Handwriting for Heroes
Blog URL http://HandwritingForHeroes.com
Located Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
Tags handwriting, occupational therapy, OT, rehabilitation, disabilities, amputees, handicapped, healing, hands
Supporting Occupational Therapists and their clients with upper-extremity injuries including amputees, accident victims, and disease survivors regain their handwriting skills and thus their self-esteem.
Latest Blog Posts
- Rebeccas Reads reviews Handwriting For Heroes on Nov 14, 2009 in Reviews
Handwriting for Heroes: Learn to Write with Your Non-Dominant Hand in Six Weeks Kathleen Yancosek and Kristin Gulick Loving Healing Press (2009) ISBN 9781932690699 Reviewed by Randy A Lakin for RebeccasReads (11/09) When I first received this book, o...
- One-Handed backpacks – Your Survival Kit on Jun 3, 2009 in Resources
This is from a project that we did at Walter Reed to provide the injured service members with a “survival kit” of one-handed gadgets and helpful materials (books and inspirational calendar). You may want to use this list or adapt it for your...
- One-Handed backpacks - Your Survival Kit on Jun 3, 2009 in Resources
This is from a project that we did at Walter Reed to provide the injured service members with a “survival kit” of one-handed gadgets and helpful materials (books and inspirational calendar). You may want to use this list or adapt it for your...
- Self-Perception Questionnaire on Handwriting Ability on May 26, 2009 in Resources
The “Self-Perception Questionnaire on Handwriting Ability” is a new instrument that can be used to track self-rating of handwriting skills as a pre-test and post-test around a program of Occupational Therapy. Please feel free to download...
- Injury-induced Hand Dominance Transfer, One- Handed ADLs, and Fine Motor Control in Functional Tasks on Apr 30, 2009 in Uncategorized
- Radiation Induced Brachial Plexopathy (RIBP) and Handwriting on Mar 5, 2009 in Uncategorized
Radiation-Induced Brachial Plexopathy (RIBP) is a progressive and painful paralysis of the arm and shoulder, brought on by radiation treatment for breast cancer and certain other cancers. With improvements in radiation technology, RIBP is rare these...
- Upcoming article in OT Practice on Feb 25, 2009 in Uncategorized
Look for an article by Kristin Gulick on helping clients learn to write with the nondominant hand in the “In the Clinic” department of the June 15 issue of OT Practice. We’ll post links when the issue goes to press.
