Teach cane skills including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.

• Instruct patients in the use of assistive equipment.

Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and propioceptive information.

• Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.

Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals.

• Evaluate patient functioning, capabilities, or health.

Teach clients to travel independently using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises.

• Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.

Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed.

• Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.

Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.

• Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.

Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).

• Recommend types of assistive devices.

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).

• Instruct patients in the use of assistive equipment.

Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counselors, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists, to provide client solutions.

• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.

Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers.

• Train caregivers or other non-medical personnel.

Participate in professional development activities such as reading literature, continuing education, attending conferences, and collaborating with colleagues.

• Maintain medical or professional knowledge.

Train clients to read or write Braille.

• Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.

Train clients to use adaptive equipment such as large print, reading stands, lamps, writing implements, software, and electronic devices.

• Instruct patients in the use of assistive equipment.

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).

• Prepare healthcare training materials.

Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes.

• Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities.

Administer tests and interpret test results to develop rehabilitation plans for clients.

• Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.

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.

• Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.

Teach independent living skills or techniques such as adaptive eating, medication management, diabetes management, and personal management.

• Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.

Obtain, distribute, or maintain low vision devices.

• Maintain medical equipment or instruments.

Identify visual impairments related to basic life skills in areas such as self-care, literacy, communication, health management, home management, and meal preparation.

• Diagnose medical conditions.