Faculty members on the pediatric team in Wichita State’s Department of Physical Therapy have been awarded a prestigious grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation’s 2024 Priority Impact Quality of Life grants program. The $35,000 grant will provide access to assistive technology to help students in public schools with physical disabilities.
The grant will provide the following:
- Assistive technology equipment
- Training and resources for physical therapists and school clinicians
- Funding for the development of training modules on how to use the equipment
- Resources to develop a website to guide therapists on how to obtain and efficiently utilize assistive technologies