How do they match: Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists

  • 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.

  • Administer tests and interpret test results to develop rehabilitation plans for clients.
  • 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).
  • Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.
  • Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed.
  • 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.
  • Train clients to use adaptive equipment, such as large print, reading stands, lamps, writing implements, software, and electronic devices.
  • Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and proprioceptive 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).

  • Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
  • Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.
  • Instruct patients in the use of assistive equipment.