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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 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
- Vision Specialist
- Teacher of the Visually Impaired
- Rehabilitation Teacher
- Orientation and Mobility Therapist for the Blind
- Low Vision Therapist
- Global Mobility Specialist
- Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist
Tasks for “Teacher of the Visually Impaired”
- Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and propioceptive information.
- 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.
- Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers.
- 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.
- Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
- 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.
- 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.
- Train clients to read or write Braille.
- 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 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).
- 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.
- Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counselors, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists, to provide client solutions.
- Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed.
- Participate in professional development activities such as reading literature, continuing education, attending conferences, and collaborating with colleagues.
- 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
- Worthmore four-dot test devices
- Lea symbols domino cards
- Lea symbols near vision cards
- Stop watches
- Snellen eye charts
- Medical measuring tapes
- Feinbloom distance charts
- Contrast sensitivity test cards
- Signature guides
- Monoculars
- Closed circuit television monitors
- Finger puppets
- Tactile maps
- Pointers
- Envelope addressing guides
- Slicing guides
- Near vision acuity charts
- HOTV charts
- Bar magnifiers
- Lea symbols single symbol books
- Braille label makers
- Cone adaptation test sets
- Reading stands
- Amsler grids
- Illuminated cabinets
- Adjustable task lamps
- Eye occluders
- Braille personal digital assistants
- Dome magnifiers
- Stand magnifiers
- Writing guides
- Lea crowded symbol books
- Illuminated magnifiers
- Lea symbols Massachusetts visual acuity test format near vision screeners
- Handheld magnifiers
- Lea single presentation flash cards
- Flashlights
- Check writing guides
- Braille writers
- Lea numbers near vision cards
- Astigmatism wheel charts
- Print readers
- Lea numbers 10-line distance charts
- Stacking rings
- Long canes
- Lea grating paddles
- Color discs
- Penlights
- Needle threaders
- Copyholders
- Piano glasses
- Flashlight color filters
- Bailey-Lovie Acuity Chart
- Anti-glare visors
- Lea symbols 15-line distance charts
- Plastic eye models
- Braille laptop computers
- Braille embossers
- Night scopes
- Rulers
- Lea symbols 10-line distance charts
- Lea symbols playing cards
- Large text keyboards
- Lea numbers 15-line distance charts
- American Printing House for the Blind Learn Keys
- Microsoft Word
- ZoomWare Screen Magnifier
- Ai Squared ZoomText
- Microsoft Office
- American Printing House for the Blind Talking Typer
- Axistive BigShot Screen Magnifier
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Freedom Scientific MAGic
- Dolphin Lunar
- Arkenstone Atlas Speaks
- Internet browser software