Adaptive Mobility

ICF: Paving the way to a Special Education Inclusion Classroom

June 28, 2011 by Sue Cecere, PT, MIT

Participation is the key to health and well-being. This webinar introduces the International Classification of Function (ICF) and its application to school practice. It also explores the role of the school-based therapist and the alignment of the language of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to the ICF.

 

The (ICF) is a framework that addresses health in the context of what a person wants to be able to do while identifying the multiple factors that impact their participation and inclusion in the classroom.  The viewer will come away with an understanding that intervention in schools can take a variety of forms and needs to be directed at the whole student; addressing only the student’s physical impairments may not lead to the outcomes the student and the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) team desire. Finally, the webinar highlights the importance of facilitating student participation in their educational programs and recognizing the importance of environmental adaptation through the use of adaptive equipment.

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2 Responses to “ICF: Paving the way to a Special Education Inclusion Classroom”

  1. Protasio Chipulu says:
    July 19, 2011 at 2:15 am

    I am a parent of daughter with cerebral palsy. She is 21 years old. I am an executive member of Cerebral Palsy Association of Zambia.

    We would like to promote assistive technology (AT) in Zambia. However, accessing the AT is a problem both in terms of funds and availability in Zambia.

    We woul appreciate to see how you could help, even with second hand equipment.
    Protasio

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    • Elena Horning, MPT says:
      July 21, 2011 at 9:19 am

      Hi Protasio,

      Thank you for contacting us. At Rifton we partner with different organizations that ship overseas. The best help I can give at the moment is to provide the link to an organization which supplies equipment to countries in Africa. You could try contacting them: http://www.ucpwfh.org/

      On our website we also have a list of organizations that routinely receive donated equipment from around the country for repurposing and delivering to people who need it. Some of these also ship overseas and may be helpful.

      Best of luck,

      Elena
      Rifton Equipment

      Reply

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