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