U. Illinois loans devices, Wi-Fi hotspots for early childhood therapy
Sarah Isaacs, librarian of the Early Childhood Collective (left) and Jill Tompkins, research Information specialist for the collective, sit with iPads to be loaned to families of children with disabilities or developmental delays. (University of Illinois)
Share Dec 21, 2020 | EDSCOOP
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently began loaning digital devices and Wi-Fi hotspots to families of infants and toddlers with disabilities for free so they can participate in virtual doctor visits.
The Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse at UI typically provides in-person speech, occupational therapy and developmental therapy to young children, but since the pandemic has restricted face-to-face meetings, they university switched to a telehealth model. However, this meant that families without access to technology could not receive the therapy they needed for their children, according to a univers