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Tweets from the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. Representing occupational therapy since 1917.
Bethesda, MD
Joined May 2008
AOTA Board President Dr. Arameh Anvarizadeh joined leaders across healthcare to speak about ED's exclusion of OT programs from the definition of professional programs at a press conference held by Rep. Laura Friedman (CA-30). We need your voice! Act now at https://t.co/x1h4bVmQXr
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Aging brings changes in mobility, and driving challenges can follow. This #OlderDriverSafetyAwarenessWeek, AOTA is equipping OTPs with tools to address the needs of older drivers⎯promoting safe mobility and independence. Find more at https://t.co/uUPWclzGuY
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Great news! Virtual registration is now available for AOTA’s 2025 Children & Youth Specialty Conference 🎉 Discover new ways to support children’s success & expand your impact from wherever you are! 🗓️ December 12-13, 2025 | Register: https://t.co/UEzobGRl7g
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Happy Thanksgiving from AOTA! We’re grateful for the incredible OT community—practitioners, educators, students, advocates, & supporters who advance our profession every day. Please note that AOTA offices will be closed November 27-28 in observance of the holiday.
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If ED moves forward with proposed rules that change loan limits for higher education programs, future OT graduate students will be subject to a lower loan limit. To change this, we need your voice! Go to https://t.co/x1h4bVmQXr 👈 Learn more: https://t.co/nSwm9TtH3S
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AOTA INSPIRE is where OT comes together! Get ready to create unforgettable moments with your peers and discover new ways to create solutions in your clients’ daily lives. 🗓️ April 23-25, 2026 |📍 Anaheim, CA Start planning your professional getaway at https://t.co/Kd1guSCkV8 👈
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📢 Join our webinar on November 20 to discuss the past, present, and future of IDEA—register now:
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Mark 50 years of IDEA with expert insights on OT in schools, past milestones, and why advocacy is key to shaping the next 50 years.
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The Administration is moving to dismantle the Department of Education. IDEA would stay at ED, but K–12 would shift to Labor. AOTA firmly believes that students are best supported when general & special education remain together. Take action: https://t.co/x1h4bVmQXr 👈
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AOTA’s 2025 Education Summit is officially underway in Salt Lake City 🎉 We’re excited to bring educators together to explore new ideas, strengthen teaching practices, and shape the future of occupational therapy education. #OTEdSummit
Flight chaos kept me from conference so I recorded my full talk: “Teaching OT Ethics Through Speculative Fiction” Ethics needs imagination — and safer spaces for honest, heterodox thinking. #OTEdSummit #OccupationalTherapy #HealthPunk 🎥 Video:
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🚨 Today is your last chance to save big on registration with early bird pricing! Book your discounted hotel room by November 19.
Get ready to connect with fellow pediatric OT practitioners in Charlotte, December 12–13! Earn up to 13 contact hours on topics like sleep, assistive technology, handwriting & more. Build your skills and grow your network—register now: https://t.co/UEzobGRl7g
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In a Forbes Advisor article, AOTA’s Chief Programs & Policy Officer Neil Harvison shares why occupational therapy is such a meaningful profession. “Unlike many professions that focus solely on disease management, OTPs look at the whole person." Read more:
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If you’re interested in an allied healthcare career that sees patients as whole people and promotes wellbeing, becoming an occupational therapist (OT) might be a good fit. OTs help people with...
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Get ready to connect with fellow pediatric OT practitioners in Charlotte, December 12–13! Earn up to 13 contact hours on topics like sleep, assistive technology, handwriting & more. Build your skills and grow your network—register now: https://t.co/UEzobGRl7g
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Decentralised Robotics 🧵 I/ Building datasets for embodied AI is tough—humanoid robots need real-world human motion task data, but collecting it at scale has been limited to research lab projects or closed source big labs. At Eidon, we started with our wearable IMU trackers.
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Take home real tools you can use right away! AOTA’s Education Summit is the perfect place to equip yourself with what you need to innovate your teaching and inspire your students ✨ 🗓️ Nov 14-15, 2025 | 📍 Salt Lake City, UT Secure your spot today: https://t.co/gKFn5lPyfg
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Happy #WorldOTDay! 🎉 Today we celebrate the power of occupational therapy and the incredible practitioners helping people of all ages engage in meaningful occupations. Access resources to help promote the profession, advance your practice, & advocate: https://t.co/nmzKNWoifY
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It’s #HealthcareQualityWeek! AOTA is helping you deliver the highest quality care with updated resources: ▪️ Quality Toolkit—now with new assessments in caregiver support, neurology & orthopedics ▪️ Quality Measures Guidance Explore more: https://t.co/SobDHK6pkA
#HQW2025
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🚨Current OT students! You have less than a week to apply to AOTF and @AOTAinc's Institute for Future Scientists in Occupational Therapy, taking place on April 24-25, 2025, in Anaheim, California. 📅Application Deadline: Oct. 22 🔗Apply here: https://t.co/ly9SnE9V2x
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Last chance! The nomination window for AOTA’s 2026 Elections closes tomorrow at 11:59am ET (just before noon). Don’t miss this chance to make an impact on the future of occupational therapy! Nominate yourself or someone you know now at https://t.co/1vZFgEctgr
#AOTAElections
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AOTA uses elections or appointments when a volunteer committee is needed or in cases of governance business. All elected or appointed positions are managed through AOTA's Volunteer Leadership...
⏰ Reminder: AOTA 2026 Election Nominations are open! Your leadership matters— if you have ideas, passion, or a vision for the future of OT, step forward! Nominate yourself or someone else at https://t.co/1vZFgEd15Z. 🗓️ Deadline: October 16 at 11:59 am ET #AOTAElections
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Advocacy is a team effort—and YOU are part of that team! Celebrate 47 years of impact this #AOTPAC Day of Giving 🎉 Every contribution helps amplify OT’s voice in Congress. AOTA members—make your contribution now at https://t.co/31H0gvXcpO
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Be part of the conversations shaping OT education! ✨ Join educators, faculty & academic leaders at AOTA’s Education Summit—Nov 14–15 in Salt Lake City. Explore inclusive, student-centered teaching & build your educator toolkit. Register now 👉 https://t.co/etBcBKa8ST
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🎉 We’re one week away from AOTPAC’s Annual Day of Giving! On October 14, join your fellow AOTA members in celebrating 47 years of advocacy for OT by making a special contribution to AOTPAC. Learn more: https://t.co/31H0gvXcpO
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