ipswich and Northern Gold coast
Contact Details:
Phone: 0420 445 235
Email: exploreoandmservices@outlook.com.au
Eyes and Independence
Kerri Weaver (O&M) – Independent Service Provider
Services:
- Â Lifelong learning – 0-99 years
- Disability Specialist Provider – VI teacher
- Early Childhood
- Orientation & Mobility (NDIS Registered and Better Start)
- Qld Distributor for Humanware products
Brisbane based – will travel to Gold Coast, Ipswich, Brisbane North & South, Bribie Island, Sunshine Coast, Kingaroy, Toowoomba, Gympie, other regional areas on individual request and discussion.
Contact Details:
 Email: eyesandindependence@gmail.com
Phone: 0409 977 808
Website: www.growplayread.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/eyesandindependence
Providing a quality service over a quality period of time, for life-long learning and full participation in the community.
Forward Steps Mobility
Kim Pilic (O&M) – Independent Service Provider
Services:
- Adults and Children – Orientation and Mobility (O&M)
- Early Childhood Intervention – O&M
- Dog Guide – pre-requisite preparations and travel route training (O&M)
- Support Work – social, community and recreation
- Holiday services – O&M and Support Work
- Education – community and Professional Development (O&M and Disability)
- Advocacy – O&M
Gold Coast and Tweed Heads Region
Contact Details:
Phone: 0490 044 344
Email: kimpilic@forwardstepsmobility.com.au or kimpilic@gmail.com
Website: www.forwardstepsmobility.com.au
Facebook: facebook.com/forwardstepsmobility
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-pilic-08289b187/
Forward Steps Mobility believes in equipping, empowering and supporting each individuals journey to independence; we consider it a privilege, and a matter of the heart.
ieye Low Vision Services
Lisa Young –Â Independent Service Provider O&M plus Rehabilitation Strategies
- Orientation and Mobility
- Activities of daily living skills
- Carer and professional training
- Group travel day outings
- Support work which includes clients visiting the region
Gold Coast based servicing Gold Coast, Logan, Redlands Bay, and South Brisbane. Outreach service will be provided in Rockhampton and Gladstone.
Contact Details:
KIDSTON INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY SERVICE (KIMS)
- Orientation and Mobility Services for children and adults.
- Self Managed and Plan Managed NDIS Participants
- Private clients by arrangement
- Early Childhood Development
- Concept Development programs
- Route Orientation
- Professional Development
Based on the Northern Sunshine Coast and servicing all surrounding areas. Outreach programs can be provided anywhere else by arrangement.
Contact Details:
Phone: 0403 550 214
Email:Â Â samanthakidston@gmail.com
Facebook:Â facebook.com/
What does Independent Mobility mean to you? At KIMS we assist people who have low or no vision to explore that question and provide a dedicated individualised training program to help you meet your goals.
STAPELL Working Dog & Cane Orientation & Mobility Services Pty Ltd
Jason Stankoski & Mary Chappell (GDMIs) – Independent Service Providers
Services:
- Community Support Workers
- Guide Dog Mobility Instructors
- Orientation & Mobility Specialists
- Adventure Travel Tour Operators
Brisbane based – servicing all of Australia
Contact Details:
Phone: 0466 265 919 or 0418 635 293
Email: Â jason@stapell.com.au and mary@stapell.com.au
Website: https://stapell.com.au/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stapellworkingdog
Our mission is to provide high quality mobility training and guide dog German Shepherds, Labrador Retrievers and Labradoodles to persons who are blind and vision-impaired throughout Australia.
Vickie Anderson & Associates
Vickie Anderson (COMS ROMSA) – Independent Service Provider
Services:
- O&M
- Vision Rehabilitation Therapy
- Braille instruction
- Professional Development
- Holiday helpers
Brisbane based – servicing QLD and all of Australia
Contact Details:
Mobile: 0414 687 638
Email: admin@vickieanderson.com.au
Website:Â www.vickieanderson.com.au
Empowering people living with blindness or low vision to accomplish their goals.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Esther Karas Children’s Therapy Services
- Early intervention services – Orientation and Mobility and Occupational Therapy for children aged 0-7
- Family centred routines based therapy services.
Contact Details:
Mobile: 0499 211 634
Email: estherkarastherapy@gmail.com
Website: www.estherkarastherapy.com
TASMANIA
Blind Focus Pty Ltd
Errol Ingram (PhD COMS ROMSA Senior Orientation and Mobility Specialist/Services Manager) – Independent Service Provider
Services:Â
- Orientation and Mobility assessment and instruction for children, adolescents and adults living with blindness or low vision;
- Disability Consultancy and Professional Development for organisations and independent service providers.
Tasmania and NSW based. Australia-wide by negotiation.
Contact Details:Â Â
Mobile: 0491 764 260
Email: office@blindfocus.com.au
Website: www.blindfocus.com.au  Â
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/blindfocus
Facebook: www.facebook.com/blindfocus.services
We provide meaningful and effective O&M services to people, to empower and equip them to meet the challenges and opportunities, of living with blindness and low vision.
VICTORIA
Confident Steps
Marnie Roth – COMS ROMSA Independent provider Orientation and Mobility.
Services:
- Orientation and Mobility from 0-100+ including:
- Assessment.
- Concept development relevant to O&M.
- Mobility aid training.
- Route travel (in community, education settings etc) incorporating public transport, road crossing strategies, assistive technology etc as appropriate.
- Advocacy for equitable access.
- Workshops / education of staff/carers.
- Specialist Support Work:
- Community access.
- Recreation support.
- Group programs – O&M and Specialist Support Work.
Based in Melbourne (North east).
Contact Details:
Phone: 0423 783 760
Email:Â marnie@confidentsteps.
Website: https://www.confidentsteps.com.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConfidentStepsAU
Going Places Orientation & MobilityÂ
Darren Moyle COMS, ROMSA – Independent Service Provider
Orientation and Mobility training and assessment for children and adults
- Early childhood Orientation and Mobility services
- O&M group programs for all ages
- Education and Professional Development to staff and carers
- Specialist support work
Based in Melbourne (East)
Contact details:
Phone:Â 0424 860 836
Email:Â Darren@goingplaces.net.
Website:Â https://goingplaces.
I Can Explore
Jessie Timmons (COMS) – Independent Service Provider
Services:
- Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist (COMS)
- O&M Group programs
- Support worker services for individual and group activities
Services based in Melbourne, South, South East, North, West.
Services can be requested for regional and interstate.
Contact Details:
Phone: 0431 111 105
Email: hello@icanexplore.com.au
Website: https://icanexplore.com.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ICANXPLR
Building life skills for independence, choice and inclusion in the community.
Independent Pathways: Orientation & Mobility and CVI Solutions
Bronwen Scott (Ed.D, COMS, ROMSA) – Independent Service Provider
Services:
- Orientation & mobility for adults and children
- Early childhood O&M
- Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI) including CVI Range assessment
Melbourne based – servicing Melbourne, remote consults and CVI Range assessments available via Skype, Zoom, FaceTime. Some interstate face-to-face appointments possible.
Contact Details:
Mobile: 0405 411 263
Email:Â independentpathwaysaus@gmail.com
Websites:Â https://www.independentpathways.org
https://www.cvicommunityaus.net
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bronwenscottindependentpathways/
I am passionate and determined to create opportunities for people with vision impairment to meet their goals for independence.
Paula Foote Orientation and Mobility Specialist
Services:
- Children’s Orientation and Mobility Specialist
- Adult Orientation and Mobility
- Guide Dog Orientation
- Environmental Assessments
- Functional Vision and Mobility Assessments
- Group programs
- Professional development and public speaking
- PSG/SSG Advocacy for students
Based in Ballarat, Â Western Victoria. Servicing North-Western Western and South-Western Metro Melbourne, Western, North-Western and South-Western Regional Victoria.
Contact details:
Email:Â paula@mdb.com.au
Phone: 0417 366 843
Website:Â https://www.paulafoote.com.au/
Facebook:Â https://www.facebook.com/PaulaFooteCOMS/
Providing high quality Orientation and Mobility services to empower children and adults to reach their mobility goals.
ROaM Services – Research, Orientation and MobilityÂ
Lil Deverell (PhD, COMS, ROMSA)
Services:
- Orientation & mobility research projects (affiliated with Swinburne University of Technology): investigating functional vision and O&M using VROOM and OMO assessment tools;Â evaluating guide dog harnesses;Â measuring functional outcomes in developing assistive technology;Â measuring spatial cognition with Stuart Tactile Maps
- Teaching trainee Orientation & Mobility Specialist: Curriculum design, teaching/learning, and assessment with Blind Low Vision New Zealand / Careerforce and University of New South Wales
- Podcasting: Click on the link to RO&Ming with Lil
Melbourne based – working locally, nationally and internationally, in person and via Zoom
Email:Â lil@deverell.net
Phone: 0418 370 312
Website: www.lildeverell.net
Specialist Mobility Services
Amanda Hale (COMS, ROMSA) – Independent Provider
Services:
- Orientation & Mobility (adolescents to 99+).
- Community Support, Social Inclusion, and Travel.
- Carer Support, Education and Workplace Training.
- Access Consultancy.
We cater for Self-Managed and Plan Managed NDIS participants, Home Care Packages, and private clients.
Based in Melbourne: servicing Victoria and interstate.
Contact details:
Phone: 0474 000 804
Email: enquiries@sms404.com.au
Website: https://sms404.com.au/
Postal address:Â PO Box 43 Heidelberg VIC 3084
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Forward Thinking Dog Training & Mobility
Anna Gigliotti-Skret (GDMI, COMS, ROMSA) – Independent Service Provider
Services:
- Orientation and Mobility
- Dog Guide Mobility Instruction
- Pet dog Training
Fremantle based – servicing Fremantle and Perth. Remote consults available via phone, Skype, zoom. Regional and interstate appointments negotiable upon request.
Contact Details:
Mobile: 0491 757 837
Email:Â Â info@forwardthinkingdogtraining.com.au
Websites: www.forwardthinkingmobility.com.au
www.forwardthinkingdogtraining.com.au
Facebook: www.facebook.com/forwardthinkingdog/Â
We strive to respect and enhance the independence of the people we work with. We encourage the use of positive reinforcement dog training.
On Track Remote
On Track provides:
- Orientation and Mobility assessment and instruction for adults, adolescents and children living with blindness or low vision
- Guide Dog assessment, preparation, follow-up, aftercare and travel route training
- Early Childhood Intervention – O&M
- Independent Living Skills
- Assistive Technology
- Social and community participation (including holiday support)
- Bespoke respite (short term accommodation) services
- Holiday services (including vision impairment supports and personal supports)
- Flexible hours and services designed to meet your needs
- Qualified Guide Dog Mobility Instructor
- Qualified Orientation and Mobility Instructor
Contact Details:
- Ask for:Â Dan
- Mobile: 0419 230 310
- Email:Â admin@ontrackremote.com.au
- Website:Â Â www.ontrackremote.com.au