Hello Jane and others,I have seen this happen in the school system in Nebraska. When this happens, I have mentioned to the person?that it is crossing professional lines. Together, we can best serve our student so we need to collaborate. I have a meeting next week with an OT to plan for a student with Batten?s Disease.Merry-Noel Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 7:00 PM, Jane Lansaw <widearc2000 at gmail.com> wrote: Good evening colleges, I am sitting in the orientation mobility specialist association meeting and listening to people worry about a news certification that may be coming through the Academy.? Is anybody on our team seeing occupational and physical therapists stepping out of line and trying to teach orientation and mobility?? this is the first that I heard it was a problem and the first I heard academy is considering certifications for occupational therapist in either blindness or low vision. Some COMS are already saying they are seeing paraprofessionals doing their jobs.? they seem to be referring to occupational therapists and physical therapists.? Is anybody on our team seeing this? I?m really not. A little concerned about what the Academy plans to certify and how? robust? the tests are but honestly, I?m just not seeing it in my area.? It?s definitely something to watch but more to watch what the Academy is up to then watching occupational and physical therapists? to see if they are stepping over a line.? Even in Oklahoma where we have a training center accredited by NAC, using occupational therapists and certified occupational therapy assistance to teach braille and home management skills, even there they look to certified orientation mobility specialist for cane? travel. I?m just not seeing these people step over the line. Am I isolated here in this state? Is there a lot going on and I don?t know? Curiouser and curiouser, Jane Lansaw NOMC Tulsa Oklahoma _______________________________________________ NOMC mailing list NOMC at lists.nbpcb.org http://lists.nbpcb.org/listinfo.cgi/nomc-nbpcb.org