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