Functional life skills for students with intellectual and physical disabilities

Audra Huerta, OTD, OTR/L, an occupational therapist with the Santa Cruz County Office of Education in Santa Cruz, CA, spoke with Susan Cahill, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, AOTA’s Director of Evidence-Based Practice, about using evidence to meet the needs of students who have significant disabilities and who require extensive learning supports in the public schools.