Book chapter
Blindness and Low Vision Rehabilitation Services
A Comprehensive Guide to Safety and Aging, pp 295-307
2023
Abstract
Older adults with visual impairments may benefit from Blindness and Low Vision (BLV) rehabilitation services, such as Vision Rehabilitation Therapy, Orientation and Mobility, Low Vision Therapy, and Assistive Technology. BLV services can be provided in the consumer's home or at rehabilitation facilities. Vision rehabilitation therapists provide adaptive independent living skills instruction and resources to individuals, who are blind and visually impaired, and their families for the performance of activities of daily living. Low vision eye care specialists assess clinical visual acuities and fields using standardized testing protocols. Wearable filters are prescribed after completion of an individualized evaluation with a low vision rehabilitation specialist to address the specific glare challenges in the actual or best simulated environment in which the challenges are experienced. To support computer use, there are available built-in accessibility features as well as specialized software that provide both visual and nonvisual access.
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Details
- Title
- Blindness and Low Vision Rehabilitation Services
- Creators
- Lachelle Smith - Salus UniversityFabiana Perla - Salus UniversityJamie Maffit - Salus UniversityKerry Lueders - Salus UniversityEmily Vasile - Salus University
- Contributors
- Robert Wolf (Editor)Barry S. Eckert (Editor) - Salus UniversityAmy R. Ehrlich (Editor)
- Publication Details
- A Comprehensive Guide to Safety and Aging, pp 295-307
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Edition
- 1
- Number of pages
- 13
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Health Sciences, Education and Rehabilitation (CHER); The Eye Institute (TEI)
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85167760495
- Other Identifier
- 991022022511804721