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Participate in professional development activities, such as reading literature, continuing education, attending conferences, and collaborating with colleagues.
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Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals.
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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).
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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).
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Administer tests and interpret test results to develop rehabilitation plans for clients.
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Train clients to read or write Braille.
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Teach clients to travel independently, using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises.
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Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.
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Train clients to use adaptive equipment, such as large print, reading stands, lamps, writing implements, software, and electronic devices.
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Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and proprioceptive information.
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Teach independent living skills or techniques, such as adaptive eating, medication management, diabetes management, and personal management.
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Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.
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Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
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Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes.
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Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers.
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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.
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Obtain, distribute, or maintain low vision devices.
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Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed.
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Teach self-advocacy skills to clients.
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Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counselors, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists, to provide client solutions.
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Identify visual impairments related to basic life skills in areas such as self care, literacy, communication, health management, home management, and meal preparation.