Vision Rehabilitation Therapy:

About Vision Rehabilitation Therapy:

Vision Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT) is a service provided by a Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (VRT) that helps visually impaired people increase their independence & safety by providing adaptive daily living aids, adapting appliances, teaching indoor orientation & mobility, teaching adaptive daily living techniques, and providing technology instruction.

Vision Rehabilitation Therapy is a service that is designed to meet the individual's needs and wants.

The products and instruction provided vary by the instructor and the resources that are currently available.

What Vision Rehabilitation Therapy is not:

• A multiple appointments per week service. 

• A long term service. 

• Conducting eye exams. 

• Providing glasses.

• Providing magnification and scan-to-read devices. 

• Providing white canes, white cane accessories, and white cane training.

• Providing support canes, walkers, or wheelchairs.

• Providing home modifications such as grab bars.

• Providing home health or caregiver services.

• Providing mental health therapy.

• Providing assistance in getting a job.

Popular Products that I Provide as a Vision Rehabilitation Therapist:

• Lighting Products: Flashlight, cordless lamp, corded lamp.

• Time: Talking alarm clock, talking watch, large print digital clock.

• Calendar: Large print calendar, audio recorder.

• Medication: Eye drop guide, large print pill box, raised letters pill box.

• Money: Check writing guide, iBill.

• Writing: Signature guide, BoldWriters, bold lined paper notebook.

• Labeling: Bump dots, textured tape, large print keyboard stickers.

• Kitchen: Liquid level indicator, oven gloves, cut-resistant gloves.

Examples of VRT Instruction:

• Adapting appliances with bump dots or braille labels so that an appliance can be used by feel and or by contrasting colors.

• Indoor Orientation & Mobility instruction for protective techniques and using stairs.

• Techniques such as money techniques and kitchen techniques.

• Technology instruction for accessibility features like Siri and helpful apps like magnifier apps.