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On Wednesday December 18, I observed Orientation and Mobility specialist, Penny, throughout the day. All of the lessons were involving orientation and mobility. The first lesson was at the DePaul Institute with a boy with Usher’s Syndrome and who also was photophobic. Photophobic indicates that the person’s eyes are extremely sensitive to light due to an inverse reaction by the pupils. The second lesson was at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. The lesson was with a boy who was deaf and also has low vision. He also experiences cognitive delays with his mental processing at times. For this lesson, we went to McDonalds and ate lunch. Due to the repeated lessons in this store the boy was able to move around easily. He wrote down what he wanted to eat and then gave this paper to the cashier. He was able to do this and receive his food without much assistance from penny or myself. He used me as a guide by holding onto my arm above my elbow as we walked across the parking lot to the car. There was one child which we w