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Tammy Bruegger
Additional Positions
Director Missouri Assistive Technology Satellite Center
DEI CNHP Fellowship
Degrees
OTD Occupational Therapy, University of Kansas
M.S.E. Special Education, University of Kansas
B.S. Occupational Therapy, University of Kansas
Professional Experience
• Therapy for Kids (private practice), 1994-present
• The Rehabilitation Institute (AbilityKC), 1982-1996
Pediatric Program Coordinator, Assistive Technology Program Coordinator, Work Capacity Program Coordinator, Sheltered Workshop OT, Inpatient/Outpatient Pediatric and Adult Therapist, School-based OT.
The Rehabilitation Institute (AbilityKC) Program for Blind, 1982-1983
Visiting Nurses Association, 1982-1983
• Fieldwork: St. Joseph Hospital Rehabilitation, Jenny Edmundson Hospital, Psychiatric Unit, St. Luke's Hospital/Children's Spot, Pediatrics
Professional Licensures and Certifications
• Kansas Occupational Therapy Association, KOTA - 2023
• Missouri Occupational Therapy License, MOTA - 2023
• Occupational Therapist Registered, Kansas Board of Healing Arts - 2022
• Assistive Technology Practitioner, RESNA - 2022
• Assistive Technology Practitioner, Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America (RESNA) - 2020
• National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy, NBCOT - 1982
Research
• Increasing Participation in Occupations & Literacy Activities Using Assistive Technology, American Occupational Therapy Conference, 2024
• Impact of Eye Gaze Technology on Visual Processing & Occupational Performance in Children With Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment, American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, 2024
• Occupational Therapy Role in Supporting Functional Literacy Demands During Everyday Life Skills: An Exploratory National Survey, American Occupational Therapy National Conference, 2024
• Exploring Sensory Processing and Effects of Eye Gaze Technology on Participation and Quality of Life in Children with Cortical Visual Impairment, 2024 AOTA and Closing the Gap Assistive Technology Conference, 2024
• Developing Reflective Learning Through Simulation-Based Experiences, Innovation Summit for Health Professions Education, 2023
• Diagnosis and Developmental Indicators for Early Identification, Assessment, and Intervention of a Child with CVI: A Case Study, Vision 2023 Denver International Conference: Low Vision Across the Lifespan
• Examining the Effect of Eye Gaze Technology on Children with Cortical Visual Impairment & Its Impact on Occupational Performance, AOTA Inspire 2023
• Being Real! Use of Simulation to Improve the Effectiveness and Active Student Engagement in OT Education, 2023 AOTA Inspire Annual Conference
• Correlation of Sensory Processing, Coping, Participation in, and Quality of Life of Children with Visual Impairments, 2022 AOTA Inspire Conference
• Use of Eye Gaze Technology as an Assessment and Intervention for Visual Skills and Its Impact on Occupational Performance in Children with Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment, 2022 AOTA Inspire Conference
• Occupational Therapy's Expanding Role in the Utilization of Literacy to Improve Outcomes, AOTA Children and Youth Conference, 2021
• The Supporting Role of School-based Therapists with Use and Implementation of Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning Tools, Imagine 2021 Virtual Conference for School Based Practice
• Use of Eye Gaze Technology as an Assessment and Intervention for Visual Skills and its Impact on Occupational Performance in Children with Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment, Virtual CATE 2021 Conference: Conference for Assistive Technology and Education
• Use of Eye Gaze Technology to Improve Visual Skills and Impact on Occupational Performance with Children Who have Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment, American Occupational Therapy Association, 2021
• Can Eye Gaze Technology Improve Visual Skills and Participation with Children Who Have Cortical / Cerebral Visual Impairment?, Closing the Gap Solutions, 2021
• OT's Role in Literacy through the Lifespan, AOTA Webinar, 2020
Awards
Kansas Occupational Therapy Association Clinical Award of Excellence
Biography
- Professional experience with children and adults with multiple neurological, developmental and orthopedic complex needs
- Certified Assistive Technology Practitioner
- Teaching focuses on psychosocial/occupational aspects of care, therapeutic use of self, cultural aspects of care, group interventions, lifespan development: infancy through aging adult, gerontology, environmental assessment, low vision/blindness, assistive technology/universal design all populations, health literacy and support for vision development, assessment and interventions, assistive technology with children