UCF Physical Therapy Faculty Inducted as Distinguished Fellows of the National Academies of Practice Clinical associate professors Laurie Neely and Jennifer Tucker ’23PhD are honored for exemplary work to promote interprofessional education.
Mighty Knights Program Helps Children with Complex Communication and Motor Needs The program, which launched in Spring 2022, provides inclusive playdates that feature art, music, movement and sensory exploration.
UCF Helps Launch Go Baby Go! in Belgium for Children with Limited Mobility The first Belgian chapter of Go Baby Go!, an outreach program that works to give children with mobility impairments more freedom, launched this week thanks…
New UCF-Created Program Gets Seniors, Kids Exercising Together A new program that gets seniors and children exercising together is happening in the community thanks to two physical-therapy faculty members at the University of…
UCF, Orlando Health Team up to Help Children Vroom Vroom The University of Central Florida and Orlando Health are teaming up today to give some children with limited mobility a little bit of independence. Orlando…
UCF, Orlando Health Team up to Help Children Vroom Vroom The University of Central Florida and Orlando Health are teaming up today to give some children with limited mobility a little bit of independence. Orlando…
Children Who Can’t Walk Race Mini-Cars at UCF Event Ten children got the gift of mobility on Friday at the University of Central Florida, when they rode away with their very own motorized child-sized…
UCF Go Baby Go! Receives President’s Award from National Down Syndrome Congress Jennifer Tucker spent much of her time at last week’s National Down Syndrome Congress Annual Convention in Orlando showcasing and leading efforts to enhance mobility…
UCF Go Baby Go! Provides Modified Toy Cars for 16 More Children UCF’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program hosted a second UCF Go Baby Go! workshop to retrofit motorized toy cars for young children with special needs. UCF physical…
UCF Provides Modified Kiddie Cars to Special Toddlers, Only the Beginning Barnabas Dowdell was born with Down syndrome, and moving his lower body is a challenge. So his mom was astonished when the 13-month-old drove his…
