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Job Description
Provide therapy to patients with visual impairments to improve their functioning in daily life activities. May train patients in activities such as computer use, communication skills, or home management skills.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1122.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists”.
Also Known As…
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
- Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (VRT)
- Teacher of the Visually Impaired
- Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI)
- Orientation and Mobility Specialist
- Orientation and Mobility Instructor
- Orientation & Mobility Specialist
- Mobility Specialist
- Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS)
- Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist
- Certified Low Vision Therapist
- Vision Therapist
- Vision Specialist
- Rehabilitation Teacher
- Orientation and Mobility Therapist for the Blind
- Low Vision Therapist
- Global Mobility Specialist
- Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist
Tasks for “Certified Low Vision Therapist”
- Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counselors, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists, to provide client solutions.
- Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
- Train clients with visual impairments to use mobility devices or systems such as human guides, dog guides, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
- Administer tests and interpret test results to develop rehabilitation plans for clients.
- Train clients to use adaptive equipment such as large print, reading stands, lamps, writing implements, software, and electronic devices.
- Teach independent living skills or techniques such as adaptive eating, medication management, diabetes management, and personal management.
- Identify visual impairments related to basic life skills in areas such as self-care, literacy, communication, health management, home management, and meal preparation.
- Teach clients to travel independently using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises.
- Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals.
- Design instructional programs to improve communication using devices such as slates and styluses, braillers, keyboards, adaptive handwriting devices, talking book machines, digital books, and optical character readers (OCRs).
- Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed.
- Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes.
- Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.
- Teach cane skills including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.
- Refer clients to services, such as eye care, health care, rehabilitation, and counseling, to enhance visual and life functioning or when condition exceeds scope of practice.
- Train clients to read or write Braille.
- Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers.
- Participate in professional development activities such as reading literature, continuing education, attending conferences, and collaborating with colleagues.
- Obtain, distribute, or maintain low vision devices.
- Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and propioceptive information.
Related Technology & Tools
- Writing guides
- HOTV charts
- Stop watches
- Worthmore four-dot test devices
- Feinbloom distance charts
- Lea crowded symbol books
- Lea symbols Massachusetts visual acuity test format near vision screeners
- Amsler grids
- Flashlight color filters
- Contrast sensitivity test cards
- Piano glasses
- Signature guides
- Lea numbers 10-line distance charts
- Large text keyboards
- Lea symbols 10-line distance charts
- Check writing guides
- Envelope addressing guides
- Long canes
- Closed circuit television monitors
- Anti-glare visors
- Medical measuring tapes
- Dome magnifiers
- Adjustable task lamps
- Lea single presentation flash cards
- Braille writers
- Monoculars
- Illuminated magnifiers
- Finger puppets
- Lea numbers 15-line distance charts
- Penlights
- Lea numbers near vision cards
- Slicing guides
- Plastic eye models
- Reading stands
- Needle threaders
- Lea symbols single symbol books
- Bar magnifiers
- Stand magnifiers
- Handheld magnifiers
- Rulers
- Pointers
- Astigmatism wheel charts
- Snellen eye charts
- Lea symbols playing cards
- Color discs
- Lea symbols near vision cards
- Lea symbols domino cards
- Braille personal digital assistants
- Illuminated cabinets
- Braille laptop computers
- Lea grating paddles
- Flashlights
- Copyholders
- Night scopes
- Cone adaptation test sets
- Eye occluders
- Near vision acuity charts
- Braille label makers
- Lea symbols 15-line distance charts
- Braille embossers
- Print readers
- Stacking rings
- Bailey-Lovie Acuity Chart
- Tactile maps
- Ai Squared ZoomText
- Internet browser software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- American Printing House for the Blind Talking Typer
- Microsoft Access
- American Printing House for the Blind Learn Keys
- Arkenstone Atlas Speaks
- Dolphin Lunar
- Freedom Scientific MAGic
- Axistive BigShot Screen Magnifier
- ZoomWare Screen Magnifier