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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/4418476/vision-rehabilitation-specialist-senior-in-training" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">VRS – Senior in Training (O&M) combined posting
for both Yakima and Vancouver</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> – questions to Bianca (Vancouver), Tina (Yakima), and/or me<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="m_-7564924052060224557MsoListParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">As a Vision Rehabilitation Specialist - Senior, your role will involve analyzing and evaluating the adaptive skills of individuals with Blindness, Deaf-Blindness,
and Low Vision to enhance their daily living activities and employment readiness. You will serve as a subject matter expert in Rehabilitation Teaching, Orientation & Mobility, employing cutting-edge technologies and training methods to support both current
and future participants and employers. Your responsibilities will include recommending and contributing to curriculum development, implementing training methodologies, and ensuring compliance with Section 508 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Additionally, you will play a pivotal role in recruiting, assessing, and managing vendors offering specialized adaptive rehabilitation training. This position will also require you to establish program standards for Low Vision Evaluations, oversee budgets
for Low Vision Labs and Adaptive Tools, and provide adaptive education to various stakeholders, including businesses, participants, community partners, and employers. <u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nohemy Solórzano-Thompson, PhD (she/her)<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">HR Liaison and DEI Program Manager<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Department of Services for the Blind<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">4565 7<sup>th</sup> Ave SE<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Lacey, WA 98503<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Office phone: 360-725-3836<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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