We set up one of the first interactive workshops at our school setting to incorporate occupational therapy services. The teachers try to perform daily activities wearing plastic gloves to simulate decreased sensation. Everyone took turns...
Isabel works on the parallel bars to improve her balance during occupational therapy. Her peers cheer her on.
About 30-40 children with multiple disabilities lived at the children's section of the Julio Endara M. Hospital near Quito, Ecuador. Some...
I took this picture of Alvaro, who found a cart and turned it into a walker. Before this, he crawled on the ground. Just another example of how I got more than I gave in the Peace Corps.
On the left, the boys show the area just before groundbreaking on one of four vocational training buildings. On the right, one of the first photos of the new shops ready to be filled with tools, equipment, and young minds and hands.
My co-worker snapped this photo of the first child we evaluated for Pre-Vocational Training at the Special Education school. Luis told the kids that it was fun.