In the News...

Bringing Evidence and Practice Together to Strengthen OT: Exploring Practice-Based Evidence and Evidence-Based Practice -- Deepa Timmaiah, MS, OTR and David Greene, PhD, OTR

Sustaining A Firm Persuasion in Our Work -- Wendy Wood, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

The Occupational Therapy Association of Colorado Annual Conference will be held on October 3-4, 2008 in Northglenn, CO. For additional information, visit the OTAC web site.

Cathy Schelly, PI and Patti Davies and Marla Roll, Co-PIs recently received funding from the US Office of Postsecondary Education for ACCESS II, Persistence in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities. Cathy Schelly states that the ACCESS II project will build on preliminary, successful implementation and dissemination of universal design for learning principles and strategies for creating inclusive classroom intruction and accessible course materials central to universal design for learning. For further information, visit the ACCESS project web site.

Cathy Schelly, PI, received funding from the Department of Education for Project Passport. This grant will provide a venue for transitioning youth with disabilities to participate in a variety of recreational activities that will provide them with real-world exerience and allow them to develop confidence in their adult life pursuits, building important groundwork for community participation and eventual employment.