Types of Clinicians

Occupational therapy practitioners have special knowledge to help people with assistive technology needs in the workplace. Their expertise includes task analysis, changing tasks to match a person’s skills, assistive technology (both high and low tech), and changing the environment to help with participation.

If you would like more information, visit the American Occupational Therapy Association’s website page.

An audiologist can help you determine which assistive listening device will be the best match for you.  

For more information about audiologists and how they may be able to help, Visit the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s web page.

Physical therapists can help improve or restore the mobility, and work with you to find technology to meet your needs. For example a physical therapist can help you explore mobility devices that can make it easier to move around campus.

Learn more by visiting a fact sheet about the benefits of physical therapy created by the American Physical Therapy Association.

A speech-language pathologist can help evaluate your communication needs and explore a range of assistive technology options that will help you communicate independently with others.

Click here to learn how speech-language pathologists work with adults.