title: Enabling positive work outcomes for people with low vision: two case studies.
abstract: This paper will focus on work-based environments, assistive technology solutions and compensatory strategies for people with low vision (that is, when vision cannot be satisfactorily corrected by spectacles/lenses). It presents two case studies to illustrate how functional capacity within a workplace can be maximized for individuals with vision impairment through a range of interventions. Each case study will demonstrate how the provision of a holistic suite of services delivered by a multidisciplinary team achieves positive and sustainable work outcomes for this cohort. One case study features an individual in a manual work role and the other in an office-based role. The following aspects of service delivery will be illustrated by each case study: Importance of comprehensive workplace and low vision assessment. Vocational planning. Compensatory strategies for job/task specific duties. Assistive technology and workplace modifications. Independent and safe travel skills to, from and within the workplace. Employer and co-worker training.
authors.affiliation: Assistive Technology Services, Vision Australia, Enfield, Australia.
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferronato
authors.affiliation: Employment Services, Vision Australia, Kooyong, Australia.
authors.forename: Amelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ukovic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D000080362:Stargardt Disease; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*
keywords: Vision impairment; assessment; disability; employment