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Biography
Felicity Gates is a highly experienced Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) and Registered Orientation and Mobility Specialist (ROMSA), with over 20 years dedicated to the field of low vision and blindness. Her career as a Guide Dog Mobility Instructor and Orientation and Mobility Specialist led her to initiate a research project focused on developing a guide dog harness evaluation tool, igniting her passion for...view more
Felicity Gates is a highly experienced Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) and Registered Orientation and Mobility Specialist (ROMSA), with over 20 years dedicated to the field of low vision and blindness. Her career as a Guide Dog Mobility Instructor and Orientation and Mobility Specialist led her to initiate a research project focused on developing a guide dog harness evaluation tool, igniting her passion for research.
Felicity currently chairs the Professional Standards Committee of the Orientation and Mobility Association of Australasia (OMAA). As an Education Focussed Lecturer at UNSW School of Optometry & Vision Science, she enjoys connecting with people and is committed to both learning and sharing knowledge.
My Awards
2019 - Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, CEO Award “Never Stop Exploring”
My Teaching
Course Convenor:
VISN5521 - Orientation and Mobility Techniques
I teach into the following courses:
VISN5512 - Sensory Processes and Movement
VISN5513 - Orientation & Mobility Foundations: Disability, Diversity & Inclusion
VISN5522 - Vision Rehabilitation
VISN5523 - Orientation and Mobility in Practice
VISN5531 - Development and Ageing: Implications for Orientation and Mobility
Location
Level 3 North Wing Rupert Myers Building
Gate 14 Barker Street
UNSW Sydney
NSW 2052