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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
Also Known As…
- 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 “Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists”
- 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).
- 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.
- Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counselors, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists, to provide client solutions.
- 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.
- Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.
- Obtain, distribute, or maintain low vision devices.
- 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.
- 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).
- Teach independent living skills or techniques such as adaptive eating, medication management, diabetes management, and personal management.
- Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and propioceptive information.
- 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.
- 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 use adaptive equipment such as large print, reading stands, lamps, writing implements, software, and electronic devices.
- Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals.
- Administer tests and interpret test results to develop rehabilitation plans for clients.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Plastic eye models
- Closed circuit television monitors
- Stand magnifiers
- Handheld magnifiers
- Penlights
- Lea symbols near vision cards
- Reading stands
- Stop watches
- Large text keyboards
- Rulers
- Lea symbols playing cards
- Pointers
- Stacking rings
- Amsler grids
- Night scopes
- Signature guides
- Tactile maps
- Braille laptop computers
- Lea symbols domino cards
- Near vision acuity charts
- Lea symbols single symbol books
- Worthmore four-dot test devices
- Lea symbols 15-line distance charts
- Braille personal digital assistants
- Slicing guides
- Lea numbers near vision cards
- Long canes
- Contrast sensitivity test cards
- Print readers
- Lea symbols Massachusetts visual acuity test format near vision screeners
- Bar magnifiers
- Illuminated magnifiers
- Dome magnifiers
- Lea numbers 15-line distance charts
- Adjustable task lamps
- Braille writers
- Copyholders
- Lea single presentation flash cards
- Lea numbers 10-line distance charts
- Monoculars
- Needle threaders
- HOTV charts
- Piano glasses
- Lea grating paddles
- Flashlights
- Check writing guides
- Lea symbols 10-line distance charts
- Writing guides
- Astigmatism wheel charts
- Medical measuring tapes
- Feinbloom distance charts
- Anti-glare visors
- Flashlight color filters
- Envelope addressing guides
- Finger puppets
- Bailey-Lovie Acuity Chart
- Illuminated cabinets
- Cone adaptation test sets
- Color discs
- Lea crowded symbol books
- Braille embossers
- Snellen eye charts
- Braille label makers
- Eye occluders
- Freedom Scientific MAGic
- Axistive BigShot Screen Magnifier
- ZoomWare Screen Magnifier
- Internet browser software
- Ai Squared ZoomText
- American Printing House for the Blind Talking Typer
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Arkenstone Atlas Speaks
- American Printing House for the Blind Learn Keys
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Dolphin Lunar