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