Klamath Falls: Gizmos and Gadgets for Everyday Life (In-Person)

Every day there are activities in our lives that we need to or want to do – making a meal, taking a shower, balancing our checkbook, playing a musical instrument, working in the garden. With Parkinson’s, sometimes one’s ability to do these actives confidently and safely can be affected. When this happens, working with an Occupational Therapist (OT) can by extremely beneficial!

Join Mallory Apel, OTD for an interactive and engaging discussion about what OTs do, how they help their clients, and explore the many adaptive "gizmos and gadgets" they use to help people achieve their goals. You will discover that there is much more to working with an OT than just the activities of daily living!

Mallory will also explain how to set specific, achievable, goals and what to expect when working with an Occupational Therapist. Attendees will have the opportunity to try some devices and have an open conversation with Mallory about the tools that could work for them.

Dr. Mallory Apel, OTD is an occupational therapist and was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. Mallory went to Eastern Michigan University for her Bachelor's of Biology and Masters of Occupational Therapy. Mallory then went to the University of Alabama at Birmingham for her Doctorate in vision therapy. Before moving to Klamath in 2018, she was a travel therapist traveling from coast to coast and working in various settings. Mallory's work passions are vision conditions such as low vision, developmental vision, and neurologic vision issues, as well as treating a variety of neurologic conditions including Parkinson's. Outside of work, Mallory's passions include traveling, hiking, and being outside with her pets.

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