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PORTLAND, Maine

Occupational Therapy students present at Adaptive Occupation Expo

UNE’s Department of Occupational Therapy (OT) proudly hosted an Adaptive Occupation Expo on May 6, 2015 in Finley Gymnasium.

During the event, the OT class of 2016 presented creative adaptive games, toys and projects to the OT community. This served as an opportunity for students to make a meaningful impact through the profession.

Participating student demonstrations included:

  • Luke Dlouhy: Created an adapted Bopper Switch for a client in need of a modified television remote
  • Brittany Grip: Demonstrated numerous educational strategies with the use of a light box
  • Danielle LaVere: Demonstrated the use of grips on various length styluses for use with iPad handwriting apps
  • Tara Lonneman and Rachel Andres: Presented a versatile sensory swing
  • Lauren Zito: Created sensory pockets for use as a binder insert, weighted lap table and pocket
  • Marissa Stevens: Adapted characters from the book “Brown Bear, Brown Bear” for visual impairments

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.