Practise Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) certification examination with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals (ACVREP) · Based on the issuer-linked online COMS Handbook, Section 3: Orientation and Mobility Body of Knowledge, consulted on 2026-10-19. This online section displays 13 knowledge areas without a revision date, effective date, or percentage weights. ACVREP separately identifies February 1, 2023 as the launch date of its updated COMS examination; that date is not presented here as the revision date of the online outline. The workbook label 'Certified in Orientation and Mobility' maps to ACVREP's Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist credential; the assigned slug is preserved.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS)
- About ACVREP
- COMS Handbook, Section 3: Orientation and Mobility Body of Knowledge
- COMS Handbook, Section 2: Scope of Practice
- COMS Practice Exam
- Updated COMS Certification Criteria Approved in Final Form by the ACVREP Board
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Low Vision
- Concept development: Putting ORIENTATION back into O&M
- Remote O&M instruction for students transitioning to college: Building a mental map
- Concept development: Drawing
- Perkins Activity and Resource Guide, Chapter 10: Orientation and Mobility
- Creating Learning Opportunities: Functional Vision Assessment
- Deafblindness Educational Service Guidelines, Chapter 3: Assessment
- Do students with CVI need Orientation and Mobility services?
- Teaching echolocation skills: O&M activities
- Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines: Technical Requirements
- Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines: Application and Administration
- Guide to the ADA Accessibility Standards: Protruding Objects
- 34 CFR 300.320: Definition of individualized education program
- Are fixed route transit providers required to provide audible stop announcements?
- Guide Dog Foundation: Characteristics for Success
- About Vision Loss and Mental Health
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) certification examination
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An adult wants to compare a long cane and a guide dog for commuting. Which approach best supports an informed mobility decision?
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