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