Wichita State pediatric physical therapy team receives grant to expand services in rural schools

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