To provide services for the rehabilitation or education of blind adults to assist them in accepting or adjusting to their disability in order to maximize independence, social functioning, and vocational skills. Provides counseling and guidance to people with visual impairments in order to maximize employment potential and personal independence and adjustment. Collects and maintains function case profiles of persons with disabilities by requesting medical, psychological, peripatology and rehabilitation teaching evaluations and analyzing information obtained to make eligibility decisions and determine service needs. Plans, approves and monitors the expenditures of state funds to secure prescribed essential services and commodities as prescribed in the service plan.
Monitors caseload to ensure timely services and follow-up according to individual service plans.
Instructs blind clients in communications skills and activities of daily living in order to increase independence and social competence. Provides technical assistance to clients, family members, and service providers regarding sensory aids and adaptive technology to enhance communication and social opportunities for the blind. OR in operating complex machines. Requires responsibility for contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment of time and resources to detect.