Online/Printable/Mailed - 4 Contact Hours - Description: The ability to function in the everyday environment is essential to older individuals. Maintaining independence and quality of life, however, may be compromised by sensory changes that individuals experience over their life span. Changes in vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch may deprive older persons of necessary sensory cues to perceive the environment and may influence both their behavior and the behavior of others toward them. This entry-level/refresher course teaches physical and occupational therapists to recognize the relationship between sensory changes and environmental interaction, to recommend adaptations to accommodate those changes, and to teach intervention strategies that will promote continued independent living for older individuals and improve their overall quality of life.