Roger Ideishi, Program Director and Professor, is partnering and a co-investigator with Drs. Caroline Umeda, Dominican University in California (principal investigator) and Liz Schmidt, Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee (co-investigator) on a three-year $600,000 federal grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDLIRR) to support arts organizations in improving their accessibility services for neurodivergent communities.
Faculty Across the U.S. Receive $600,000 Grant to Support Accessibility
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Dr. Sarah Doerrer has secured two major grants to improve rehabilitation outcomes for patients with hand and upper extremity injuries. The research focuses on two primary pillars: health equity and early clinical intervention.
Kellie Sawyer, OTD, OTR/L, has been appointed to the American Occupational Therapy Foundation’s Standing Committee for Research Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity which is a natural extension of her ongoing work and research publications.
This email/letter guide is designed to be used as a template to help advocate for the inclusion of occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy in the professional education designation, so graduate students may qualify for federal funding.