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