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Foundation for Blind Children

10/01/2025

Foundation for Blind Children (FBC) is a high profile, nationally recognized nonprofit organization headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.  FBC serves blind and visually impaired individuals of all ages through family and infant support, college and career readiness, adult transition services, a braille and large print library, a prison braille program and one of the largest preschools of its kind in the country.  As a well-established leader in the visually impaired community, FBC emphasizes innovation and solutions, empowering all people we serve to achieve greater confidence and independence.  FBC’s workplace culture consistently ranks in the top 10% of nonprofits in the country with 95% of employees recommending the organization as a great place to work.  Join FBC and help ensure that every person with a visual impairment in Arizona has access to quality services and resources.

The COMS for students with visual impairments travels to the students and is assigned schools to provide direct and/or consultative orientation and mobility services relating to visual impairments.  These services enable the students to learn in classroom and community environments.

Duties include: 

• Provide orientation and mobility services for assigned students. 
• Provide consultation and/or direct services as requested.
• Evaluate students to determine current level of skills and make recommendations regarding type of orientation and mobility services are most appropriate.
• Write objectives regarding the student's program to be included in each IEP or IFSP.  Participate in all MDC, IEP, and other planning meetings regarding assigned students.
• Teach all aspects of orientation and mobility, including but not limited to:  concept development, low vision skills, orientation skills, alternative mobility devices, and mobility skills to provide maximum independence for each student.
• Serve as a liaison with school districts, classroom teachers and parents, providing general education in the area of blindness and specifically orientation and mobility.
• Maintain necessary case records, reports, and other administrative tasks.  

E_mail: mmatheis@seeitourway.org

Phone: 6023378271

Cert: COMS

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