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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 OTAC Conference Sponsor &amp; Exhibitor Registration (01/22/2026)</title>
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&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;OTAC 2026 Annual Conference&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Sponsor and Exhibitor Registration&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt; September 24th - 27th&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Granby, Colorado&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#F7941D"&gt;Sponsors are present all weekend &amp;amp; exhibitors are present Saturday!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;OTAC anticipates around 200 registrants&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;will join us for a weekend full of interactive educational and rejuvenating sessions at the beautiful Sun Outdoors Resort in Granby, Colorado.&lt;/p&gt;

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      &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#373737"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Learn more about what's included in your registration &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Sponsor-and-Exhibitor-Registration" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#373737"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Need accommodations? &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Conference-Accommodations" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: normal;"&gt;Click here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#373737"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Check out our &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/OTAC-2025-Conference" target="_blank"&gt;conference page&lt;/a&gt; for the most up to date information!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#008093" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our conference sponsors and exhibitors contribute to the overall success of our conference and our attendees look forward to networking with you!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Still have questions? Please contact OTAC at&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info@otacco.org" target="_blank"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#F7941D"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Cancellation Policy:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;All cancellations and requests for refunds must be submitted in writing via email to OTAC. Refund requests received by Thursday, August 20th will receive a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee. Refunds received from August 20th through September 1st&amp;nbsp; will receive a 50% refund minus a $25 administrative fee. There are no refunds after September 1st or for no-shows. Refunds will be processed 30 days after the event.&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>OTAC 2026 Conference Registration: Early Bird! (02/25/2026)</title>
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&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2026 OTAC Annual Conference Registration: Practitioner Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Join OTAC for our annual innovative occupation-based conference in beautiful Granby, Colorado!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;September 24th - 27th&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Location:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Sun Outdoors in Granby, Colorado&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Theme:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Summit to Success: Reaching New Heights in OT&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1F1F1F"&gt;The 2026 OTAC Conference will build on the success of our 2024 and 2025 conferences, featuring&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-start="331" data-end="371" style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1F1F1F"&gt;interactive, activity-based sessions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1F1F1F"&gt;&amp;nbsp;that take full advantage of our unique outdoor setting, along with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-start="439" data-end="479" style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1F1F1F"&gt;engaging indoor learning experiences&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1F1F1F"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1F1F1F"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(247, 148, 29);"&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Early bird pricing ends and rates increase August 27th!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(247, 148, 29);"&gt;&lt;font color="#F7941D" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;OTAC Member Registration Options&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;We’re pleased to share that conference registration rates remain the same as last year as well as adding a one day option. We’re committed to keeping this event accessible while continuing to provide a high-quality, engaging experience for all attendees.&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OTAC Member Early Bird Full Weekend:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;$300&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;span style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Full weekend includes Thursday night through Sunday morning.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(34, 30, 31);"&gt;OTAC Member Early Bird Single Day :&lt;/strong&gt; $175&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;em&gt;Friday or Saturday only&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;Presenters please use discount code provided to you - email info@otacco.org if you need support.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(247, 148, 29);"&gt;&lt;font color="#F7941D"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Non-Member Registration Options&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#1F1F1F"&gt;If you are an out of state practitioner or another discipline.&amp;nbsp; Email OTAC with proof of your state association membership to receive our OTAC member pricing!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F"&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Non-Member Early Bird Full Weekend:&lt;/strong&gt; $375&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Full weekend includes Thursday night through Sunday morning.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Non-Member Early Bird Single Day:&lt;/strong&gt; $250&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Friday or Saturday only&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Looking for student registration? &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/event-6557116" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Click here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#F7941D" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Additional Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Check out the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Conference-2026"&gt;main conference page&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the most up to date information!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Accommodations:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Sun Outdoors is offering a discount on nightly rates.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Conference-Accommodations"&gt;Learn more here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;about Sun Outdoors as well as alternative lodging options.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Sponsor and Exhibitor:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Learn more about our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Conference-Sponsors-Exhibitors" target="_blank"&gt;2026 Conference Sponsors &amp;amp; Exhibitors!&lt;/a&gt; Want to become a sponsor or exhibitor?&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Sponsor-and-Exhibitor-Registration"&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Food Notes:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;We encourage you to save on your costs by bringing your own snacks, drinks and other food. Sun Outdoors will offer a discount at their restruraunts for attendees - stay tuned for more info!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OTAC Food:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Thursday night cash bar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Friday, Saturday &amp;amp; Sunday morning - coffee (ALL DAY - we heard you, OTP's love their coffee!) &amp;amp; tea bar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Friday &amp;amp; Saturday happy hour with free appetizers: Chicken Quesadillas, Beef Teriyaki Satay Skewer (GF, DF), Vegetarian Antipasti Skewers (GF)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Sunday morning free breakfast burritos (&lt;strong&gt;must pre-order in early bird registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;!&lt;/strong&gt;)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55);"&gt;Food Stores&lt;/strong&gt;: King Soopers in Granby and Sun Outdoors also has a large community store (with food) on site.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55);"&gt;Restaurants&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Sun Outdoors Summit Bar &amp;amp; Grill (open for lunch and dinner - 10pm)&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://browse-us.preoday.com/Sun-Outdoors/RRR-Summit#/main/venue/menu"&gt;Menu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55);"&gt;Other:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;view nearby restaurants (and other local information)&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.destinationgranby.com/restaurants/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55);"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 128, 147);"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Media:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Please note that photographs and video may be taken throughout the conference and used for promotional purposes, including on our website, social media and other association materials. If you prefer not to have your photo used, please let us know at check-in and we will be happy to accommodate your request.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;COVID-19/Health Policy:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;OTAC gives priority to our attendees’ and clients’ health.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;If you are ill, experiencing symptoms or have knowingly been exposed to COVID-19, please stay home. Reach out to info@otacco.org for next steps!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancellations:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;All cancellations and requests for refunds must be submitted in writing via email to OTAC. Refund requests received by August 11th will receive a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee. Refunds received from August 11th through September 1st will receive a 50% refund minus a $25 administrative fee. There are no refunds after September 1 or for no-shows. Refunds will be processed 30 days after the event. Substitute attendees are encouraged.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>OTAC 2026 Student Conference Registration (02/26/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.otacco.org/resources/Pictures/Conference%202026/Graphics/Conference%20banner.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2026 OTAC Annual Conference Registration: Student Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Join OTAC for our annual innovative occupation-based conference in beautiful Granby, Colorado!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;September 24th - 27th&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Location:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Sun Outdoors in Granby, Colorado&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Theme:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Summit to Success: Reaching New Heights in OT&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Students are the future of occupational therapy and we are excited to have you at conference! Join us to learn, network and be inspired by leaders as well as peers from across the state.&amp;nbsp; Student registration pricing does not increase from early bird to regular registration, so you can register whenever it works best for you.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(247, 148, 29); font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Student Registration Options&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;If you are an out of state student, email info@otacco.org with proof of your state association membership to receive student discount.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student Member Weekend:&lt;/strong&gt; $165&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;em&gt;This includes Thursday night through Sunday morning.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Student Member Poster/Project Presenter:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; $115&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;This includes Thursday night through Sunday morning.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student Member 1 Day Friday:&lt;/strong&gt; $75&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student Member 1 Day Saturday:&lt;/strong&gt; $75&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student Volunteer:&lt;/strong&gt; Free*&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;em&gt;*A call for 15 student volunteers will go out late summer, please wait to register if you plan to apply to volunteer.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Looking for practitioner registration? &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/event-6557140" target="_blank"&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#F7941D" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#F7941D" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional Information&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 300; font-family: Lato;"&gt;Check out the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Conference-2026" target="_blank" style="font-weight: 300;"&gt;main conference page&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 300; font-family: Lato;"&gt;for the most up to date information!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 300; font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 128, 147);"&gt;Accommodations:&lt;/strong&gt; Sun Outdoors is offering a discount on nightly rates. &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Conference-Accommodations" target="_blank"&gt;Learn more here&lt;/a&gt; about Sun Outdoors as well as alternative lodging options.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Sponsor and Exhibitor:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; Learn more about our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Conference-Sponsors-Exhibitors" target="_blank"&gt;2026 Conference Sponsors &amp;amp; Exhibitors!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;Wa&lt;/span&gt;nt to become a sponsor or exhibitor - &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Sponsor-and-Exhibitor-Registration" target="_blank"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Pricing/Food Notes:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;We encourage you to save on your costs by bringing your own snacks, drinks, and other food.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Sun Outdoors will offer a discount at their restruraunts for attendees - stay tuned for more info!&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Thursday night cash bar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Friday, Saturday &amp;amp; Sunday morning - coffee (ALL DAY - we heard you, OTP's love their coffee!) &amp;amp; tea bar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Friday &amp;amp; Saturday happy hour with free appetizers: Chicken Quesadillas, Beef Teriyaki Satay Skewer (GF, DF), Vegetarian Antipasti Skewers (GF)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Sunday morning free breakfast burritos (&lt;strong&gt;must pre-order in early bird registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;!&lt;/strong&gt;)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55);"&gt;Food Stores&lt;/strong&gt;: King Soopers in Granby and Sun Outdoors also has a large community store (with food) on site.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55);"&gt;Restaurants&lt;/strong&gt; - Sun Outdoors Summit Bar &amp;amp; Grill (open for lunch and dinner - 10pm) &lt;a href="https://browse-us.preoday.com/Sun-Outdoors/RRR-Summit#/main/venue/menu" target="_blank" style=""&gt;Menu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55);"&gt;Other:&lt;/strong&gt; view nearby restaurants (and other local information) &lt;a href="https://www.destinationgranby.com/restaurants/" target="_blank" style=""&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br&gt;

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&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 128, 147);"&gt;Media:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Please note that photographs and video may be taken throughout the conference and used for promotional purposes, including on our website, social media and other association materials. If you prefer not to have your photo used, please let us know at check-in and we will be happy to accommodate your request.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;COVID-19/Health Policy:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;OTAC gives priority to our attendees’ and clients’ health.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;If you are ill, experiencing symptoms or have knowingly been exposed to COVID-19, please stay home. Reach out to info@otacco.org for next steps!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancellations:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;All cancellations and requests for refunds must be submitted in writing via email to OTAC. Refund requests received by August 11th will receive a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee. Refunds received from August 11th through September 1st will receive a 50% refund minus a $25 administrative fee. There are no refunds after September 1 or for no-shows. Refunds will be processed 30 days after the event. Substitute attendees are encouraged.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6557116</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>OTAC Webinar Series: Developmental Disorders Affecting Sleep: Trauma, Neurocognitive, and Motor Conditions (05/13/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OTAC Webinar Series&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;img src="https://www.otacco.org/resources/Pictures/Webinar%20Series/headshot%20-%20Courtney%20Palm.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="268" height="232"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Developmental Disorders Affecting Sleep: Trauma, Neurocognitive, and Motor Conditions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Courtney Palm, LMFT, Pediatric Sleep Specialist&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Courtney Palm holds a master's degree in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University and has been a practicing clinician since 2005. A member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, she has conducted over 15,000 sleep consults in her career. Specializing in child development and early intervention, Courtney completed a clinical internship at the Child Development Institute in California and is certified in DIR: Floor-time, BABIES/Pre-Steps, and the Neuro-sequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT). Courtney worked with Early Intervention Colorado from 2010 to 2025 and is the founder of Palm Pediatric Training Institute (PPTI). Courtney, via PPTI, currently partners with therapeutic agencies and organizations to provide the Pediatric Sleep Intervention: 0-5 Certification course for therapists and nurses wanting to become certified in this specialization. Palm Pediatric Training Institute is an AOTA Approved Provider and approved by the Colorado Nurses Association and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Title:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;Developmental Disorders Affecting Sleep: Trauma, Neurocognitive, and Motor Conditions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Overview:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;This session will first discuss the intersecting components of sleep that affect all children, regardless of development and/or diagnosis. This training explores sleep from a whole-child perspective that accounts for nutrition, gut-health, and other factors that influence sleep consistency and quality. We will then discuss the specific sleep considerations for children affected by unique developmental experiences and how to develop inclusive strategies for those families.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;May 13th&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;6:30PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Location:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Virtual - webinar link will be sent via email after registration!&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Co&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;st:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;OTAC Member: Free!&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;span&gt;If you're a member of another state association email info@otacco.org with proof of membership for discount!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Non-Member $10&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;We’re enhancing OTAC member benefits by offering free&amp;nbsp; continuing education through two monthly webinar series hosted by OTAC and Aspire OT.&lt;br&gt;
See our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Events" target="_blank"&gt;event calendar&lt;/a&gt; for upcoming webinars!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6621929</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>OTAC Board Meeting (05/18/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;OTAC Board Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;The OTAC Board Meeting begins with an open public meeting during the first hour and then is followed by a working board meeting in the second hour. OTAC members and guests are invited to attend the open meeting to follow the board’s advocacy work, request to share comments, listen to business discussions and see the OTAC Board in action.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt; May 18th, 2026&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Time:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;6:30-7:30pm (Open to the public)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;7:30-8:30pm (Closed to the public - working board meeting)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/kl3LItjFRS2d-caP3hmarA" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Meeting Link&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
All board meetings follow Roberts Rules of Order to complete board business.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485804</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Aspire OT Elevate Webinar:Beyond Discharge: Redefining Occupational Therapy in Acute Care (05/20/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;OTAC is partnering with Aspire OT in 2026 to offer &lt;strong&gt;FREE CEU's&lt;/strong&gt; each month for our OTAC members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Beyond Discharge: Redefining Occupational Therapy in Acute Care&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description:&lt;/strong&gt; Occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) play a crucial role in helping clients regain their prior level of functioning. When clients are hospitalized for various reasons, they often experience deficits that impact their ability to perform essential activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). In the acute care setting, OTPs are responsible for evaluating clients, providing targeted interventions, and developing comprehensive plans and recommendations for post-hospital care. Our role extends to assessing clients' occupational performance while considering environmental factors, health conditions, and personal circumstances that affect their return to their previous living situation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This course will focus on expanding knowledge of occupational therapy's role in acute care, using case studies to demonstrate the integration of both foundational and advanced clinical skills. Emphasis will be placed on evidence-based interventions, which are critical for ensuring clients are discharged to the most appropriate setting, optimizing their recovery. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Length:&lt;/strong&gt; 1.5 contact hours&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Instructor:&lt;/strong&gt; Amanda Luper, MOT, OTR, CBIS&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;FREE for OTAC members (instructions can be found &lt;a href="https://www.aspireoted.com/otac-registration-guide" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$30 for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Look at OTAC's&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Events" target="_blank"&gt;event calendar&lt;/a&gt; to see other CEU's offered by Aspire OT this year!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6510005</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Legislative Committee Meeting (05/21/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OTAC Legislative Committee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The OTAC Legislative Committee meets monthly during the Colorado legislative session to review current and proposed legislation impacting occupational therapy practice, in collaboration with OTAC’s lobbyists.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Committee members also engage in ongoing advocacy efforts on behalf of Colorado occupational therapy practitioners, addressing a wide range of legislative and practice-related issues.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="615" data-end="920"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew" target="_blank"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;. OTAC members play a vital role in advancing advocacy efforts for Colorado OTPs and ensuring occupational therapy perspectives are represented at the General Assembly. We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="519" data-end="608"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the 3rd Thursday of the month at 5pm. Interested in getting involved? Email &lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485877</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Conference Committee Meeting (05/28/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="81" data-end="331"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Conference Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="81" data-end="331"&gt;The OTAC Conference Committee plays a key role in planning and supporting our annual conference. Committee members collaborate to develop engaging sessions, support presenters and help ensure a high-quality educational experience for attendees.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;Joining this committee is a great opportunity to contribute your ideas, build connections within the OTP community and support one of OTAC’s signature events. If you’re passionate about professional education and collaboration, we’d love to have you involved!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;.&amp;nbsp; We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the last Thursday of the month at 6pm. Interested in getting involved? Email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;&lt;font&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485918</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>AOTA Specialty Conference: Adult Rehabilitation (06/01/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The AOTA Specialty Conference: Adult Rehabilitation will be held virtually on June 1-2, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.aota.org/events/calendar/aota-specialty-conference-adult-rehabilitation" target="_blank"&gt;Learn more here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6401761</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Aspire OT Elevate Webinar: Human Trafficking: The Emerging Role of Occupational Therapy Practitioners (06/01/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;OTAC is partnering with Aspire OT in 2026 to offer &lt;strong&gt;FREE CEU's&lt;/strong&gt; each month for our OTAC members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Human Trafficking: The Emerging Role of Occupational Therapy Practitioners&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;The International Labour Organization estimates that there are approximately 49.6 million victims of human trafficking at any given time worldwide. Human traffickers prey on people of all ages, backgrounds, and nationalities and exploit them for their own benefit and profit.  OT practitioners have an opportunity to increase awareness and combat human trafficking. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This course presents the most current information on human trafficking based on the United Nations 3P Protocol, United States law, and occupational therapy approaches.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Foundational information includes human trafficking statistics, types of trafficking, biopsychosocial deficits found in trafficked persons, research sources, and current occupational therapy and multi-disciplinary intervention approaches. These components provide the base to define potential occupational therapy programing in this emerging field. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Length:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;1.5 contact hours&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Instructors:&lt;/strong&gt; Toni Thompson, DrOT, OTR/L &lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;FREE for OTAC members (instructions can be found &lt;a href="https://www.aspireoted.com/otac-registration-guide" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$30 for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Look at OTAC's&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Events" target="_blank"&gt;event calendar&lt;/a&gt; to see other CEU's offered by Aspire OT this year!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Member Services &amp; Professional Development Committee Meeting (06/02/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Member Services and Professional Development Committees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;The Member Services and Professional Development Committees have combined to increase collaboration and strengthen their shared mission of supporting, engaging and developing OTAC members. By working together, the combined committee enhances member benefits, expands professional development opportunities and creates innovative events and meetups that foster connection across Colorado’s occupational therapy community!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&amp;nbsp; We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Interested in getting involved? Email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485897</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>EDJI Committee (06/08/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Equity, Diversity, Justice and Inclusion (EDJI) Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The EDJI Committee will support the EDJI Chair by collaborating closely to advance initiatives that address systemic inequalities and promote occupational justice within the occupational therapy community in Colorado. The committee will assist in developing and implementing strategies to mitigate bias and foster inclusion, ensuring diverse representation and perspectives are considered in all efforts. By organizing town hall meetings, providing educational resources, and advocating for policy changes, the committee will bolster the EDJI Chair's efforts to promote culturally responsive care and align with the AOTA Code of Ethics. Additionally, the committee will work with the EDJI Chair and Secretary to review and update EDJI relevant standard operating procedures, support outreach to marginalized populations, and engage with community organizations, thereby reinforcing the Chair's mission to create a more inclusive and equitable occupational therapy profession.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew" target="_blank"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;. We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually every other month on the second Monday of the month at 6:30pm. Interested in getting involved? Email info@otacco.org to be added to the committee.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6498970</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>OTAC Webinar Series: Outdoor Physical Therapy, Expanding Care beyond the Clinic (06/10/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OTAC Webinar Series&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;img src="https://www.otacco.org/resources/Pictures/Webinar%20Series/Lawson,%20Alyssa%20-%20Alyssa%20Lawson.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="254" height="230"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Outdoor Physical Therapy, Expanding Care beyond the Clinic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Dr. Alyssa Lawson PT, DPT&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Alyssa Lawson PT, DPT is the founder of Camp PT, an outdoor pediatric physical therapy clinic. She has over seven years experience working as a physical therapist in a variety of settings including pediatrics and outpatient care. As an avid outdoorswoman, she enjoys activities like skiing, river surfing and spending time in nature. Alyssa founded Camp PT after recognizing that many of the kids she saw in home care PT would greatly benefit from getting outside. She knows this can be a challenging task for families and wanted to help make it easier.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Title:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;Outdoor Physical Therapy, Expanding Care beyond the Clinic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Overview:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Outdoor and nature-based therapy is an emerging area of practice, especially within occupational therapy. However, there are very few clinics providing physical therapy outside at this time. This presentation explores the clinical rationale, evidence base, and practical implementation of conducting physical therapy in outdoor settings.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Drawing on recent peer-reviewed research, outdoor therapy has been found to provide many impactful benefits to the person as a whole. Some benefits include reducing stress, decreasing anxiety, improving mood, and reducing blood pressure and heart rate. Despite these positive findings, the underlying mechanisms driving these outcomes remain unclear. Additionally, there is limited research specifically examining outdoor physical therapy, requiring clinicians to extrapolate from broader nature-based and outdoor therapy literature.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The rationale for conducting therapy outdoors is to provide intervention within natural, meaningful environments where people typically interact, such as playgrounds, parks, and lakes. This approach aims to enhance skill development, promote confidence, and support functional carryover in real-world contexts.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This presentation will also address key considerations for delivering therapy outside, including safety, environmental factors, session planning, and clinical decision-making. Case examples will be provided to illustrate practical application.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Overall, this presentation aims to equip clinicians with an understanding of current evidence, highlight the potential benefits of outdoor physical therapy, and offer practical strategies for implementation in clinical practice.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;June 10th

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;6:30PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Location:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Virtual - webinar link will be sent via email after registration!&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Co&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;st:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;OTAC Member: Free!&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;span&gt;If you're a member of another state association email info@otacco.org with proof of membership for discount!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Non-Member $10&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;We’re enhancing OTAC member benefits by offering free&amp;nbsp; continuing education through two monthly webinar series hosted by OTAC and Aspire OT.&lt;br&gt;
See our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Events" target="_blank"&gt;event calendar&lt;/a&gt; for upcoming webinars!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6659565</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Legislative Committee Meeting (06/18/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OTAC Legislative Committee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The OTAC Legislative Committee meets monthly during the Colorado legislative session to review current and proposed legislation impacting occupational therapy practice, in collaboration with OTAC’s lobbyists.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Committee members also engage in ongoing advocacy efforts on behalf of Colorado occupational therapy practitioners, addressing a wide range of legislative and practice-related issues.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="615" data-end="920"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew" target="_blank"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;. OTAC members play a vital role in advancing advocacy efforts for Colorado OTPs and ensuring occupational therapy perspectives are represented at the General Assembly. We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="519" data-end="608"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the 3rd Thursday of the month at 5pm. Interested in getting involved? Email &lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485878</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Conference Committee Meeting (06/25/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="81" data-end="331"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Conference Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="81" data-end="331"&gt;The OTAC Conference Committee plays a key role in planning and supporting our annual conference. Committee members collaborate to develop engaging sessions, support presenters and help ensure a high-quality educational experience for attendees.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;Joining this committee is a great opportunity to contribute your ideas, build connections within the OTP community and support one of OTAC’s signature events. If you’re passionate about professional education and collaboration, we’d love to have you involved!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;.&amp;nbsp; We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the last Thursday of the month at 6pm. Interested in getting involved? Email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;&lt;font&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485921</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Member Services &amp; Professional Development Committee Meeting (07/07/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Member Services and Professional Development Committees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;The Member Services and Professional Development Committees have combined to increase collaboration and strengthen their shared mission of supporting, engaging and developing OTAC members. By working together, the combined committee enhances member benefits, expands professional development opportunities and creates innovative events and meetups that foster connection across Colorado’s occupational therapy community!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&amp;nbsp; We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Interested in getting involved? Email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485898</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>OTAC Webinar Series: Beyond Symptom Management: Root-Cause Approaches to Chronic and Neuropathic Pain (07/08/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OTAC Webinar Series&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;img src="https://www.otacco.org/resources/Pictures/Webinar%20Series/Shara%20Headshot%20-%20Shara.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="200" height="230"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Beyond Symptom Management: Root-Cause Approaches to Chronic and Neuropathic Pain&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Shara Ogin, OTR/L, GCFP®, CEAS&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Shara Ogin is an Occupational Therapist with 25 years of clinical experience, primarily in outpatient settings. She is also a certified Ergonomist with five years of practice and a certified Feldenkrais® practitioner since 2002, bringing an integrative, systems-based approach to her work.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;She is the author of three books, including A Quick Guide to Easing Pain in the Workplace &amp;amp; Beyond, and has developed multiple educational resources, including DVDs, online programs, and over 50 open-source instructional videos focused on pain reduction and movement efficiency.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For the past 15 years, Shara has hosted Feldenkrais® retreats in nature and offers advanced trainings and seminars for practitioners.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Title:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Beyond Symptom Management: Root-Cause Approaches to Chronic and Neuropathic Pain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Overview:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Despite the effectiveness of occupational and physical therapy in improving function and reducing pain intensity, many patients with chronic conditions complete a full course of treatment yet continue to experience persistent symptoms.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In this presentation, Shara introduces root-cause approaches to pain management that address symptoms through neuromuscular re-education.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A core premise of this session is that many clients with chronic pain remain symptomatic due to the overuse of smaller muscle groups and the under-activation of larger muscle groups essential for daily functioning — such as typing, cooking, standing, reaching, and walking.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Compounding this is the reality that many clients operate in a state of sympathetic nervous system dominance, marked by anxiety, worry, and a persistent fight-or-flight response that further disrupts coordinated, effortless movement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;To truly address chronic pain, we must retrain the nervous system to release inefficient, compensatory movement patterns and the over-contraction of muscles surrounding the pain site — replacing them with synergistic, effortless alternatives.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Equally important is addressing the ergonomic and postural factors that may be contributing to the pain in the first place — an area where OTs are uniquely positioned to make a lasting difference.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Attendees will gain a fresh perspective and practical tools to apply directly with patients—and may even leave the session with greater freedom of movement and improved alignment in their own bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;July 8th

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;6:30PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Location:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Virtual - webinar link will be sent via email after registration!&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Co&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;st:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;OTAC Member: Free!&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;span&gt;If you're a member of another state association email info@otacco.org with proof of membership for discount!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Non-Member $10&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;We’re enhancing OTAC member benefits by offering free&amp;nbsp; continuing education through two monthly webinar series hosted by OTAC and Aspire OT.&lt;br&gt;
See our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Events" target="_blank"&gt;event calendar&lt;/a&gt; for upcoming webinars!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6686597</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Legislative Committee Meeting (07/16/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OTAC Legislative Committee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The OTAC Legislative Committee meets monthly during the Colorado legislative session to review current and proposed legislation impacting occupational therapy practice, in collaboration with OTAC’s lobbyists.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Committee members also engage in ongoing advocacy efforts on behalf of Colorado occupational therapy practitioners, addressing a wide range of legislative and practice-related issues.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="615" data-end="920"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew" target="_blank"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;. OTAC members play a vital role in advancing advocacy efforts for Colorado OTPs and ensuring occupational therapy perspectives are represented at the General Assembly. We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="519" data-end="608"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the 3rd Thursday of the month at 5pm. Interested in getting involved? Email &lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485879</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>OTAC Board Meeting (07/27/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;OTAC Board Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;The OTAC Board Meeting begins with an open public meeting during the first hour and then is followed by a working board meeting in the second hour. OTAC members and guests are invited to attend the open meeting to follow the board’s advocacy work, request to share comments, listen to business discussions and see the OTAC Board in action.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;July 27th, 2026&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Time:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;6:30-7:30pm (Open to the public)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;7:30-8:30pm (Closed to the public - working board meeting)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KmwliDWAQH-M15bxK2eWCQ" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Meeting Link&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
All board meetings follow Roberts Rules of Order to complete board business.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485808</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Conference Committee Meeting (07/30/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="81" data-end="331"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Conference Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="81" data-end="331"&gt;The OTAC Conference Committee plays a key role in planning and supporting our annual conference. Committee members collaborate to develop engaging sessions, support presenters and help ensure a high-quality educational experience for attendees.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;Joining this committee is a great opportunity to contribute your ideas, build connections within the OTP community and support one of OTAC’s signature events. If you’re passionate about professional education and collaboration, we’d love to have you involved!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;.&amp;nbsp; We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the last Thursday of the month at 6pm. Interested in getting involved? Email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;&lt;font&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485922</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485922</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Member Services &amp; Professional Development Committee Meeting (08/04/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Member Services and Professional Development Committees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;The Member Services and Professional Development Committees have combined to increase collaboration and strengthen their shared mission of supporting, engaging and developing OTAC members. By working together, the combined committee enhances member benefits, expands professional development opportunities and creates innovative events and meetups that foster connection across Colorado’s occupational therapy community!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&amp;nbsp; We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Interested in getting involved? Email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485899</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485899</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>EDJI Committee (08/10/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Equity, Diversity, Justice and Inclusion (EDJI) Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The EDJI Committee will support the EDJI Chair by collaborating closely to advance initiatives that address systemic inequalities and promote occupational justice within the occupational therapy community in Colorado. The committee will assist in developing and implementing strategies to mitigate bias and foster inclusion, ensuring diverse representation and perspectives are considered in all efforts. By organizing town hall meetings, providing educational resources, and advocating for policy changes, the committee will bolster the EDJI Chair's efforts to promote culturally responsive care and align with the AOTA Code of Ethics. Additionally, the committee will work with the EDJI Chair and Secretary to review and update EDJI relevant standard operating procedures, support outreach to marginalized populations, and engage with community organizations, thereby reinforcing the Chair's mission to create a more inclusive and equitable occupational therapy profession.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew" target="_blank"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;. We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually every other month on the second Monday of the month at 6:30pm. Interested in getting involved? Email info@otacco.org to be added to the committee.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6498973</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>OTAC Webinar Series: Growing Strong Hearts: Understanding the Brain-Heart Connection &amp; ​Caring for Children with CHD (08/12/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OTAC Webinar Series&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;img src="https://www.otacco.org/resources/Pictures/Webinar%20Series/Andrea%20headshot.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="169" height="234"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style="color: rgb(34, 30, 31); font-size: 16px;"&gt;Growing Strong Hearts: Understanding the Brain-Heart Connection &amp;amp; ​ Caring for Children with CHD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Andrea Gerk, OTD, OTR/L, BCP&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Andrea Gerk is a pediatric board-certified occupational therapist at Children’s Hospital Colorado where she specializes in pediatric cardiac care and rehabilitation. Her clinical and research interests center on quality improvement, patient safety, and optimizing outcomes for children with congenital cardiac disease. She has contributed to multidisciplinary initiatives focused on care standardization and process improvement and is passionate about translating evidence into practice to enhance patient and family-centered care.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Title:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Growing Strong Hearts: Understanding the Brain-Heart Connection &amp;amp; ​ Caring for Children with CHD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Overview:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) face a lifetime of challenges impacting overall development, cognition, sensory regulation, and participation in activities of daily living. These impairments begin in utero, sometimes before the CHD is identified, including genetic conditions, altered oxygen delivery, and impaired brain growth. Environmental factors, including parental stress, neonatal surgical intervention, and medication exposure further impact development. Early therapy intervention and environmental changes can address modifiable factors to support gaps in development during hospitalizations however ongoing support after discharge is critical. Developmental and feeding challenges are ongoing throughout childhood due to prolonged hospitalizations, post-surgical factors and complications, and genetic diagnoses prevalent in this population. Through development of an outpatient mentorship program, we have provided CHCO therapists the opportunity to expand their knowledge of this unique population from in utero brain development through childhood, with attention to specific precautions following surgical interventions and genetic predispositions, to support and guide intervention and best practice. This mentorship has been limited to CHCO outpatient employees however these children are often referred to community partners across the state of Colorado. The goal of information presented is to support a partnership with community providers and offer an opportunity to expand therapists background knowledge and comfort with this population and the expected progression of development. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;August 12th

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;6:30PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Location:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Virtual - webinar link will be sent via email after registration!&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Co&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;st:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 2em; line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;OTAC Member: Free!&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;span&gt;If you're a member of another state association email info@otacco.org with proof of membership for discount!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Non-Member $10&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;We’re enhancing OTAC member benefits by offering free continuing education through two monthly webinar series hosted by OTAC and Aspire OT.&lt;br&gt;
See our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Events" target="_blank"&gt;event calendar&lt;/a&gt; for upcoming webinars!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6686634</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Legislative Committee Meeting (08/20/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OTAC Legislative Committee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The OTAC Legislative Committee meets monthly during the Colorado legislative session to review current and proposed legislation impacting occupational therapy practice, in collaboration with OTAC’s lobbyists.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Committee members also engage in ongoing advocacy efforts on behalf of Colorado occupational therapy practitioners, addressing a wide range of legislative and practice-related issues.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="615" data-end="920"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew" target="_blank"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;. OTAC members play a vital role in advancing advocacy efforts for Colorado OTPs and ensuring occupational therapy perspectives are represented at the General Assembly. We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="519" data-end="608"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the 3rd Thursday of the month at 5pm. Interested in getting involved? Email &lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485880</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485880</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Conference Committee Meeting (08/27/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="81" data-end="331"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Conference Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="81" data-end="331"&gt;The OTAC Conference Committee plays a key role in planning and supporting our annual conference. Committee members collaborate to develop engaging sessions, support presenters and help ensure a high-quality educational experience for attendees.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;Joining this committee is a great opportunity to contribute your ideas, build connections within the OTP community and support one of OTAC’s signature events. If you’re passionate about professional education and collaboration, we’d love to have you involved!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;.&amp;nbsp; We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the last Thursday of the month at 6pm. Interested in getting involved? Email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;&lt;font&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485924</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485924</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Member Services &amp; Professional Development Committee Meeting (09/01/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Member Services and Professional Development Committees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;The Member Services and Professional Development Committees have combined to increase collaboration and strengthen their shared mission of supporting, engaging and developing OTAC members. By working together, the combined committee enhances member benefits, expands professional development opportunities and creates innovative events and meetups that foster connection across Colorado’s occupational therapy community!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&amp;nbsp; We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Interested in getting involved? Email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485901</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485901</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>OTAC Board Meeting (09/14/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;OTAC Board Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;The OTAC Board Meeting begins with an open public meeting during the first hour and then is followed by a working board meeting in the second hour. OTAC members and guests are invited to attend the open meeting to follow the board’s advocacy work, request to share comments, listen to business discussions and see the OTAC Board in action.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;September 14th, 2026&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Time:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 2em; margin-top: 0px !important"&gt;
  &lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;6:30-7:30pm (Open to the public)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;7:30-8:30pm (Closed to the public - working board meeting)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;font color="#373737"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/zDULEeaUTYquN2mFFs9IQA" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Meeting Link&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
All board meetings follow Roberts Rules of Order to complete board business.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485810</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Legislative Committee Meeting (09/17/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OTAC Legislative Committee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The OTAC Legislative Committee meets monthly during the Colorado legislative session to review current and proposed legislation impacting occupational therapy practice, in collaboration with OTAC’s lobbyists.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Committee members also engage in ongoing advocacy efforts on behalf of Colorado occupational therapy practitioners, addressing a wide range of legislative and practice-related issues.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="615" data-end="920"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew" target="_blank"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;. OTAC members play a vital role in advancing advocacy efforts for Colorado OTPs and ensuring occupational therapy perspectives are represented at the General Assembly. We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="519" data-end="608"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the 3rd Thursday of the month at 5pm. Interested in getting involved? Email &lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485882</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485882</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Conference Committee Meeting (09/24/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="81" data-end="331"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Conference Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="81" data-end="331"&gt;The OTAC Conference Committee plays a key role in planning and supporting our annual conference. Committee members collaborate to develop engaging sessions, support presenters and help ensure a high-quality educational experience for attendees.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;Joining this committee is a great opportunity to contribute your ideas, build connections within the OTP community and support one of OTAC’s signature events. If you’re passionate about professional education and collaboration, we’d love to have you involved!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;.&amp;nbsp; We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the last Thursday of the month at 6pm. Interested in getting involved? Email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;&lt;font&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485925</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485925</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Member Services &amp; Professional Development Committee Meeting (10/06/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Member Services and Professional Development Committees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;The Member Services and Professional Development Committees have combined to increase collaboration and strengthen their shared mission of supporting, engaging and developing OTAC members. By working together, the combined committee enhances member benefits, expands professional development opportunities and creates innovative events and meetups that foster connection across Colorado’s occupational therapy community!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&amp;nbsp; We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Interested in getting involved? Email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485903</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485903</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>EDJI Committee (10/12/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Equity, Diversity, Justice and Inclusion (EDJI) Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The EDJI Committee will support the EDJI Chair by collaborating closely to advance initiatives that address systemic inequalities and promote occupational justice within the occupational therapy community in Colorado. The committee will assist in developing and implementing strategies to mitigate bias and foster inclusion, ensuring diverse representation and perspectives are considered in all efforts. By organizing town hall meetings, providing educational resources, and advocating for policy changes, the committee will bolster the EDJI Chair's efforts to promote culturally responsive care and align with the AOTA Code of Ethics. Additionally, the committee will work with the EDJI Chair and Secretary to review and update EDJI relevant standard operating procedures, support outreach to marginalized populations, and engage with community organizations, thereby reinforcing the Chair's mission to create a more inclusive and equitable occupational therapy profession.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew" target="_blank"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;. We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually every other month on the second Monday of the month at 6:30pm. Interested in getting involved? Email info@otacco.org to be added to the committee.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6498974</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6498974</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Legislative Committee Meeting (10/15/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OTAC Legislative Committee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The OTAC Legislative Committee meets monthly during the Colorado legislative session to review current and proposed legislation impacting occupational therapy practice, in collaboration with OTAC’s lobbyists.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Committee members also engage in ongoing advocacy efforts on behalf of Colorado occupational therapy practitioners, addressing a wide range of legislative and practice-related issues.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="615" data-end="920"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew" target="_blank"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;. OTAC members play a vital role in advancing advocacy efforts for Colorado OTPs and ensuring occupational therapy perspectives are represented at the General Assembly. We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="519" data-end="608"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the 3rd Thursday of the month at 5pm. Interested in getting involved? Email &lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485883</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485883</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Conference Committee Meeting (10/29/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="81" data-end="331"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Conference Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="81" data-end="331"&gt;The OTAC Conference Committee plays a key role in planning and supporting our annual conference. Committee members collaborate to develop engaging sessions, support presenters and help ensure a high-quality educational experience for attendees.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;Joining this committee is a great opportunity to contribute your ideas, build connections within the OTP community and support one of OTAC’s signature events. If you’re passionate about professional education and collaboration, we’d love to have you involved!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;.&amp;nbsp; We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the last Thursday of the month at 6pm. Interested in getting involved? Email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;&lt;font&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485928</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485928</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Member Services &amp; Professional Development Committee Meeting (11/03/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Member Services and Professional Development Committees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;The Member Services and Professional Development Committees have combined to increase collaboration and strengthen their shared mission of supporting, engaging and developing OTAC members. By working together, the combined committee enhances member benefits, expands professional development opportunities and creates innovative events and meetups that foster connection across Colorado’s occupational therapy community!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&amp;nbsp; We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Interested in getting involved? Email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485904</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485904</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>OTAC Board Meeting (11/16/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;OTAC Board Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;The OTAC Board Meeting begins with an open public meeting during the first hour and then is followed by a working board meeting in the second hour. OTAC members and guests are invited to attend the open meeting to follow the board’s advocacy work, request to share comments, listen to business discussions and see the OTAC Board in action.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;November 16th, 2026&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Time:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 2em; margin-top: 0px !important"&gt;
  &lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;6:30-7:30pm (Open to the public)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;7:30-8:30pm (Closed to the public - working board meeting)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;font color="#373737"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/35qJtW1uT4e-Y645m7CRiw" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Meeting Link&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
All board meetings follow Roberts Rules of Order to complete board business.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485831</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485831</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Legislative Committee Meeting (11/19/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OTAC Legislative Committee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The OTAC Legislative Committee meets monthly during the Colorado legislative session to review current and proposed legislation impacting occupational therapy practice, in collaboration with OTAC’s lobbyists.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Committee members also engage in ongoing advocacy efforts on behalf of Colorado occupational therapy practitioners, addressing a wide range of legislative and practice-related issues.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="615" data-end="920"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew" target="_blank"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;. OTAC members play a vital role in advancing advocacy efforts for Colorado OTPs and ensuring occupational therapy perspectives are represented at the General Assembly. We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="519" data-end="608"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the 3rd Thursday of the month at 5pm. Interested in getting involved? Email &lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485884</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485884</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Conference Committee Meeting (11/26/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="81" data-end="331"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Conference Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="81" data-end="331"&gt;The OTAC Conference Committee plays a key role in planning and supporting our annual conference. Committee members collaborate to develop engaging sessions, support presenters and help ensure a high-quality educational experience for attendees.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;Joining this committee is a great opportunity to contribute your ideas, build connections within the OTP community and support one of OTAC’s signature events. If you’re passionate about professional education and collaboration, we’d love to have you involved!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;.&amp;nbsp; We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the last Thursday of the month at 6pm. Interested in getting involved? Email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;&lt;font&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485931</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485931</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Member Services &amp; Professional Development Committee Meeting (12/01/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Member Services and Professional Development Committees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;The Member Services and Professional Development Committees have combined to increase collaboration and strengthen their shared mission of supporting, engaging and developing OTAC members. By working together, the combined committee enhances member benefits, expands professional development opportunities and creates innovative events and meetups that foster connection across Colorado’s occupational therapy community!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&amp;nbsp; We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="338" data-end="597"&gt;&lt;font&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Interested in getting involved? Email&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485905</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485905</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>EDJI Committee (12/14/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;Equity, Diversity, Justice and Inclusion (EDJI) Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The EDJI Committee will support the EDJI Chair by collaborating closely to advance initiatives that address systemic inequalities and promote occupational justice within the occupational therapy community in Colorado. The committee will assist in developing and implementing strategies to mitigate bias and foster inclusion, ensuring diverse representation and perspectives are considered in all efforts. By organizing town hall meetings, providing educational resources, and advocating for policy changes, the committee will bolster the EDJI Chair's efforts to promote culturally responsive care and align with the AOTA Code of Ethics. Additionally, the committee will work with the EDJI Chair and Secretary to review and update EDJI relevant standard operating procedures, support outreach to marginalized populations, and engage with community organizations, thereby reinforcing the Chair's mission to create a more inclusive and equitable occupational therapy profession.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew" target="_blank"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;. We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually every other month on the second Monday of the month at 6:30pm. Interested in getting involved? Email info@otacco.org to be added to the committee.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6498977</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6498977</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Legislative Committee Meeting (12/17/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#008093"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OTAC Legislative Committee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="110" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The OTAC Legislative Committee meets monthly during the Colorado legislative session to review current and proposed legislation impacting occupational therapy practice, in collaboration with OTAC’s lobbyists.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Committee members also engage in ongoing advocacy efforts on behalf of Colorado occupational therapy practitioners, addressing a wide range of legislative and practice-related issues.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="615" data-end="920"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Participation on an OTAC committee requires active &lt;a href="https://www.otacco.org/Join-or-renew" target="_blank"&gt;OTAC membership&lt;/a&gt;. OTAC members play a vital role in advancing advocacy efforts for Colorado OTPs and ensuring occupational therapy perspectives are represented at the General Assembly. We are grateful for our members—your support makes this work possible!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="519" data-end="608"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The committee plans to meet virtually the 3rd Thursday of the month at 5pm. Interested in getting involved? Email &lt;strong data-start="557" data-end="576"&gt;&lt;a data-start="559" data-end="574"&gt;info@otacco.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to be added to the committee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485885</link>
      <guid>https://www.otacco.org/event-6485885</guid>
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