OMASA - The Orientation and Mobility Association of South Africa

OMASA - The Orientation and Mobility Association of South Africa is rated 3 out of 5 in the category nonprofit organization management. Read and write reviews about OMASA - The Orientation and Mobility Association of South Africa. OMASA is the acronym for the professional body of the “Orientation and Mobility Association of South Africa”. OMASA has members throughout South Africa, in other Southern African States and some from other international countries. The objectives of the Association as spelt out in the Constitution are: 1. To represent, promote and protect the professional interests of the orientation and Mobility Practitioners by; • Increasing awareness, understanding and respect for the profession; • Advancing the availability and use of the profession; and • Being the body that advocates for the profession and its members. 2. To take an active role in establishing and maintaining high professional standards of mobility instruction and delivery in South Africa by: • Encouraging the development and implementation of continuing professional development; and • Disseminating information, new ideas, latest developments and to stimulate the interchange of opinion and thought amongst members on mobility for the visually impaired and related topics. 3. To promote and support research and its application in the profession. 4. To publish and circulate a newsletter, at least twice a year.