A call to action to make occupational therapy history matter Purpose. The purpose of this call to action to make occupational therapy history matter. Historical knowledge is a rich source of professional values and insights into the art, science and practice of...

2/2 Bookmark and use the resource as a proactive response to recent urgent call to action to make #OTHistory matter.
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OT History Matters on X: "Wow - loved listening to Alice Mawerera Moyo. Inspiring and determind. A trailblazer: one of the 1st black OTs in Africa. What a legacy: started OT education at University of Zimbabwe in 1987; almost 300 graduates and PhDs from 2011." / X Wow - loved listening to Alice Mawerera Moyo. Inspiring and determind. A trailblazer: one of the 1st black OTs in Africa. What a legacy: started OT education at University of Zimbabwe in 1987; almost 300 graduates and PhDs from 2011.

Reminds of Alice Mawerera Moyo: a trailblazer at the University of Zimbabwe in 1987. #OTHistory maker, one of the 1st black OTs in Africa.
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Announcement in Paris about a 'collation of the global history of occupational therapy' to mark the 75th anniversary of the World Federation.

Remember this announcement at #WFOT2022? We do!!

Eagerly awaiting an update ink #WFOT2026 about collating the #OTHistory in each country for 75th WFOT anniversary.

Please share any breaking news!

Special message,signed John F Kennedy, from the opening of the World Congress in Philadelphia 'the tremendous power of occupational therapy in rebuilding the shattered hopes of sick and disabled people is well known'

It all begins today 09.02.2026
Opening ceremony #WFOT2026 in Bangkok

#OTHistory: can't resist sharing JFK's welcome message to 1,100 delegates in Philadelphia at the 3rd Congress in 1962. Let's make the profession even stronger!

A belated thanks @dohertyta.bsky.social for sharing amazing impact of Nurses in Red @rcn.org.uk project - cited in our call to action to make #OTHistory matter.

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Extract from World Congress programme. Presenting on Wednesday 11 February at 3.42-3.54. Title: Exploring the past: a documentary analysi of three occupational therapy educational archives.

Success to Judi Pettigrew at #WFOT2026 Presenting on Wednesday, 11.02.2026. in Bangkok @theWFOT Congress.

Proud of esteemed colleague @unioflimerick.bsky.social cutting edge research #OTHistory in Ireland, Wales and beyond.
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Extract from the World Congress programme; Presentation on Thursday 12 February at 10.54.-11.06. Title Making history: innovative strategies for purposeful curation.

Success to Allison Sullivan at #WFOT2026

Presenting on Thursday 12.02.2026. in Bangkok
@theWFOT Congress

Proud of esteemed colleagues @_allisulli @cathymc9781 calling for action to make #OTHistory matter before it’s gone!
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OT History Matters on X: "2/13 A thread with 10 papers showcasing some rare histories of #OccupationalTherapy education. They are from America, Brazil, England and Ireland. Apologies, most are behind paywalls." / X 2/13 A thread with 10 papers showcasing some rare histories of #OccupationalTherapy education. They are from America, Brazil, England and Ireland. Apologies, most are behind paywalls.

It's Education Day #WFOT2026 in Bangkok. Lots of learning!

#OTHistory thread re rare #OTHistory education did for Education Day, Paris.

Please share recent history research into any aspect of #OccupationalTherapy education, anywhere ...

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It's February 2026 - nearly @thewfot Congress in Bangkok!

Let's get in the mood with retweets about #WFOT2022 in Paris!
Sorry, mostly on X.

Starting with 3 #OTHistory presentations in beautiful Bangkok
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Key points from the viewpoint published in the Irish Journal include practical action, such as using a new decision-making to identify heritage assets and strategic actions for organisations, including custodianship, supporting historical literacy and scholarship.

Oh nearly missed this! Thanks @allencognitive
Timely call to make #OTHistory matter after 100+ years neglect.

Love to hear your views. What can you - we all do?
Let's get started and continue @thewfot Congress

Free to read in Irish Journal of OT

A Century of Occupational Therapy: Why the Next 100 Years Matter More Than Ever Introduction To coincide with World Occupational Therapy Day (27 October) and Occupational Therapy Week (3 - 9 November), Carolyne Hague outlines the vital contribution that occupational therapy makes...

1/2 Wow - lovely to see such pride in our #OTHistory
First from adult social services in the community, in the UK
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Bernie Zelitch | Substack This is my bio.... President...

New #OTHistory! Thanks for sharing Katharine Burrage's story, as told by Bernie Zelitch. Always keen to find forgotten pioneers.
Sharing with colleagues @_allisulli @ChrisAlterio any others who know much more about American founders/early proponents, than us.
substack.com/@berniezelit...?

Presentation about innovative strategies to curate OT history on Thursday 12 February 2026.

Two presentations on Wednesday 11 February 2026: about OT education archives and local history- precursors of Occupational Therapy

Wow! 3 papers about #OTHistory on the @thewfot Congress programme in Bangkok in February 2026.

Pleasure. Acknowledges significant contributions to health sector. Suspect many examples, sadly hidden or forgotten. @BAMEOTUK striving to rectify this sorry state in #OTHIstory

Poster has a green background, three columns of information. There is a Limerick University logo on the top left and a Whitchurch Hospital Historical Society logo on the right. Various photos including Thomas Costello dressed in his uniform and cap.

Close up of the poster title, University of Limerick logo and the Whitchurch Hospital Historical Society logo

Photo taken by Judi Pettigrew of the University of Keele

Photo taken by Judi Pettigrew of the ground at the University of Keele

Earlier this week Prof Judi Pettigrew @ul-alliedhealth.bsky.social
presented at @ukahn.bsky.social
Colloquium at Keele University.
The important work of preserving the remarkable collection of the Costello family continues

#OTHistory
#HistNursing

Susan E. Tracy - Wikipedia

Check out her entry on Wikipedia which we expanded in 2023.
All part of our service and mission to make #OTHistory matter!
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Call for Abstracts - WFOT Congress 2026 The Congress Scientific Programme Committee invites submissions from occupational therapists and related professions and roles including students and client/service users. The WFOT Congress Programme ...

Fantastic opportunity @thewfot 2026 Congress in Bangkok.
Call for abstracts has history as a theme alongside theory and models.
Submission deadline is approaching fast - 28 February!
Please retweet and consider sharing #OTHistory in your country.
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E.M. Macdonald's biography viewed 800+ times since June 2023. #OTHIstory maker not forgotten anymore!
Includes a link to a great new entry about #DorsetHouse
Likely to be of interest to many #OccupationalTherapists
@connected2deeot.bsky.social @elizabethcasson.bsky.social @clareot.bsky.social

2024 Poster describing the process and impact of the Nurses in Red project.

Impact in numbers: 31 articles created, 338 articles edited by 15 people. 8 million views of articles.

Why do we love Wikipedia? Simple - it's all about impact!
It's a free, sustainable way to amplify 'notable' #OTHistory and #OTHistory makers.
It's countering decades of neglect and damage to our heritage.
Check out impressive impact of Nurses in Red @rcnlibraries.bsky.social project.

Epic resource. Thanks for doing this. Great to belong to this community and shamelessly promote #OTHistory