Mobility instruction for persons with disabilities

We support persons with visual impairment in moving independently and safely.

The purpose of mobility instruction is for the person with a visual impairment to master the techniques or means of moving safely and the skills needed for traveling on familiar paths. A person with a visual impairment can receive mobility instruction from the HUS Outpatient Clinic for Eye Diseases and through adaptation training courses arranged by Kela. In addition to these, the service can be granted by the Disability Services, if adequate support for the client's situation has not been achieved through rehabilitation. Disability Services can grant mobility instruction for things such as learning the services and routes in the client's close environment, expanding the area in which the client moves and when the client's eyesight deteriorates or when they start using a new mobility aid.

Conditions for receiving the Service

Mobility instruction is a service intended for persons with visual impairment. The rehabilitation provided by HUS Outpatient Clinic for Eye Diseases and Kela's adaptation training courses takes precedence over the mobility instruction provided by the Disability Services.

The service is free of charge.