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Carole Dennis, a co-founder of Assistance in Motion and professor emerita in the Department of Occupational Therapy, and Sharon Stansfield, the other co-founder and professor in the Department of Computer Science, began research at the college in 2001 to fill the gap they noticed in mobility aids for infants and toddlers with motor impairment.

Faculty founds tech company to bring mobility to children

By Noa Ran-Ressler, Staff Writer • September 26, 2022
Current and former Ithaca College faculty founded a company to build robots in the hopes of bringing mobility to children with motor impairment.
Junior Molly MacFarland addresses the prevalence of brain injuries. The Brain Injury Association of America recognizes March as Brain Injury Awareness Month.

Commentary: Brain injury awareness needs to be illuminated

By Molly MacFarland • March 4, 2021
It is crucial to remember that those who have sustained brain injuries are valuable members of our communities too and deserve utmost respect. 
Disability Education, Alliance and Resources at Ithaca College (DEAR@IC), a club that aims to form a community for people with disabilities and their allies, writes as a collective on how remote learning affects those with disabilities.

Commentary: Online learning is not equitable for everyone

By Ari Domeraski and Rachel King • October 7, 2020
Empathy at this time is so important — even small gestures can go a long way. Take care of yourselves and each other.
Karina McMahon, a fifth-year occupational therapy student, smiles with a child at the Prosthetics for Life Foundation, a clinic developed by former professor Kit Frank and her husband Robert Frank '73 in Ibarra, Ecuador.

Former professor starts Prosthetics for Life Foundation in Ecuador

By Mary Ford, Staff Writer • October 1, 2014
Kit Frank, an Ithaca College adjunct professor from 2007-2011, and her husband Robert Frank '73 founded a clinic in Ecuador designed to give well-fitting prosthetics to those who need them.

Editorial: Under one woof

By The Ithacan • October 23, 2013

Disabilities are not always visible. Emotional and mental impairments could be harder to prove than physical disabilities. Receiving accommodations at Ithaca College is difficult, as it requires thorough...

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