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Tarason Moore, MOT/S

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May 25, 2021

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I recently watched a TED talk by Dushaw Hockett, founder and Executive Director of Safe Places for the Advancement of Community and Equity and listened to a podcast by Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. Both of these advocates spoke on implicit bias and how we need to approach the systematic racism that we have faced in this country for so many years. Implicit bias is a term used to describe the attitudes that we have towards people or the stereotypes we associate towards them without our conscious knowledge. During Dushaw Hockett's talk, he spoke about the three characteristics that make a bias implicit. The first is that it operates on the subconscious level so we do not know we have the bias. The second characteristic is that it runs contrary to conscious beliefs. For example, a person could consciously say they are wanting to help others while subconsciously doing harm in the...

The Importance of Assistive Technology in OT

March 15, 2021

Response to Prompt: What is assistive technology and why is it important in the field of occupational therapy? Technology is used everyday in today's society. We are always using our phones, laptops, tablets, and the list goes on. With the every growing advancements in technology, there are so many amazing ways it can be used to help others do things they would otherwise be unable to do. This is where assistive technology (AT) comes into play. Any material used to improve the functioning capabilities of an individual with a disability is assistive technology. Whether it is a piece of equipment or a program/software, it can help engage someone who has difficulty speaking, writing, learning, walking and much more. There are three categories of assistive technology: low, medium, and high tech. Low tech is the most basic and easiest to use such as adaptive spoons, pencil grips or adaptive game materials. Medium tech calls for additional training or set up time and materials include ba...

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I recently watched a TED talk by Dushaw Hockett, founder and Executive Director of Safe Places for the Advancement of Community and Equity and listened to a podcast by Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. Both of these advocates spoke on implicit bias and how we need to approach the systematic racism that we have faced in this country for so many years. Implicit bias is a term used to describe the attitudes that we have towards people or the stereotypes we associate towards them without our conscious knowledge. During Dushaw Hockett's talk, he spoke about the three characteristics that make a bias implicit. The first is that it operates on the subconscious level so we do not know we have the bias. The second characteristic is that it runs contrary to conscious beliefs. For example, a person could consciously say they are wanting to help others while subconsciously doing harm in the...

The Importance of Assistive Technology in OT

March 15, 2021

Response to Prompt: What is assistive technology and why is it important in the field of occupational therapy? Technology is used everyday in today's society. We are always using our phones, laptops, tablets, and the list goes on. With the every growing advancements in technology, there are so many amazing ways it can be used to help others do things they would otherwise be unable to do. This is where assistive technology (AT) comes into play. Any material used to improve the functioning capabilities of an individual with a disability is assistive technology. Whether it is a piece of equipment or a program/software, it can help engage someone who has difficulty speaking, writing, learning, walking and much more. There are three categories of assistive technology: low, medium, and high tech. Low tech is the most basic and easiest to use such as adaptive spoons, pencil grips or adaptive game materials. Medium tech calls for additional training or set up time and materials include ba...