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Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapistsresume guide.

Provide therapy to patients with visual impairments to improve their functioning in daily life activities. A strong Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists resume shows active listening, learning strategies and speaking, and names the tools you have worked with, such as SAP software, Workday software and Microsoft Access.

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01Also called

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Certified Low Vision Therapist (CLVT)Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS)Mobility SpecialistOrientation and Mobility Instructor (O and M Instructor)Orientation and Mobility Specialist (O and M Specialist)Rehabilitation TeacherRehabilitation TherapistStudents with Visual Impairments Teacher (TVI)Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (VRT)Visually Impaired Teacher (TVI)

02Skills employers expect

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Importance is how much the skill matters to the job; level is how much of it the job demands. Both are worth naming on the resume, in this order.

SkillImportanceLevel
Active ListeningVery highAdvanced
Learning StrategiesVery highIntermediate
SpeakingVery highAdvanced
InstructingHighIntermediate
Reading ComprehensionHighAdvanced
Service OrientationHighIntermediate
Social PerceptivenessHighAdvanced
Active LearningHighIntermediate
MonitoringHighAdvanced
WritingHighAdvanced

03Knowledge areas

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  • English Language
  • Education and Training
  • Psychology
  • Transportation
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Therapy and Counseling
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Geography

04Common responsibilities

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Ordered by importance. Each one is a bullet waiting for a result and a number.

  1. Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.
  2. Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
  3. 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).
  4. Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.
  5. Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and proprioceptive information.
  6. Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes.
  7. Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals.
  8. Teach clients to travel independently, using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises.
  9. Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers.
  10. Teach self-advocacy skills to clients.

05Software and tools

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25 tools across 13 categories. The six largest categories are below; Hot marks a hot technology, In demand a tool employers ask for most often.

Device drivers or system software6
  • Ai Squared ZoomText
  • American Printing House for the Blind Learn Keys
  • Axistive BigShot Screen Magnifier
  • Dolphin Lunar
  • Freedom Scientific MAGic
  • ZoomWare Screen Magnifier
+ 1 more
Enterprise resource planning ERP software5
Data base user interface and query software3
Object or component oriented development software2
Analytical or scientific software1
  • Arkenstone Atlas Speaks
Computer based training software1
  • American Printing House for the Blind Talking Typer
Development environment software1
  • RubyHot
Electronic mail software1
Office suite software1
Presentation software1
Process mapping and design software1
Spreadsheet software1
Word processing software1

06Education and preparation

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Typical education
Master's Degree
57% of surveyed workers. Others report Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (22%) and Bachelor's Degree (17%).
Preparation level
Job Zone 5 · Extensive preparation
Usually a graduate degree and extensive related experience.

07Putting it on your resume

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BEE · How to show it

Lead with what you built. For a Job Zone 5 role, hiring managers and parsers both look for outcomes before credentials. Put two or three results at the top of each job entry, with the scale or effect stated plainly.

Name the tools exactly. This occupation is heavy on named software. A skills section that says "SAP software, Workday software, Microsoft Access, Oracle Database" matches more job descriptions than a general phrase. Use the spelling employers use.

Show learning strategies and speaking, not just active listening. Learning strategies and speaking rank close to active listening for this occupation. One bullet per role that shows a decision, a tradeoff or a result covers them.

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