An open letter from AbleOTUK for Occupational Therapy Week 2026 This Occupational Therapy Week, our profession is celebrating the theme Participation Changes Everything. As occupational therapists, we recognise the importance of meaningful occupation for health, wellbeing, identity and belonging. We also understand that participation is not simply a matter of individual ability or motivation. ItContinue reading “Participation Changes Everything, but What Happens When Access Is Denied?”
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Disability Pride Month 2026: Five Years of AbleOTUK and Looking to the Future
July has always been a special month for AbleOTUK. It is Disability Pride Month, but it is also our birthday month. This year marks five years since a group of disabled and neurodivergent occupational therapists, students, educators and researchers came together with a simple belief: we belong in our profession, our lived experience matters, andContinue reading “Disability Pride Month 2026: Five Years of AbleOTUK and Looking to the Future”
