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