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this webpages gives a general overview of body-powered vs. electric-powered UE prosthesis. Advantages and disadvantages, improvements, and types of terminal devices. There is some interesting information on the different types of hands and gives info re: an experimental hand being engineered by students at Rutgers University that can be controlled through human thought.

This is a study about how OT students stress and cope with it. Guess what the biggest stressor is? Exams :). But apparently we have good, constructive coping skills!

Reasons you should join AOTA.

Great student video! I find it shocking that only 1/3 of OTs are members of AOTA. PTs have a higher membership, and more lobbyist. JOIN!

this is a must see u tube video... created by a group of OT Student. It really makes you think of what it might be like if there was no OT in this world! * This may be of some help in writing the AOTA paper! *

She is an Occupational Therapy student who is paraplegic. She shares her adaptive devices

At any given point in time, most college students are stressed about something; it's just part of going to school. While having stress in your life is normal and often unavoidable, being stressed is something you can control. Follow these ten tips to learn how to keep your stress in check and how to relax when it gets to be too much.

Healthy Happy Life serves up Kathy's vegan recipes, healthy inspiration and food photography

This website talks a lot about vegan lifestyle, but still has lots of great info.

This site offers services, products, events, research, trends, etc. related to assistive technology for students.

My friends mother has been diagnosed with FTD at the age of 58. I found this article while helping her research what she could expect. Thought it would be very beneficial to her as the caregiver and also us as students to have a better understanding of the different types of dementia.

This PDF gives information on the procedure of hemiarthroplasty to repair a fractured hip, as well as, great visual pictures of the body positioning during ADL's for hip precautions. I thought it would be helpful for someone like me, as an OTA student to visualize the correct preventative positioning during sitting, lying, driving, bathing, etc.

This article, on the University of Georgia's University Health Center website is geared toward students, however I believe many of the principles listed can carry over in other areas of life, not just academic. The article addresses mindset, nutrition, exercise, spirituality, and other aspects of lifestyle that can affect how we deal with stress.

This is a blog that I found in AOTA blogs and it is a must read for all. It gives something to consider about occupational therapy for everyone, not just OT students or professionals. Occupational therapy is the best of all worlds and needed in every realm of life and this man hits the nail on the head in my opinion.

iPads and other technology "touch devices" are a wonderful new tool and may benefit children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) greatly. This is a really cool resource for trying to get an iPad funded for your child or student!

How would a blind person play tennis? This article explains the sport of blind tennis and gives some information about the sport's history, which started in 1984. With certain modifications of rules and equipment, blind or otherwise visually impaired individuals can participate remarkably well. Scientists are discovering other ways that the brain "sees." The visual cortex apparently can also process auditory and tactile stimuli, and impaired individuals also do have some visual perception, using other senses to monitor their surroundings. When blind tennis players begin to succeed on court, that success carries over into other areas of their lives. The article includes conversations with instructors and students, and is inspiring to those who think they "can't."

This website about assistive technology that can be use not only for children with learning disabilities but also for students and adults. With help of assistive technology kids don't have to depend on their parents, they can success independently. This website helps induviduals to select technology for their special needs, for example: AT for math, reading, listening, etc.

This video seems to be done by students, it doesn't say. But has great visual information regarding how OT services can be beneficial in the work place.

I wouldn't say that any of us feel "stuck", but I know we all start to feel stressed out towards the end of the semester. The author of this article, Joy Springer, gives some great attempts on ways to make it through. I needed to read the tips in this article, and I hope it helps some of you as well. We can do it, and we are here to support each other :)

This is a video of a man who had severe burns. It shows how he puts on shoes and dons and doffs a jacket. It also includes some neat adaptive equipment he has, including a fishing pole and bowling ball. I didn't even realize he was wearing a prosthesis at first.