Occupational therapy (OT) is a health care profession to increase the individual’s independence using activities that includes everyday tasks. The primary goal of OT is to regain or promote independence by eliminating environmental barriers.
OT has an important role in lives of people with disabilities. In fact, it can help people with physical, sensory or cognitive disabilities to find solutions to task limitations, improving their ability to take part in activities that are necessary in day to day life. This in turn improves overall quality of life.
People with physical disabilities may also benefit from adaptive devices where occupational therapist plays a major role in measurements, feasibility and appropriateness of the devices to the person with disability. The occupational therapist follows the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act to evaluate a client and help in receiving various government schemes to reduce the family’s financial burden. Dec. 3 is celebrated as world Disability day on this day, Occupational therapists and Saveetha College of Occupational Therapy Students and Professionals promise to stay as a back bone for persons with disabilities