According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches. | 94% |
| Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs). | 93% |
| 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). | 91% |
| Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals. | 89% |
| Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and proprioceptive information. | 88% |
| Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes. | 88% |
| Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals. | 86% |
| Teach clients to travel independently, using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises. | 85% |
| Teach self-advocacy skills to clients. | 84% |
| Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers. | 84% |
| Teach independent living skills or techniques, such as adaptive eating, medication management, diabetes management, and personal management. | 84% |
| Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed. | 82% |
| Identify visual impairments related to basic life skills in areas such as self care, literacy, communication, health management, home management, and meal preparation. | 82% |
| 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). | 81% |
| Train clients to use adaptive equipment, such as large print, reading stands, lamps, writing implements, software, and electronic devices. | 80% |
| Participate in professional development activities, such as reading literature, continuing education, attending conferences, and collaborating with colleagues. | 79% |
| Obtain, distribute, or maintain low vision devices. | 77% |
| Administer tests and interpret test results to develop rehabilitation plans for clients. | 75% |
| Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counselors, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists, to provide client solutions. | 75% |
| Train clients to read or write Braille. | 74% |
| 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. | 71% |
