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