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Adaptive Makeup Tools

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AdultOTADLs/IADLsBrain InjurySpinal Cord InjuryStroke
This resource highlights adaptive makeup tools designed to make makeup application more accessible for individuals with disabilities, such as those experiencing fine motor challenges, tremors, or limited mobility. Therapists can use this guide to empower clients by sharing practical solutions that promote independence, confidence, and self-expression.
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Clinical Reference

Resting Hand Orthosis: Visual and Written Instructions to Fabricate a Resting Hand Splint

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AdultOTOrthopaedics
Support your clients with conditions requiring wrist and hand immobilization using a resting hand orthosis. This guide walks therapists through the purpose, features, and step-by-step pattern and fabrication process, ensuring a functional, customized fit to reduce inflammation, prevent deformity, and maintain alignment.
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Therapy Material

“What Matters to You?” Activity for Therapy with Progressive Neurological Conditions

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AdultOTSLPProgressive Neurological Conditions
Help your patients with progressive neurological conditions articulate what truly matters to them with this simple, conversation-based activity. By focusing therapy on meaningful goals and acknowledging the realities of progressive decline, this resource empowers both patients and therapists to make every session impactful and purposeful.
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Clinical Reference

Embracing Uncertainty: A Realistic Approach to Dysphagia Exercises

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This resource explores the complexities and limitations of dysphagia management, highlighting key swallowing exercises like the Shaker, Mendelsohn, Masako, and CTAR while acknowledging the lack of definitive evidence supporting their efficacy. Designed for therapists, it encourages a patient-centered, collaborative approach that prioritizes real-world outcomes, transparent education, and individualized care amidst the gray areas of current dysphagia research.
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Continuing Your Dysphagia Plan of Care at Home

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Support continuity of care with this patient-friendly dysphagia resource, designed to provide clear, actionable documentation for patients and families as they transition home. This tool helps reinforce strategies and dietary modifications, ensuring the dysphagia plan of care is understood and implemented beyond the hospital setting.
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Clinical Reference

Swallowing in the Supine Position: A Clinical Decision-Making Guide

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This resource equips SLPs with practical tools to navigate the complexities of swallowing in the supine position, balancing patient safety, quality of life, and individualized care goals. With case-specific insights and adaptable strategies, it supports collaborative decision-making to address both medically necessary and therapeutically beneficial supine swallowing scenarios.
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Clinical Reference

Therapy Planner Template

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AdultOTSLPAphasiaBrain InjurySpinal Cord InjuryStroke
This one-page planning sheet is designed to streamline goal-setting, therapy session planning, data collection, and future planning in one convenient place. It promotes continuity of care for shared caseloads and offers a cohesive, organized solution for tracking essential information.
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Clinical Reference

Primary Progressive Aphasia + Dementia: Functional Therapy Possibilities

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AdultSLPAphasiaDementia
Support your patients with dementia and primary progressive aphasia (PPA) using this resource designed to address their unique challenges. It provides practical, no-prep therapy ideas and guidance to help therapists focus on meaningful, functional goals while fostering collaboration with patients and their families.
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Toothbrushing Without Meltdowns

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PediatricOTSensory
Help parents turn toothbrushing struggles into stress-free routines with practical, sensory-friendly strategies tailored for children with diverse needs. This handout empowers families to foster autonomy, build positive habits, and create meaningful connections during daily care routines.
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Picky Eating: Honoring Preferences While Encouraging Growth

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PediatricOTSLPFeeding and Swallowing
Help parents navigate the sensitive topic of picky eating with this thoughtfully designed handout. Packed with practical, pressure-free strategies and a compassionate tone, it empowers families to support their child’s feeding journey while honoring sensory needs and building positive mealtime connections.
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Screen-Free Shopping: Small Tasks, Big Growth

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PediatricOTSLPExecutive FunctionLanguage Development
Shopping trips can be more than a task to check off your to-do list—they’re rich with opportunities to help children learn, connect, and grow. This handout offers therapists a variety of simple, practical strategies to share with families, turning everyday errands into engaging moments that build social, emotional, and cognitive skills. With ideas tailored for both toddlers and school-aged children, this resource helps make screen-free moments not only manageable but meaningful.
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Playful Connection: Games for Babies and Toddlers Who Aren’t Talking Yet

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This resource provides simple, play-based games to help parents who may be struggling to feel connected with their non-speaking or late-talking babies and toddlers. Designed for therapists to share with families, it emphasizes that meaningful connection through play lays the foundation for communication and growth, even without words.
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Songs for Moving and Talking (with Spotify playlist)

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PediatricOTSLPLanguage DevelopmentSensory
Music can transform therapy sessions, adding energy, focus, and creativity while supporting essential developmental skills. This Spotify playlist is designed to help therapists engage children through fun, interactive songs that encourage movement, social-emotional growth, and language development. With a variety of tempos, styles, and themes, these tracks provide adaptable tools to enhance therapy goals and make sessions both effective and enjoyable for kids of all ages.
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Therapy Material

10 Mantras for Rehabilitation Therapy

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryHealth Management and Self AdvocacyMental HealthNervous System ConditionsProgressive Neurological ConditionsSpinal Cord InjuryStroke
Empower your clients with these inspiring posters, designed to spark reflection and build resilience in therapy sessions. Perfect for displaying in therapy spaces, they can serve as conversation starters or personal affirmations to support clients on their journey to recovery.
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Clinical Reference

Rebuilding After Stroke: Anxiety, PTSD, and the Path to Growth

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AdultOTSLPMental HealthStroke
This resource equips therapists with evidence-based insights and practical strategies to address anxiety and PTSD in stroke survivors. From understanding common experiences to introducing trauma-informed care and mindfulness techniques, it provides tools to foster resiliency, promote self-efficacy, and guide patients toward building a meaningful “new self” in their recovery journey.
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How to Get Audiobooks For Free For People with Disabilities (United States)

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AdultOTSLPADLs/IADLsBrain InjuryStrokeVision
Empower your patients with free access to audiobooks, ebooks, and braille materials tailored to their needs. This resource provides step-by-step guidance for therapists to help patients set up and use two excellent services: the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) and OverDrive, ensuring ongoing support and accessibility for meaningful engagement.
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20 Adaptive Kitchen Tools for Easier Cooking and Independence

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AdultOTADLs/IADLsBurn CareChronic PainNervous System ConditionsProgressive Neurological ConditionsSpinal Cord InjuryStroke
Help your clients regain confidence and independence in the kitchen with this comprehensive guide to adaptive cooking tools. Designed to simplify common tasks and reduce physical strain, this resource is perfect for therapists to share with individuals working toward functional, real-world goals.
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Neuro-FAST (Neurological Functional Assessment Subtests for Therapists): Subtest of Skills of Independence

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AdultOTADLs/IADLsBowel/BladderBrain InjuryMental HealthNervous System ConditionsProgressive Neurological ConditionsSeating and MobilityStroke
Introducing Neuro-FAST: Functional Assessment Subtests for Therapists Neuro-FAST is a time-efficient, therapist-centered tool designed to assess functional neurological abilities in acute and post-acute care settings. Each subtest is person-centered, incorporating Quality of Life (QoL) measurements, Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), and a family-friendly, customizable one-page summary for easy communication. The subtests can be used individually or combined to create a more comprehensive assessment tailored to your clinical needs. Version 1.0 is available for initial feedback as we work toward building a full suite of tools for speech and occupational therapy.
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Understanding Aspiration Pneumonia and Dysphagia

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This resource explains the connection between oral health, dysphagia, and aspiration pneumonia in a simple, accessible way, empowering patients and families to make informed choices about their care. It includes practical tips, special considerations, and actionable strategies to support therapists in educating and guiding their clients.
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Your Guide to Spasmodic Dysphonia: From Diagnosis to Care

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AdultSLPDysphagiaVoice
This resource provides a clear, accessible explanation of spasmodic dysphonia, including what it is, why it happens, treatment options, and how speech therapy can help. Designed to support patient education, it equips therapists with the tools to empower individuals in understanding and managing their voice condition.
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