At Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, Alicia Thomas, MSPT, MPH, Director of Rehabilitation, right; with Helen Ong Hai, PT, MSHS, GCS, Senior Physical Therapist, demonstrated the use of a sock-aid, an adaptive equipment device for individuals lacking the dexterity, strength, or range of motion for putting on socks.
Two informational fairs about disability awareness drew Mount Sinai faculty, staff, and students, as well as patients and community members interested in learning about local organizations and resources dedicated to the care of people with disabilities.
The events, which were held at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and The Mount Sinai Hospital during Disability Awareness Month in October, were hosted by the hospitals’ Diversity Councils and were co-sponsored by the Office for Diversity and Inclusion and The Joseph F. Cullman, Jr. Institute for Patient Experience.
Among those providing educational resources were representatives from the Lighthouse Guild, the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, Access-A-Ride, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and the Harlem Independent Living Center, as well as Mount Sinai staff from a variety of areas, including Language Services, Rehabilitation Medicine and Human Performance, and the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment.