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Tag Archives: occupational therapy
Occupational Therapy Month: The Role of OT
April is Occupational Therapy Month. Occupational therapy (OT) is a client-centered health profession that helps people across the lifespan to do the things they want and need to do through therapeutic use of daily activities (occupations). Occupational therapists use a … Continue reading
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Tagged academics, activities of daily living, adults, advocate, American Occupational Therapy Association, caregivers, certification, children, chronic illnesses, community integration, community mobility, consultant, daily living, disability, driving, elderly, environments, factsheets, family supports, health promotion, injury, job and career resources, occupational therapists, occupational therapy, Occupational Therapy Month, occupations, practitioner, psychological well-being, qualifications, self-directed care, youth
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for February
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: What treatments are available for people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD)? This edition of Answered Questions includes items that discuss … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged aging with disabilities, Alzheimer's disase and therapy, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's disease and disabilities, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, animal assisted therapy, Answered Questions, cognitive intervention therapy, dementia, intellectual disabilities, music therapy, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, occupational therapy, people with disabilities, pharmaceutical treatments, rehabilitation, Spanish, Spanish-language, therapy, treatments
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Occupational Therapy: A Brief History
Occupational therapy (OT) celebrated its centennial last year, but what is OT and what is its history? According to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), OT enables “people of all ages to live life to its fullest by helping them … Continue reading
OTs Can Help You Put Your Best Fork Forward
March is National Nutrition Month, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is encouraging everyone to “Put Your Best Fork Forward.” With every bite we take, we can make small food choices that improve our health. This week is also … Continue reading
Occupational Therapy Month: 30+ Years of NIDILRR Research
In its 30+ year history, the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) has funded over 40 research projects that deal with occupational therapy (OT) and more than 250 items from the NIDILRR community can be found … Continue reading
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Tagged accommodations, adaptations, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, occupational therapy, Occupational Therapy Month, OT, research, SCI, TBI
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OT Month is Here!
April is Occupational Therapy Month (#OTMonth), sponsored by the American Occupational Therapy Association. Occupational therapists (OTs) are crucial to helping people who have experienced a disability-causing injury or illness to get back to daily life, whether that means learning how … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community -April 2015
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. Each month, we look through the searches on our blog and through the information requests made by our patrons who speak Spanish and … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, android, Apps, Asian Americans, benefits of recreation, community, cultures, depression, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, European Americans, health, health promotion, Hispanics, Latinos, leisure generated meanings, lesiure, mental health, mental illness, minorities, National Institute on Aging, neurological disabilities, NIA, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, occupational therapy, OT, people with disabilities, physical activity, Positive Activity Jackpot, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, psychiatric disabilities, psychiatry, psychology, PTSD, recreation therapy, social impact, soldiers, Spanish, Spanish-language, stress, technology, therapeutic recreation, veterans
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April is OT Month – Add These Resources to Your Toolbox!
The American Occupational Therapy Association has declared April to be Occupational Therapy Month! Occupational therapists (OTs) are clinically trained professionals who help people with disabilities and those recovering from illness and injury to do the things they want and need … Continue reading
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 2 – Friday, June 6
Policy: In shift, Supreme Court moves away from ‘mental retardation’ (Disability Scoop) A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling clarifying what constitutes intellectual disability also marked a major milestone in efforts to put an end to use of the term “mental … Continue reading
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Tagged accessible 911, Android wayfinding app for blind, autism, blood pressure, continuous positive airway pressure therapy, CPAP, elementary school students with autism, emergency systems, Hello Navi, hidden physical disabilities, intellectual disability, invisible disabilities, mental retardation, National Council on Disability, navigated brain stimulation, NBS, obstructive sleep apnea, occupational therapy, OT, poststroke rehabilitation, sign language system for Google Glass, Signglasses, sleep apnea, stroke, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
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