Vision Rehabilitation Therapy

Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapists (CVRTs) teach adaptive independent living skills, enabling adults who are blind or have low vision to confidently carry out a range of daily activities. 

CVRTs can help with:

• Home management
• Personal self care (e.g., shaving, bathing, applying makeup)
• Financial management
• Using the telephone
• Learning braille

To learn more about what a Vision Rehabilitation Therapist does and how you could benefit, read A Day On the Road with Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Stephanie Stephens Van.

Orientation and Mobilitity

Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists (COMS or O&Ms) teach the skills and concepts that people who are blind or have low vision need in order to travel independently and safely in the home and in the community.

COMS can teach:

• Safe travel skills
• Using a cane
• Using a human/sighted guide
• Public transportation

To learn more about university programs and training in Orientation and Mobility and Vision Rehabilitation Therapy, you can watch and listen to Hunter College’s YouTube video and read Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken’s Orientation and Mobility Blog.

Get an introduction to orientation and mobility by Dona Sauerburger, M.A., COMS®, Orientation and Mobility Specialist

Low Vision Therapy

Certified Low Vision Therapists (CLVTs) instruct individuals with low or residual vision.

CLVTS can help with:

• Using optical devices
• Using non-optical devices
• Assistive technology
• Assessing the need to modify the home, workplace, or school

Learn more about the services of a CLVT by reading this profile of Bryan Gerritsen, CLVT.