Low Vision Therapists, Orientation & Mobility Specialists, & Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
Certified Low Vision Therapist, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS), Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (VRT)
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Teach cane skills including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.
- Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and propioceptive information.
- Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals.
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
Business
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- understanding people's reactions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- come up with lots of ideas
Attention
- do two or more things at the same time
- pay attention to something without being distracted
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People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Concern for Others
- Independence
- Adaptability/Flexibility
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You might use software like this on the job:
Device drivers or system software
- Ai Squared ZoomText
- American Printing House for the Blind Learn Keys
Computer based training software
- American Printing House for the Blind Talking Typer
Spreadsheet software
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master's degree or
bachelor's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$81,910
per year, on average
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