500+ O&Ms join the International Orientation and Mobility Online Symposium year after year.
January 28-30, 2026
What is the O&M Symposium?
Your Annual Transformational Experience to Become a Better O&M Specialist.
You work hours past the school day, trying to balance the million things on your workload with helping all the students on your caseload. But it seems like even though you’re doing more, your students still aren’t growing as much as you know they can.
This is not your fault.
If you had new, better ways to get through your tasks fast, you’d have more time during work to focus on your students.
If you had innovative strategies and support you need right now to help your students progress fast, every time you meet them…
You wouldn’t need to work hours and hours past the school day.
You’d transform into the O&M who is able to stay on top of everything.
And you’d do it all without sacrificing your personal life.
• Reaching 20+ COUNTRIES REPRESENTED IN OUR CONFERENCES
• NETWORK WITH OVER 560 O&M SPECIALISTS
Here’s what happens when you take action:
Geri Darko, M.Ed., TVI, COMS
I can't think of another conference that I've attended where so many people from all over the world
For me, the O&M Symposium was a great opportunity to see and hear presenters from our field whose names are in our textbooks and whose expertise we read on list serves. It was really fun to put a face and voice with those big names in O&M and learn so many great things from them "in person". I can't think of another conference that I've attended where so many people from all over the world could present in the same weekend!
Anne Evrard
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist
8 years with IOMOS and still learning after 43 years of teaching
As you know, this IOMOS 2025 was my 8th attending the IOMOS. I must say, even though I have a great experience teaching O&M (for almost 43 years), and being now retired, I really enjoyed this one.
The presentations were great, very professional and quite practical in our daily work. I am always amazed to see how much the Team is so efficient and to see your energy!
Chris Tabb
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist, O&M Supervisor
A Inexpensive Learning Opportunity for O&M Professionals
Wow! What an opportunity to learn from great presenters. This is a relatively inexpensive way to attend sessions, earn CEU's, and interact with other Orientation and Mobility Specialists.
2026 IOMOS Agenda
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
12:00-12:30PM EST (Networking Party)
1:00-2:30 PM EST
Smashburger Technology in Mobility
Presented by: Melody Brown
2:45-3:45 PM EST
How Therapeutic Horticulture Can Support the Expanded Core Curriculum
Presented by: Hailey Dunne
3:45-4:45 PM EST (Break)
4:45-5:45 PM EST
The Inner Journey of Orientation and Mobility: Mindfulness and Positive Psychology for Building Confidence and Resilience
Presented by: Laura Brodie
6:00-7:00 PM EST
Structured Discovery Cane Travel: More Than Asking Questions
Presented by: Kristen Sims
Thursday, January 29, 2026
1:00-2:30 PM EST
Readiness for Orientation and Mobility Training of People With Recent Vision Loss: Taking the First Steps in Basic Rehabilitation and Orientation and Mobility Training
Presented by: Iva Toneva
2:45-3:45 PM EST
Orientation and Mobility in Early Intervention
Presented by: Kathy Plant
3:45-4:45 PM EST (Break)
4:45-5:45 PM EST
Embracing AI: Enhancing Efficiency in Orientation and Mobility Practices
Presented by: Paige McCutcheon
6:00-7:00 PM EST
An International View and Advanced Teaching Skills for the COMS in the Bioptic Driving Framework and How Technology Such as ADAS Supports Drivers
Presented by: Belinda O'Connor and Chuck Huss
7:00-7:30PM EST (Networking Party)
Friday, January 30, 2026
1:00-2:30 PM EST
Touching Independence: Considerations for O&M With Deafblind Students
Presented by: Jenna Rydl
2:45-3:45 PM EST
Orientation and Mobility of People With Blindness and Visual Impairments in Croatia: Training of Professionals, Research, and Social Challenges
Presented by: Dominik Sikirić
3:45-4:45 PM EST (Break)
4:45-5:45 PM EST
Chinese Policies and Practices in Relation to O&M
Presented by: Ruqian Huang
6:00-7:00 PM EST
The Most Important O&M Skills for College & Beyond
Presented by: Kim and Kai Owens
Can’t make it live?
Relax and watch the video replays at your leisure from Monday, February 2 8AM EST-Thursday, February 20 at 11:59PM EST.
JOIN TODAY TO GET THE LOWEST
PRICING AVAILABLE!
PROFESSIONALS
Early Bird (August 1 - November 20, 2025): $247 USD
Regular Registration (November 21, 2025 - January 22, 2026): $297 USD
Late Registration (January 23 - February 12, 2026): $315 USD
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS & PARENTS: $127 USD
DEVELOPING COUNTRY: $10 minimum, pay as you can
ENROLL NOW!PURCHASE ORDERS:
As the participant, you are responsible for the full payment. There is a $50 late fee if the payment is not received within 30 days of the conference.
Plus these bonuses:
A 3 Day Live Global Experience
With presentations from O&M thought leaders around the world that can help you work faster and help your students progress quicker.
Plus these awesome gifts to skyrocket your growth as a teacher:
18
CEU’s
($450 value)
Bonus Presentations
($125 value)
3 Extra weeks to watch the replays
($235 value)
Online
Community
($167 value)
THAT’S A TOTAL $977 VALUE — FREE, WHEN YOU JOIN THE SYMPOSIUM TODAY!
This opportunity to hear from a wide range of experienced professionals from the comfort of my home and according to my busy schedule is PRICELESS!!
“The O&M Symposium was a wonderful opportunity to meet, learn and share with like-minded professionals. This opportunity to hear from a wide range of experienced professionals from the comfort of my home and according to my busy schedule is PRICELESS!! A great value!! I will definitely do it again!”
Beatrice B. Johnson, Masters of Education, Certified Teacher of the Visually Impaired, National Board Certified Teacher, COMS
Great experience, learning from the comfort of your home. Why can't all conferences be this cool?
“Great experience, learning from the comfort of your home. No hotels, no paying for parking or misplacing your room key. Not having to get ready, just make a cup of coffee, grab a blanket and a notepad and you are ready to learn. When you are done with the conference you are able to quickly be home with your family. The speakers were super cool and informative. Why can't all conferences be this cool?”
Lauren Nieblas, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist
This Symposium is all about learning more than I ever realized I didn’t know!
“Learning more than I realized I didn't know, is what this Symposium is all about! We often think outside the box as part of doing what we do, but with these sessions we learned how to think bigger then the box. Tips and suggestions that I never thought of are already proving to get me over those plateaus I was struggling with in helping my students.”
Judi Lambert, MPA, M.Ed., COMS
YOUR PENNIES ARE PRECIOUS.
If you register and later realize you can’t attend the event, just request a refund 1 week prior to the Symposium. No questions asked.
SPILL THE TEA, FRIEND
How many times have you come up empty-handed after asking for a solution in a group where everyone’s too busy to give you the support you need?
How much time do you fall to ‘trial and error’ to figure out how to help your learner?
If you spent just 1 hour/day or 5 hours/ week searching the internet for answers you don’t find, that’s at least 180 hours every school year gone looking for information where it doesn’t exist. And that’s not including the time you spend trying to figure things out through ‘trial and error’!
Assuming you make just $38/hour.
WANT TO GUESS HOW MUCH MONEY HAS GONE DOWN THE DRAIN?
$6840
That’s nearly seven thousand dollars of your time and energy vanished into thin air
Spinning your wheels trying to figure things out on your own and find information online is no longer a viable option.
When you start to value your time and energy, it’s easy to see how joining the International Orientation and Mobility Online Symposium is an investment in your happiness and success as a teacher.
JOIN TODAY TO GET THE LOWEST PRICING AVAILABLE!
PROFESSIONALS
Early Bird (August 1 - November 20, 2025): $247 USD
Regular Registration (November 21, 2025 - January 22, 2026): $297 USD
Late Registration (January 23 - February 12, 2026): $315 USD
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS & PARENTS: $127 USD
DEVELOPING COUNTRY: $10 minimum, pay as you can
PURCHASE ORDERS:
As the participant, you are responsible for the full payment. There is a $50 late fee if the payment is not received within 30 days of the conference.
If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that the only thing we can expect in life is change.
Our caseloads are constantly changing. Researchers and impactful O&Ms make discover newer, better strategies to help our learners grow. When we continue to hold ourselves back by saying things like, “We’ve always done it this way.”
Your learners deserve the best version of you. And you deserve to have the tools to show up for them.
Only you can make that choice.
Yours and your learners’ futures are in your hands.
WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE?
When you choose to join the O&M Symposium, you choose to connect with global thought leaders and dedicated O&Ms from around the world who want to help you transform your teaching!
Come laugh and learn with new friends!
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