February, 2012

About EmpowerAbility® , LLC

Debra Young, MEd., OTR/L, ATP, CAPS has a Master's in Education degree with specialization in Assistive Technology (AT) from Bowling Green State University, a graduate certificate in AT from Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from Elizabethtown College.  

She has 17 years of clinical experience, working in hospital, educational and community settings as an OT and AT consultant.  Debra is a Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) certified Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS).  

Debra has also earned the Specialty Certification in Environmental Modifications (SCEM) from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).  This distinction has been accomplished by less than 1% of Occupational Therapists nationally.  

Debra is the founder of the Greater Philadelphia Area Aging-In-Place Chapter, a local chapter of the National Aging-In-Place Council (NAIPC).  She has served as President for the Delaware State Board of Occupational Therapy and participated as an alternate AOTA representative to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).  

She is currently the Delaware representative to the AOTA Representative Assembly (RA) and the Professional Development Coordinator (Education/Research) for the AOTA Home and Community Health Special Interest Section (HCHSIS). 


Debra has also served as an OT delegate to South Africa for the People to People Ambassador program.  

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