Sheila’s three questions in problem solving and in life:

Where am I? Where am I going? And how am I going to get there?

Sheila Dinnin is an Orientation & Mobility specialist (O&M) with Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada. How did she learn about the job she now has and what did it take to get into this type of work in the first place?

This week on Outlook we’re speaking with brother/co-host Brian’s long-time instructor Sheila about just exactly what O&M is for those who do not know and the kinds of canes there are, her thoughts on levels of acceptance about needing one as a tool, and about all the different hats Dinnin wears in her job.

She works to offer low vision and blind people whatever resources, services, or techniques they might need to orient themselves and to be as mobile as possible and she is one of only three live, in-studio guests with us this year.

Image description taken after show: Three people standing side by side, smiling towards the camera. They are indoors, with a wall behind them featuring various posters and signs.

From left to right:

- - Kerry, a woman with shoulder-length brown hair, a dark cap, a black hoodie, and blue jeans is holding a white cane in her left hand.

- Brian, the man in the middle has short brown hair, is wearing a dark green jacket over a grey shirt and light grey pants, and is holding a white cane in his right hand

- Sheila, the woman on the right has long brown hair, is wearing a maroon jacket over a light blue top and black pants.

They are standing in front of a door with a sign that reads "JUST COME ON IN." Above them, there are signs that include the words "MEDIA HUB" and "RADIO WESTERN. The words "RADIO WESTERN" are part of a larger sign that says "RADIO WESTERN @ THE SPOKE LIVE ON AIR," which is partially visible in the background.