The American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC have created an excellent online tool to help parents/caregivers identify any motor delays in children under 5 years old! Click the link above to check out their page! The site lists… Read More ›
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Helpful Website- Abilities.com and their Abilities Expo is coming!
Abilities.com is a great website with a number of great resources in addition to their wonderful Abilities Expos! Info from their site: Whether you are new to this dynamic and passionate Community or have been a card-carrying member since birth,… Read More ›
Helpful Websites- Hatch
Sorry for the absence of posts for a few months, but I am back to start posting again. Wanted to use my first post back to share about a website that can be very valuable to families with children with… Read More ›
In the News! Athletics for All- Inclusion at UC Berkeley
I am excited to share a news article from my Alma mater, University of California, Berkeley! I am always searching for news about inclusion and participation, and have now just learned about UC Berkeley’s new Athletics program, Athletics for All and wish… Read More ›
Fun News Friday! Highlighting a pediatric therapy clinic! – Dance Recital For Ballerinas With Disabilities Is So On Pointe-
Dance Recital For Ballerinas With Disabilities Is So On Pointe Highlights from the article: There’s a place for everyone on center stage. Young students at the Children’s Therapy Center in New Jersey gathered Tuesday for the school’s ninth annual ballet recital…. Read More ›
Fun News Friday! BYU students make the world’s lightest, least expensive motorized wheelchair
Here’s an article and video about something that I hoped would be available soon since adapted equipment can get very expensive and it’s so challenging to get equipment approved and authorized. If this becomes widely available then it will also… Read More ›
Resources for Parents and Therapists- Firefly
I wanted to highlight a company called Firefly which has a great Special Needs Blog for parents and therapists, and they also announced today that they are now shipping their products to the United States! Firefly makes a few innovative… Read More ›
Fun News Friday! Why Babies Love (And Learn From) Magic Tricks
Here’s a great article along with audio discussing a study about something new about how babies learn. As a physical therapist, we learn a lot about motor learning and how one acquires a new skill or relearns an old skill…. Read More ›
Research Highlight- The Effect of Torsional Shoe Flexibility on Gait and Stability in Children Learning to Walk
In order to be a good clinician, a physical therapist must also keep up with recent research and try to apply relevant research to their practice. So I thought I would highlight a recent research article that involves a topic… Read More ›
Have a Happy Accessible Halloween!
Thought I would share a Halloween themed post and post links to various websites with great Halloween costume ideas for children/adults in wheelchairs and walkers! Recent news article: Step Dad Creates Wheelchair Halloween Costume For Son Every Year “Halloween is… Read More ›
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