Will “Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
Unknown Chance of Automation
Sadly, the research paper did not provide any information about this occupation. Maybe have a look at our directory?
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 and Mobility Specialist (COMS)”
- 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.
- Obtain, distribute, or maintain low vision devices.
- 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).
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Participate in professional development activities such as reading literature, continuing education, attending conferences, and collaborating with colleagues.
- Teach independent living skills or techniques such as adaptive eating, medication management, diabetes management, and personal management.
- Identify visual impairments related to basic life skills in areas such as self-care, literacy, communication, health management, home management, and meal preparation.
- 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).
- Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers.
- Train clients to read or write Braille.
- Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes.
- Teach clients to travel independently using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises.
- Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Lea symbols 10-line distance charts
- Snellen eye charts
- Tactile maps
- Braille laptop computers
- Plastic eye models
- Dome magnifiers
- Amsler grids
- Anti-glare visors
- Lea symbols 15-line distance charts
- Pointers
- Lea numbers 10-line distance charts
- Lea symbols Massachusetts visual acuity test format near vision screeners
- Finger puppets
- Color discs
- HOTV charts
- Large text keyboards
- Illuminated cabinets
- Needle threaders
- Braille embossers
- Piano glasses
- Handheld magnifiers
- Writing guides
- Astigmatism wheel charts
- Stacking rings
- Night scopes
- Lea symbols near vision cards
- Slicing guides
- Braille personal digital assistants
- Cone adaptation test sets
- Check writing guides
- Lea symbols playing cards
- Penlights
- Eye occluders
- Braille label makers
- Lea numbers near vision cards
- Lea grating paddles
- Medical measuring tapes
- Braille writers
- Envelope addressing guides
- Lea numbers 15-line distance charts
- Closed circuit television monitors
- Lea symbols single symbol books
- Worthmore four-dot test devices
- Print readers
- Stop watches
- Feinbloom distance charts
- Contrast sensitivity test cards
- Lea single presentation flash cards
- Illuminated magnifiers
- Long canes
- Bar magnifiers
- Copyholders
- Flashlights
- Stand magnifiers
- Near vision acuity charts
- Monoculars
- Adjustable task lamps
- Reading stands
- Flashlight color filters
- Lea crowded symbol books
- Rulers
- Lea symbols domino cards
- Signature guides
- Bailey-Lovie Acuity Chart
- Microsoft Access
- Ai Squared ZoomText
- Microsoft Word
- American Printing House for the Blind Talking Typer
- American Printing House for the Blind Learn Keys
- ZoomWare Screen Magnifier
- Microsoft Office
- Axistive BigShot Screen Magnifier
- Arkenstone Atlas Speaks
- Internet browser software
- Dolphin Lunar
- Microsoft Excel
- Freedom Scientific MAGic