Thinking Through Making
As this author poured through the data from a study of 30 stroke survivors, she found she “couldn’t move past the emotion present in the text.” The study sought to understand factors affecting success in an OT program. But the words of the interviewees went far deeper. To attempt to fully understand their realities, she turned to her own creative core—quilting—and translated black-and-white data points into the living colors of individual emotions.
We Are All Missing Something: A Meditation on Amputation, Constraints, and Creativity
This brilliant Perspective raises a profound question: what if ‘disability’ is simply one point on a spectrum of constraints that inspire creativity in every person on earth? The author states, “…I struggle to know at what point I qualified in the minds of others as ‘disabled.’” He presents a powerful argument for focusing on what humans can do, and not on what may constrain us at any given point in our lives. A poetic must-read.
Call for Submissions: Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Student Essay Contest 2025-26
Call for Submissions: Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Student Essay Contest 2025-26 In collaboration with the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (JHR) advocates for the importance of the humanities, ethics, and professionalism in physical therapy education practice because excellent clinical practice requires the ability to make meaningful connections with patients and to […]
Call for Submissions: Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Student Essay Contest 2017-18
Physical Therapy Student Essay Contest In collaboration with the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy Download the article (PDF) The Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation (JHR) advocates for the importance of the humanities, ethics, and professionalism in physical therapy education practice because excellent clinical practice requires the ability to make meaningful connections with patients and […]
Call for Submissions: Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Student Essay Contest 2018-19
Physical Therapy Student Essay Contest In collaboration with the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy Download the article (PDF) The Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation (JHR) advocates for the importance of the humanities, ethics, and professionalism in physical therapy education practice because excellent clinical practice requires the ability to make meaningful connections with patients and […]
Call for Submissions: Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Student Essay Contest 2019-20
Physical Therapy Student Essay Contest In collaboration with the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy Download the article (PDF) The Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation (JHR) advocates for the importance of the humanities, ethics, and professionalism in physical therapy education practice because excellent clinical practice requires the ability to make meaningful connections with patients and […]
Call for Submissions: Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Student Essay Contest 2022-2023
Physical Therapy Student Essay Contest In collaboration with the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy Download the article (PDF) The Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation (JHR) advocates for the importance of the humanities, ethics, and professionalism in physical therapy education practice because excellent clinical practice requires the ability to make meaningful connections with patients and […]
The Advancing Accessibility and Disability Equity Summit: An Introduction and Reflection on Key Take-Aways
In her introduction to this special issue, Amanda Sharp, PT, DPT, PhD, presents a detailed report of how the Advancing Accessibility and Disability Equity Summit was envisioned and then brought to fruition. Sharp presents a day-by-day account of the Summit’s presentations, panel discussions, roundtables, and more. Her detailed recounting of the event offers a blueprint for other educators and practitioners seeking to develop their own forums on disability and inclusion. “All are invited to reconsider disability within and external to physical therapy,” she states.
We Are No Longer Alone: Student Panelist Reflections on the Advancing Accessibility and Disability Equity Summit
In a vibrant panel discussion on Day One of the Summit, five DPT students with disabilities presented their lived experiences in telling, poignant detail. Attendees later agreed this panel was the “pinnacle of the day.” In this article, the students note the effect their participation had on their own hearts and minds as well; their words show a renewed sense of hope and purpose. “This was a real meeting of the minds to solve the issues blocking the accessibility of our profession,” one author says. “I quickly began taking notes on these topics to take back to my program.”
Special Issue Editorial: An Invitation to Reorient and Re-imagine
In her editorial, Sarah Caston, PT, DPT, lays the groundwork for this special JHR issue and the importance of disability inclusion and equitable access within the rehabilitation profession. She argues that inclusiveness and justice are not inherent to caring professions and that clinicians and educators should seek spaces that encourage curiosity and vulnerability. She provides readers with action steps to “inspire[s] the moral courage needed to continue the vital and necessary work of caring for each other.”