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A Story Can Be Short But Powerful – Of Wings and Wind – Reprinted from the NYTimes Tiny Love Stories

Of Wings and Wind – November 2 2021 My daughter was 2 when she was fitted for her first wheelchair. I cried because I feared the wheelchair meant a lifetime of dependence and frustration. When it arrived, I grimaced at its pink metal frame. But not my daughter! Her face lit up. Even then, its …

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Disability Tools That Go Mainstream

Reprinted from the NYTimes 10/18/2021 By Shira Ovide Do you love audiobooks? “You have blind people to thank for that,” said Catherine Kudlick, director of the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University. The godfather of the book being read aloud through your smartphone headphones was Talking Books, the records developed in the 1930s in …

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A Very Cautionary Tale – Nine Therapists Arrested 10/26/2021 in NYC In Scheme To Defraud Program For Disabled Children

Reprinted from the Smithtown News A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Marsiste Adolphe, Margaret Dominique-McLain, Mercedes Falcon, Tracy Gibson, Roselee Johnson, Jeannette Monclova, Manuel Moore, Kikelomo Ogundiran, and Dino Paolicelli with stealing more than $3 million from the New York State Early Intervention Program (the “EIP”), including more than …

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Answers Answers to Your Questions on When to Start Collecting Social Security – Answers to Your Questions on When to Start Collecting Social Securityto Your Questions on When to Start Collecting Social Security

Reprinted from the NYTimes September 3rd 2021 By Susan B. Garland Few retirement issues are as complex and controversial as Social Security and the strategies people can use to maximize their benefits. So we were not surprised that an article The New York Times published in June on how women can make the most of Social Security …

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The Intersection of the 20th Anniversary of 9-11, COVID-19 and Therapists Today

We all have watershed moments in life. Turning points, and exact moments that change the direction of an activity or situation and usually the direction of one’s life. Typically considered momentous, though often recognized only in hindsight. The longer you live, the more watershed moments you experience and integrate into the landscape of your life. …

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State-By-State Requirements For Professional Entities In All 50 States

When starting out, one of the first questions many therapists ask is what the proper legal set up is for their practice.  Every therapist in every state has the option of either being an unincorporated entity (such as a DBA – doing business as) or an incorporated entity ie PC. PLLC.  Here is a state …

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The Issue of IC vs Employee in California Keeps Heating Up! – Court Says California Gig Worker Law is Unconstitutional

Reprinted from the NY Times, By Kate Conger  August 21 2021  Although this law did not directly impact classification of therapists, it adds to the rigidity of California is how they classify workers. Clearly they want the overwhelming majority of the employed in the state classified as employees and nothing else.   A California law that …

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What to Look For in a Physical Therapist? Reprinted from the NYTImes July 6 2021

Written by Dana Smith, this is a ‘gift” for any therapy practice looking for easy marketing. Show them why you check off all the boxes. Not all P.T.s are created equal. Find a professional who values evidence over anecdote. There’s been a quiet revolution taking place in the field of physical therapy. In the early …

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How Do I Know if I Have Adult A.D.H.D.? Reprinted from the NYTimes -By Christina Caron

Two of the biggest areas where I think therapists are “missing the boat”, not taking advantage of trends are oncology rehab ( cancer is now more of a chronic not terminal disease) and adults with ADHD… This Q/A addresses the second area and hopefully can move some therapists to action… ( sadly OT not mentioned) …

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