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Whether you work in a school, hospital, inpatient, or outpatient setting you’ll find valuable and up-to-date resources in our education center.

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School-Based Therapy
A boy sits in a Rifton Compass Chair and kicks his feet in the air.
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The Compass Chair: A Classroom Seating Option for the Child with Autism
It’s an ongoing discussion, and one that anyone involved in some way with students with autism are familiar with. How do I get my students to concentrate so that they can learn? Can they ever sit still enough at a desk to learn the…
A girl stands in a Rifton Stander and talks with her therapist.
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The School-Based Team: Fostering Therapist-Teacher Collaboration
A collaborative team approach is best practice in a school-based setting for students with disabilities. Educators, classroom staff, related service providers like speech, OT, and PT, families and the students themselves are all valuable…
A girl rides on a red Rifton Adaptive Tricycle.
Article
Adaptive Tricycles in Schools
For a child with a disability such as cerebral palsy, the primary goal for the school-based therapist is to improve access to education.
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Funding Guides
a boy in a Rifton Adaptive Tricycle
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Funding Assistance for Adaptive Equipment
Sometimes it can seem impossible to find funding for a piece of adaptive equipment you know will vastly enrich and enhance your child or client’s life. Start by reading the online guides listed below to check that you have tried all…
A boy sits on a trike while his caregiver smiles and claps with him.
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Adaptive Tricycle Funding Resources
Riding a bike is an important part of childhood. But for a child with disabilities, we think it’s a medical necessity. Beyond the joy and exhilaration of free-wheeling movement, the opportunity for reciprocal lower extremity exercise…
A girl walking in a Rifton Pacer, smiling with her therapist
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Navigating the Funding Maze for Assistive Technology
These funding tips will help you successfully navigate funding sources more effectively and avoid unnecessary delays, to get children the equipment they need.
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