AOTA’s Federal Affairs team is working with Congressman Bobby Rush of Illinois to introduce new legislation in Congress to help create a more diverse occupational therapy workforce. The legislation would create a new workforce diversity program that would be administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Schools of occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech, and audiology would be able to apply for funds to help recruit and retain students from groups currently underrepresented within the professions.
For more details on this brand new legislation, check out the latest Policy Matters podcast with Heather Parsons and Abe Saffer of the AOTA federal affairs team.
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