Low Vision Therapists, Orientation & Mobility Specialists, & Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
Also called: Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS), Certified Low Vision Therapist, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI)
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:
- 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.
- Teach clients to travel independently using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises.
Education and Training
Math and Science
Arts and Humanities
Health
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Basic Skills
Social
Problem Solving
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Verbal
Ideas and Logic
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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:
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You might use software like this on the job: Device drivers or system software
Computer based training software
Spreadsheet software
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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