Will AI replace Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists?
Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork.
Time left: 3 years and 6 months · Group: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
The official job description
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.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists do all day (for now)
Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.
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.
Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers.
Participate in professional development activities, such as reading literature, continuing education, attending conferences, and collaborating with colleagues.
Obtain, distribute, or maintain low vision devices.
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).
Also known as
Blind Orientation and Mobility Therapist (Blind O and M Therapist), Certified Low Vision Therapist (CLVT), Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS), Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (CVRT), Global Mobility Specialist, Low Vision Therapist, Mobility Professional, Mobility Specialist
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists?
Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork. By my count you have 3 years and 6 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists?
3 years and 6 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches. The rest follows.