About Me
My name is Emily Amaral. I'm a 2nd-year graduate student pursuing my Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from NYU Steinhardt. In 2012, I received my Bachelor of Science in Art Therapy with a minor in Photography at Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus. I graduated summa cum laude, was the 2012 recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence, and was admitted into Phi Eta Honor Society "in recognition of outstanding accomplishments".
As a future Occupational Therapist, I aspire to work with pediatrics in a school-based setting and/or an outpatient sensory gymnasium. While at NYU, I conducted an independent critically appraised topic on hippotherapy [therapeutic horseback riding], seeking to answer the question "How do hippotherapy lessons effect the gross motor skills of children with Cerebral Palsy?" This research project was personally relevant to me, as I have volunteered at S.H.I.N.E., HorseAbility, and GallopNYC. I also evented before college, rode hunt seat equitation at the intercollegiate level, and was captain of LIU Post's equestrian team in 2010. A second professional goal of mine is to become a PATH-certified riding instructor to teach therapeutic horseback riding lessons.
To enrich my education, I decided to travel abroad to Africa in January 2014 in between academic semesters. I am taking Disability in a Global Context to learn about the impact of disabilities in several different settings. This blog will include photographs, assignments, essays, reactions, and other information that is related to the course.
Contact me at emily.amaral@nyu.edu.
About the Course
Courtesy of http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/study_abroad/programs/DisabilityGlobalContext:As a future Occupational Therapist, I aspire to work with pediatrics in a school-based setting and/or an outpatient sensory gymnasium. While at NYU, I conducted an independent critically appraised topic on hippotherapy [therapeutic horseback riding], seeking to answer the question "How do hippotherapy lessons effect the gross motor skills of children with Cerebral Palsy?" This research project was personally relevant to me, as I have volunteered at S.H.I.N.E., HorseAbility, and GallopNYC. I also evented before college, rode hunt seat equitation at the intercollegiate level, and was captain of LIU Post's equestrian team in 2010. A second professional goal of mine is to become a PATH-certified riding instructor to teach therapeutic horseback riding lessons.
To enrich my education, I decided to travel abroad to Africa in January 2014 in between academic semesters. I am taking Disability in a Global Context to learn about the impact of disabilities in several different settings. This blog will include photographs, assignments, essays, reactions, and other information that is related to the course.
Contact me at emily.amaral@nyu.edu.
About the Course
OT-GE 2171 Section 095 (Class number 4260)
Disability in a Global Context: Ghana (3 credits)
Location: Accra, Ghana
Program Dates: January 5 - 18, 2014
This course offers an interdisciplinary examination of disability in within the environmental and socio-cultural contexts of Ghana. We encourage students from education, health, social science and humanities fields to take this course.
Students will visit a variety of settings to observe the participation of children and adults with disabilities in social, health, and educational settings; learning from people with disabilities and those who work with them. Discussions of environmental and contextual issues that limit the individuals’ ability to participate in activities will take place. Local experts offer guest lectures. Students learn through lecture, discussion, and situational participation activities. Students will learn how disability is shaped by contextual influences across and within cultures. To take advantage of the surroundings, trips to local health, social, and educational facilities are planned. Additionally, trips to cultural sites of interest are planned.
