From Rehab to Real Life: Enhancing Physical Activity for People with Disabilities 1214

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Location: ROOM: Williford A >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford A is the first room on your right.

Corresponding Presenter(s)

Emily Kringle, PhD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, United States

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Presenter(s)

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Amos Badu, BSC Physiotherapy

Graduate Assistant
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Kerri A. Morgan, PhD OTR/L

Associate Professor; Director of Research, Program in Occupational Therapy
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Evidence suggests that physical activity contributes to physical and psychosocial health among people with mobility-related disability. Despite the emerging availability of disability-specific physical activity guidelines, implementation of supportive programming that bridges the rehabilitation-to-community transition remains limited. This symposium aims to advance the discussion of rehabilitation providers’ roles in promoting physical activity in community-based settings.

Learning Objectives:

Describe physical activity guidelines for rehabilitation populations with disabilities.
Name 3 barriers to implementing physical activity guidelines in clinical practice.
Name 3 facilitators that support the implementation of physical activity guidelines in clinical practice.