Occupational Therapy Solutions for People Living with ALS

Title: Making Daily Life Easier: Occupational Therapy Solutions for People Living with ALS

Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 12pm CT

Link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NvIxvs4-TQSR5BwY_maltA

About the Program: Join us for an informative session about how occupational therapy can support your daily activities and quality of life while living with ALS. Becca Schroeder, MOT, OTR/L, will explore practical strategies, adaptive equipment, and energy conservation techniques that can help you maintain independence in your home and community utilizing her skills as an occupational therapist paired with the expertise of people living with ALS. This webinar will provide you with actionable tools and resources to navigate daily challenges with confidence. The Les Turner ALS Foundation is proud to offer this webinar at no cost to the ALS community. Thank you to the Gilbert & Jacqueline Fern Foundation & Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America for sponsoring this webinar.

About the Speaker: Becca has been an Occupational Therapist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital since 2018 where she works with a wide variety of patients with different backgrounds and diagnosis. In 2019, she began working at the Lois Insolia Clinic at the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine. Here she provides consultative services for those living with ALS and Muscular Dystrophy. Becca enjoys problem solving with her clients to discover ways to make completing everyday living activities more manageable.