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