Occupational and Physical Therapy Collaboration
"Occupational therapists and physical therapists function in slightly differing roles depending upon whether services are performed in a clinical or educational setting," explains Samuel Merritt University adjunct instructor Robin Wu, OTR/L. "Other than having an extra set
Student Software Opens World For Motion Impaired
49-year-old Rick Hoyt has cerebral palsy and communicates using assistive technology. Hoyt has collaborated with Margrit Betke, a College of Arts & Sciences associate professor of computer science, and James Gips, a Boston College professor
The Affordable Care Act
Senior advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius speak to parents, advocates and experts at an Autism Awareness Month Conference.
IDEA Money Watch Responds to Something’s Got to Change
In June 2011, the American Enterprise Institute (AIE) released “Something Has Got to Change: Rethinking Special Education,” a paper that examines special education spending and seeks to offer practical solutions to “tame out-of-control special
Best and Worst States for Disability Services
UCP's invaluable analysis of Medicaid for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities reports that progress is being made for community inclusion, but every state has room for improvement. According to the report Vermont provides the