Tag: Michelle Lange
NRRTS stands on its education offerings
March 1, 2021Liz Beaulieu, Editor
LUBBOCK, Texas – NRRTS expects to continue seeing increased demand for its education in 2021, as registrants and clinicians try to keep up with continuing education requirements during a pandemic that’s limiting in-person events.
NRRTS awarded 50 CEUs or 500 hours of education in March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic first took hold in the U.S., up from 25 CEUs or 250 hours of education before that, says Annette Hodges, director of education.
“It has stayed pretty steady...
Assistive technology's unicorn
September 3, 2019Liz Beaulieu, Editor
ARVADA, Colo. - Michelle Lange, OTR, ATP/SMS, realized she wanted to focus her occupational therapy career on assistive technology during her first job out of college more than 30 years ago. Here's what Lange, who was recently named a RESNA Fellow and who has a private practice, Access to Independence, had to say about AT in the early years—hint, it involved a “Unicorn expanded keyboard”—and why, despite the challenges of the field, she's made if her professional life's work.HME...
Buy the book: Therapists publish guide
November 21, 2017Liz Beaulieu, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - There's a new Bible on seating and mobility.Therapists and ATPs Michelle Lange and Jean Minkel published a clinical resource guide on seating and mobility in November through SLACK Books, part of the Healio Network, that spans a whopping 440 pages.“There are a number of assistive technology books on the market, but some of them haven't been updated in awhile and many of them dedicate only one chapter to seating and mobility,” said Lange, OTR/L ABDA ATP/SMS, who practices...