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