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