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Specialties that change the work
Certified Hand Therapist
A separate exam you can sit after several years of practice and thousands of hours treating hands and arms.
Pediatrics
Handwriting, feeding, sensory processing, play. A large area of the profession.
Driving rehabilitation
Deciding whether a stroke survivor or an older driver can safely keep driving. A short list of people are qualified to do it.
Low vision
Teaching people with failing eyesight how to cook, read and get around again.
Assistive technology
Switches, eye-gaze computers, mounted controls for people who cannot use their hands.