{"id":113,"date":"2025-02-25T17:35:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dvi\/orientmobil\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T17:35:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:35:49","slug":"orientmobil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dvi\/orientmobil\/","title":{"rendered":"orientmobil ~  DVI Services: Orientation and Mobility Program  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n  \n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n        <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dvi\/orientmobil.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div --> \n\n\n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]--><!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n    <\/header>\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n \n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Visually Impaired Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dvi\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n    <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/about.html\">About DVI<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/contact.html\">Contact Information<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/calevents.html\">Calendar of Events<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/eligcriteria.html\">Eligibility<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/faq.html\">FAQ&#8217;s<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/ofclocations.html\">Office Locations<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ul><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#ServicesMenu\"><h2>Services <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n    <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"ServicesMenu\">  \n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/bep.html\">Business Enterprise Program<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n   <!-- <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/dib.html\">Delaware Industries for the Blind<\/a>\n    <\/li>-->\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/educate.html\">Education Program<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/indliving.html\">Independent Living Services<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/lowvision.html\">Low Vision Program<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/materctr.html\">Materials Center<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/orientmobil.html\">Orientation and Mobility Program<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/trainingsvcs.html\">Training Services Program<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/vocrehab.html\">Vocational Rehabilitation<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/volunteer.html\">Volunteer Services<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ul><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#InformationMenu\"><h2>Information <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n    <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"InformationMenu\">\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/advcncl.html\">Advisory Councils<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dvi\/pubs.html\">Publications &#038; 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