Grace is a 69-year-old widow who has stairs to enter her home. She would like to install a ramp but is concerned that her homeowners association (HOA) won't approve. As an occupational therapist, you help her draft a letter to her HOA to discuss and share her need for a ramp along with the kind and dimensions to help her get approval for the ramp. This is an example of:

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According to the AOTA, advocacy includes "efforts directed toward promoting occupational justice and empowering clients to seek and obtain resources to fully participate in their daily life occupations" (AOTA, 2014d, p. S36). Advocacy related to aging in place is the "promotion of or support for a client, program, or policy" (Scott, Reitz, & Harcum, 2017, p. 89). Achieving these objectives often involves interprofessional collaboration.

Grace Is a 69-Year-Old Widow Who Has Stairs to Enter