Students are admitted to the Millet Learning Center's community based education program if they have a navigational disability, or if, in the judgment of the orientation and mobility specialist, a student lacks the practice (experience, competency) to be consistently safe and successful while navigating environmental spaces. Blind children and severely visually impaired children automatically fit the criteria for service, provided they have sufficient cognitive skills to be independent in the community.

This checklist was created as an informal instrument to evaluate children with few if any visual anomalies, but who (in the judgment of parents, teachers, and/or consultants) have problems navigating independently in space. The items below that address concepts and movement are most relevant, although secondary items (communication skills, personal items) listed below are also considered. Scoring is subjective and is based on observation and testing of the student at an indoor mall.

In most cases, we do not expect the student to do well on this evaluation. It is just a baseline procedure to justify admittance into the program and provides a general idea of weak areas. We cover and review (repeat every year) all the items below during the five year community travel program.