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What is Occupational Therapy? – It’s time to stop thinking it’s hard to explain.
Acknowledgment – This blog post is a personal opinion piece, writing is an occupation that helps me make sense of my thoughts and ideas. I acknowledge these may not be shared others, and respect peoples rights to have, different even conflicting ideas. This website has an accessible feature, that allows different accessible formats by simply clicking on…… Read more
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17th July 2023 – @AbleOTUK #DisabilityPrideMonthBlogs – What could the lived experience bring to the occupational therapy profession? – #BeAnAbleOTUKAlly
This is repost from a blog I wrote for AbleOTUK its the third blog posted by us during Disability Pride Month – please also see others here https://affinot.co.uk/category/ableotuk/ Acknowledgement – This is a personal experiences piece of writing, throughout this blog I will use the term disabled/disability by this I mean any condition that has a physical,…… Read more
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Disability Pride Month – People Occupational Therapist should know and admire. #DisabilityPrideMonth
July is Disability Pride month – aim’s to shine a light on physical, learning, hidden disabilities and mental health conditions, by enabling open conversations about disability, encouraging people to share experiences, raising awareness and challenging barriers whilst celebrating the diversity, a pride with the community. Throughout the month I will aim to share stories…… Read more
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What is #rehabilitation, why is it so hard to define and do we need to define it?
Acknowledgment – This blog post is a personal opinion piece, based on thoughts and ideas about my own lived experience, writing is an occupation that helps me make sense of my thoughts and ideas. I acknowledge these may not be shared others, and respect peoples rights to have, different even conflicting ideas. This website has an accessible…… Read more
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Let’s encourage an inclusive culture of understanding by using words. – Why we should stop using acronyms, and why occupational therapist should be leading the way. #EncourageInclusiveCultures #UseTheWords
Acknowledgment – This blog post is a personal opinion piece, based on thoughts and ideas about my own lived experience. I acknowledge these will not be shared others, and respect peoples rights to have, different even conflicting ideas. This website has an accessible feature, that allows different accessible formats by simply clicking on a button labelled ‘Accessibility…… Read more
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It’s International Women’s Day 2023 – What might this years theme mean to occupational therapy #EmbraceEquity #IWD2023
Acknowledgment – International woman’s day is a celebration of all women, woman who are born woman or later become women. It’s important to understand intersectionality when exploring woman’s issues. People who identify as none binary need to also be recognised, they will experiences even greater inequity, all in society should understand and work to break down…… Read more