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Respiratory, Developmental, and Rehabilitative Specialist/Technologist Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2255R0406X
As of today, the following are the total number of Blind Rehabilitation Specialists & Technologists nationally, in your State, and near your location.
Select a State below to view the list by State. Additionally, you can narrow the list by city, among other options, from the Filter Panel, which you can open by clicking the vertical ellipses ⋮ in the upper right corner of the app.
Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
Medicare
The following are the total number of Blind Rehabilitation Specialists & Technologists who accept Medicare in your State, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
The diagram below shows all the Blind Rehabilitation Specialists & Technologists across the country, represented by blue bubbles. The larger the bubble, the greater the concentration of providers in that area. Red bubbles represent Medicare-excluded providers, with the larger bubbles indicating a higher percentage of excluded providers in that region. You can change the bubble size to be based on exclusions from the Size menu.
What do Blind Rehabilitation Specialists/Technologists do?
Blind Rehabilitation Specialists and Technologists help people with blindness or low vision live more independently by teaching skills, recommending adaptive technology, and providing training on its use.
They assess clients’ needs, create personalized rehabilitation plans, and provide instruction in areas like daily living, assistive technology, and orientation & mobility. This empowers clients to navigate their world and improve their quality of life and employment outcomes.
What they do
Assessment: Evaluating a client’s specific needs, functional limitations, and usable vision to identify areas where they need support.
Technology Recommendation: Identifying and recommending appropriate assistive devices and software, such as screen readers, magnification tools, braille displays, and other adaptive equipment.
Instruction and Training: Providing hands-on training and instruction to help individuals learn to effectively use adaptive technologies and develop essential skills for daily living.
Goal Setting: Developing individualized rehabilitation plans with measurable goals and collaborating with clients, families, and other professionals to achieve desired outcomes.
Support and Adaptation: Teaching strategies to adapt to vision loss and providing support for reintegration into the community, home, school, and workplace.
Skills and Areas of Focus
Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Working as part of an interdisciplinary team with educators, other rehabilitation professionals, and family members.
Assistive Technology: Deep knowledge of various assistive technologies for the blind and visually impaired.
Instructional Methods: Proficiency in teaching principles and techniques to facilitate skill acquisition and independence.
Problem-Solving: A creative and outside-the-box approach to solving challenges and finding solutions that support clients.