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PORTLAND, Maine

Occupational Therapy students host pediatric adaptive expo

Megha Panchal and Ariella Wrubleski demonstrate adaptive dance at the Adapted Occupation Expo
Megha Panchal and Ariella Wrubleski demonstrate adaptive dance at the Adapted Occupation Expo

First year students in the University of New England’s Department of Occupational Therapy hosted an Adapted Occupation Expo event in Finley Recreation Center on Thursday April 28, 2016.

This event, which was open to the public, showcased the innovative and creative efforts of the students to create positive engagement in occupations for the pediatric population. All 50 Occupational Therapy students worked individually or collaboratively on these meaningful projects to enhance access to education, improve motor skills, activities of daily living, play and social participation.  

Kati Hahn and Meghan McNierney with the Go Baby Go Car
Kati Hahn and Meghan McNierney with the Go Baby Go Car

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.