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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
- Orientation and Mobility Therapist for the Blind
- Low Vision Therapist
- Global Mobility Specialist
- Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist
Tasks for “Rehabilitation Teacher”
- 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.
- 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).
- Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers.
- 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.
- 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.
- Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals.
- 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 tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and propioceptive information.
- 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.
- Train clients to read or write Braille.
- Administer tests and interpret test results to develop rehabilitation plans for clients.
- 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).
- 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 to use adaptive equipment such as large print, reading stands, lamps, writing implements, software, and electronic devices.
- Teach cane skills including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.
Related Technology & Tools
- Worthmore four-dot test devices
- Bailey-Lovie Acuity Chart
- Signature guides
- Lea single presentation flash cards
- Dome magnifiers
- Finger puppets
- Near vision acuity charts
- Reading stands
- Braille personal digital assistants
- Amsler grids
- Snellen eye charts
- Piano glasses
- Lea symbols domino cards
- Cone adaptation test sets
- Adjustable task lamps
- Braille laptop computers
- Needle threaders
- Plastic eye models
- Astigmatism wheel charts
- Flashlight color filters
- Lea symbols 15-line distance charts
- Illuminated magnifiers
- Monoculars
- Flashlights
- Contrast sensitivity test cards
- Closed circuit television monitors
- HOTV charts
- Braille embossers
- Lea symbols near vision cards
- Copyholders
- Handheld magnifiers
- Lea symbols playing cards
- Check writing guides
- Tactile maps
- Print readers
- Lea grating paddles
- Stacking rings
- Medical measuring tapes
- Rulers
- Illuminated cabinets
- Pointers
- Lea symbols Massachusetts visual acuity test format near vision screeners
- Lea numbers 15-line distance charts
- Anti-glare visors
- Bar magnifiers
- Lea crowded symbol books
- Eye occluders
- Large text keyboards
- Stand magnifiers
- Night scopes
- Feinbloom distance charts
- Lea numbers near vision cards
- Writing guides
- Lea numbers 10-line distance charts
- Lea symbols single symbol books
- Slicing guides
- Envelope addressing guides
- Stop watches
- Lea symbols 10-line distance charts
- Long canes
- Braille label makers
- Color discs
- Penlights
- Braille writers
- American Printing House for the Blind Learn Keys
- Ai Squared ZoomText
- Arkenstone Atlas Speaks
- American Printing House for the Blind Talking Typer
- Microsoft Office
- Dolphin Lunar
- Microsoft Word
- Axistive BigShot Screen Magnifier
- Microsoft Access
- ZoomWare Screen Magnifier
- Internet browser software
- Microsoft Excel
- Freedom Scientific MAGic