Professional Learning Series: ON Time Mobility: Rights-Based Framework to Support Self-Gen Movement

Описание: United Cerebral Palsy's Professional Learning Series is pleased to welcome Dr. Heather Feldner and Andrina Sabet to present ON Time Mobility: A Rights-Based Framework to Support Self-Generated Movement in Young Children with Disabilities.

After attending this activity, participants will be able to:

—Define the ON Time mobility framework as it relates to children with motor impairments and list two of the framework's central principles.
—Compare and contrast developmental and participation trajectories in children with and without the experience of self-generated mobility.
—Describe three clinical, policy, advocacy, or educational strategies that can be implemented to help facilitate an ON Time mobility approach to mobility intervention for young children with motor impairments.

About the Presenters
Andrina Sabet, PT, is a physical therapist at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation and owner of Mobility Matters, LLC. Her clinical practice includes infants and toddlers through young adults in the Mobility and Seating Clinic, where independent mobility options are a focus for every client. She is actively involved with Go Baby Go, a grassroots, open-source movement centered on social mobility opportunities, clinical research, and technological innovation. Andrina has presented locally and internationally on mobility and positioning and frequently collaborates with manufacturers regarding product development.

Dr. Heather Feldner, PT, PhD, PCS Emeritus, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, core faculty in the Disability Studies Program, and an Associate Director of the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences (CREATE) at the University of Washington. Dr. Feldner’s research is centered at the intersection of mobility, disability, and technology. She is interested in understanding how young children with disabilities learn to use mobility technology, and how technology can be designed and leveraged to enhance development, equitable mobility, and access in the first years of life. Dr. Feldner is also involved in researching ableism, allyship, and disability equity in various contexts, particularly in health professions education and practice. Her current work incorporates multidisciplinary, mixed methods, and participatory approaches drawing from her background as a pediatric physical therapist, doctoral work in disability studies, and postdoctoral fellowship in mechanical engineering.

The UCP Professional Learning Series is hosted in partnership with Gillette Children's and UCP of Central Arizona.

Please note: CME credits are only available to those who attended the session in person on September 18, 2025. Watching the recording does not qualify one for CME credit.