ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY TEACHER
CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● Mobility. Answer: The act of moving through the environment in a
safe and efficient manner.
●● Wayfinding. Answer: Purposeful and directed movement to reach a
destination.
●● Accepting and/or Refusing Aid. Answer: Communication and
decision-making about whether to accept assistance, while maintaining
autonomy and safety.
●● Basic Human Guide technique. Answer: A person with visual
impairment holds a sighted guide's arm above the elbow.
●● Dynamic Side Change. Answer: Switching sides with a human guide
while walking.
●● Static Side Change. Answer: Switching sides with a guide while
stationary.
, ●● Navigating Doorways. Answer: By aligning, trailing, and using
protective techniques.
●● Narrow Spaces. Answer: Navigated with protective techniques or
modified human guide grip.
●● Reversing Directions. Answer: Squaring off and turning 180 degrees.
●● Seating. Answer: Located and used safely by aligning with the chair
and using protective techniques.
●● Auditorium Seating. Answer: Found by trailing and using protective
techniques in tight rows.
●● Upper Hand and Forearm Technique. Answer: A self-protective
technique for the head and upper body.
●● Lower Hand and Forearm Technique. Answer: A self-protective
technique for the lower body.
●● Parallel Alignment. Answer: Trailing along a wall or object.
CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● Mobility. Answer: The act of moving through the environment in a
safe and efficient manner.
●● Wayfinding. Answer: Purposeful and directed movement to reach a
destination.
●● Accepting and/or Refusing Aid. Answer: Communication and
decision-making about whether to accept assistance, while maintaining
autonomy and safety.
●● Basic Human Guide technique. Answer: A person with visual
impairment holds a sighted guide's arm above the elbow.
●● Dynamic Side Change. Answer: Switching sides with a human guide
while walking.
●● Static Side Change. Answer: Switching sides with a guide while
stationary.
, ●● Navigating Doorways. Answer: By aligning, trailing, and using
protective techniques.
●● Narrow Spaces. Answer: Navigated with protective techniques or
modified human guide grip.
●● Reversing Directions. Answer: Squaring off and turning 180 degrees.
●● Seating. Answer: Located and used safely by aligning with the chair
and using protective techniques.
●● Auditorium Seating. Answer: Found by trailing and using protective
techniques in tight rows.
●● Upper Hand and Forearm Technique. Answer: A self-protective
technique for the head and upper body.
●● Lower Hand and Forearm Technique. Answer: A self-protective
technique for the lower body.
●● Parallel Alignment. Answer: Trailing along a wall or object.
