Support & Related Services

OSB’s audiology services provide consultation and support for students with hearing needs. The audiologist may work with educational teams, monitor hearing aids and assistive listening devices, make equipment recommendations, participate in IEP meetings, and collaborate with health care providers when appropriate.

The audiologist also supports Health Services and Speech Therapy staff with hearing screenings, reviews results, recommends follow-up when needed, and provides training for school staff on hearing loss, speech perception, hearing equipment, classroom acoustics, and related topics.

Orientation and Mobility specialists help students travel safely, confidently, and as independently as possible. Instruction is customized to each student’s visual, sensory, cognitive, and mobility needs and may take place on campus, in classrooms, in hallways, outdoors, or in the community.

Students may learn protective techniques, human guide, trailing skills, sensory skills, orientation skills, cane techniques, alternative mobility devices, public transit skills, power wheelchair mobility, and travel routes related to school, home, work, or community experiences.

Occupational Therapy supports each student’s functional participation across school environments. Occupational therapists may address sensory processing, activities of daily living, fine and gross motor skills, leisure and recreation, vocational skills, personal management, organization, positioning, and access to materials and technology.

At OSB, occupational therapists work throughout the school day to help students access learning, daily routines, communication tools, assistive technology, and classroom environments.

Physical Therapy supports students’ gross motor, sensory-motor, developmental, ambulatory, postural, and mobility needs as they relate to participation in school. Physical therapists may support strength, balance, coordination, endurance, gait training, stairs and surface navigation, posture, wheelchair mobility, power mobility, and equipment needs.

At OSB, physical therapy is often integrated into natural school routines and classroom environments. Physical therapists collaborate closely with teachers, Orientation and Mobility specialists, families, and other therapy disciplines to support independence at school, at home, and in the community.

Speech-Language Pathologists support communication, language, feeding, and swallowing development. SLPs help students access learning, social interaction, daily routines, and community participation through individualized communication support.

Support may include speech, language, and communication evaluations; augmentative and alternative communication; spoken language; tactile communication; object or picture symbols; sign language; and collaboration with families and staff.

SLPs also support feeding and swallowing needs by working with families, Health Services, the Registered Dietitian, Food Services, and educational teams to promote student safety and positive mealtime experiences.