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