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