Intended to help classroom teachers develop basic orientation and mobility skills in young visually impaired children, the curriculum guide contains five interrelated sections that deal with body image, basic sensory concepts and abilities, motor coordination, sensory modalities, and pre-cane skills. Each section contains a brief introduction and definitions of specific skills to be developed; checklists in chart form suitable for individual needs assessment and posttesting; and suggested activities, games, materials, and references. Noted are low vision and mobility aids kits and an orientation and mobility slide-tape presentation that are obtainable from the Instructional Materials Center of the Illinois Office of Education. The section on pre-cane skills features a script of the slide-tape presentation and illustrations of basic skills to be taught. Also included in the guide are a glossary, a bibliography of 56 references, and extra copies of the needs assessment charts.

Statewide committee was selected as an outgrowth of the Illinois Statewide Institute for Educators of the Visually Impaired, in February 1973.