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Cleaning Product Safety Cards

November 30, 2025 by Celia Easton Koehler.
Help patients build real-world safety skills with this card-based activity focused on household cleaning products. Designed for individuals returning home who manage their own cleaning, the activity encourages discussion, problem-solving, and awareness of hidden hazards without relying on worksheets or answer keys.
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Adaptive Equipment Decision Guide: Dressing & Self-Care

November 30, 2025 by Celia Easton Koehler.
Help your patients identify barriers to dressing, bathing, toileting, and grooming with this practical adaptive equipment guide. This compilation of one-page handouts offers clear safety checks, simple strategies, and tool recommendations you can review together in therapy and send home for continued practice.
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Neuro-FAST (Neurological Functional Assessment Subtests for Therapists): Subtest of Medication Management

September 30, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
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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Simulating an Online Payment

January 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Help your clients build confidence with online payment processes in a safe, controlled environment using this therapy resource. This activity simulates entering payment details on a fake website, providing a practical way to address real-world challenges without the risk of actual transactions.
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20 Adaptive Kitchen Tools for Easier Cooking and Independence

January 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
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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How to Get Audiobooks For Free For People with Disabilities (United States)

January 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
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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Cognitive Strategies Framework for Cleaning and Home Organization

April 30, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
This is a framework for cognitive strategies while referencing a functional spring cleaning and home organization checklist to improve independence and accuracy for patients with cognitive communication deficits that impact attention, organization, problem-solving, and executive function tasks.
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Gift Card Calculations

December 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This cognitive-linguistic task provides an opportunity for problem solving by using gift cards to make decisions about a coffee shop menu and ordering a book.
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Finding Medication Box Errors Set #3

December 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
The third in our series of locating med box errors, this activity challenges people to spot missing/extra pills given a set of prescription labels and pill shapes/colors.
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