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What is Occupational Therapy?

Kelli Fry — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:53:58 +0000

What is Occupational Therapy? Occupational Therapy or OT helps people of all ages, with all kinds of disabilities and disorders to help improve their ability to participate in everyday activities that they find meaningful. The areas of focus in OT include activities of daily living (which include bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, etc.), instrumental activities of daily living (which…

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No Rest for the Weary?

Kelli Fry — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

A Guide to Help the Weary Find Rest It is widely acknowledged that rest is essential to every human’s health and well-being. However, it is often one of those things that is easier said than done. Finding a spare moment, within a seemingly endless stretch of days that are packed with caregiving, can seem impossible. If we do find a moment, it can be difficult to allow ourselves to rest when…

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The 5 W’s of Assistive Technology

Kelli Fry — Fri, 31 May 2024 18:23:12 +0000

The 5 W’s of Assistive Technology Are you curious about Assistive Technology (AT)? Have you heard the term, but you aren’t really sure what all it encompasses? Take a look at the 5 W’s of Assistive Tech to learn more about how you might be able to incorporate it into your life, or the life of your loved ones, so you can each reach your highest potential! Who?

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Disability Services Spotlight-Variety the Children’s Charity

Kelli Fry — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Have you heard about Variety the Children’s Charity? Variety is an organization that works to live out their mission to “empower children with disabilities to live life to the fullest” by providing them with adaptive mobility and communication equipment free of charge. They have 3 programs: My Bike, My Stroller, and My Voice. Read on to see if your child might qualify for one or all of these great…

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Working With a Disability

Kelli Fry — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:23:20 +0000

Working With a Disability What does your job give you? Often, the first response people will give to that question is, “A paycheck”. While it’s true for many people the main reason they want a job is to get a paycheck, a job can also offer a host of other benefits. A job can give someone a sense of purpose, self-confidence, pride, and self-determination. A job can be a place to meet new…

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The Alphabet Soup of Acronyms

Kelli Fry — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:54:50 +0000

The Alphabet Soup of Acronyms I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get lost in all the letters. Everything has an acronym, and within the world of disabilities the acronyms seem endless! While I can appreciate the need for simplicity and shorthand, sometimes I feel like I need a cheat sheet just to understand what’s going on. If you’re feeling the same way, then you’re in luck!

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Backpack Safety

Kelli Fry — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:18:04 +0000

Celebrating National Physical Therapy (PT) Month with some backpack safety tips from one of our very own UCP Central PA therapists, Erin Coyle: Backpack Safety Choose It Right When it comes to school backpacks, it is not a case of one size fits all. School backpacks come in different sizes to meet the needs of students of varied ages. Choose a pack that is the correct size to fit…

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Have You Heard? “School til 22” is the New Word!

Kelli Fry — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 21:58:15 +0000

The Pennsylvania Department of Education has just changed its policy to give eligible students the opportunity to remain in the school setting and receive a Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE) until their 22nd birthday! Prior to now, eligible students were able to remain in school until the end of the school year in which they turned 21. Now, students will be able to stay until their 22nd…

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Incredible Mamma!

Kelli Fry — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 16:08:50 +0000

HEY YOU! YEAH YOU! YOU INCREDIBLE MAMMA! What is Maternal Health? The World Health Organization (WHO) defines maternal health as the health and well-being of women during the pre- (pregnancy), peri- (birth), and postnatal (after birth) periods. Why is it important? Mothers experience physical, social, and psychosocial stressors during maternal age. Some common conditions women…

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How Can You Know What You Don’t Know…You Know?

Kelli Fry — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 16:14:56 +0000

While this title can seem a bit funny or odd when you first read it, the idea makes sense when you think about it. What happens when you don’t know enough about a subject to effectively ask the necessary questions to get the answers that you need? If you’ve never heard of a particular type of therapy, how are you supposed to know enough to ask for it? If you don’t know that a particular piece of…

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