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18 July 2024

South Asian Heritage Month

South Asian Heritage Month began in 2020 and runs from 18 July – 17 August each year. The month helps us focus on understanding the diverse heritage, communities and cultures that link the UK with South Asia. You can learn more about South Asian Heritage Month at...

01 July 2024

Exploring the intersection of the LGBTQIA+ and disabled communities in the UK

Jo Baker (she/her) and Gen Smyth (she/her) are colleague network leads at RCOT. Jo leads the LGBTQIA+ Colleague Network and Gen leads the Disability and Menopause Colleague Networks. They’ve taken some time to reflect on the intersecting challenges between LGBTQIA+ and disabled experiences and what...

01 July 2024

Disability Pride Month at RCOT

What is Disability Pride Month? July is Disability Pride Month. It’s a month to celebrate each person’s uniqueness and open up conversations around stigma, discrimination and the contributions of disabled people. We continue to work hard as an organisation, and as part of the wider occupational...

28 June 2024

Applications for the Innovation Seed Fund have now closed

All funds have now been allocated for the Innovation Seed Fund, so we’re unable to accept any more applications. £5,000 has been awarded to help fund activities, giving a boost to change projects in occupational therapy and progressing projects for the innovators who have applied. We are extremely...

27 June 2024

Welcome to our new Council members

At our Annual General Meeting held online on 27 June, we announced the results of the BAOT Council elections as voted for by the membership. Please join us in congratulating and welcoming: Neil Carnegie who joins us as Council Member, Scotland Aisling Durkin - who joins us as Council Member,...

14 June 2024

Over 9 million put off voting because of their health

One in six (17%) people in the UK aged 18 and over would be put off voting because of their physical or mental health – equivalent to over 9 million people. And one in 14 (7%) would be put off by not having the right ID to vote. That’s according to a survey by the Royal College of Occupational...

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