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Disability Pride Month; Jim Murdock, MEd, ATC

July 20, 2026 by Beth Sitzler

Building a More Accessible Profession

After the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law July 26, 1990, Disability Pride Month was created to commemorate this landmark law prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities and ensuring accessibility in public life. In honor of Disability Pride Month, which features the theme “The World Works Better With Us” this year, NATA Now is highlighting members of the NATA Accessibility Panel throughout July.

April 20, 2016 by NATA Staff

Performing Arts Injury Care

My Trip to Uganda with “Invisible Thread”

by Alan Kroll, MS, ATC

Self-employed

COPA Performing Arts Workgroup

April 19, 2016 by NATA Staff

Thinking Outside the Career Box

by Jessica Daniels, MS, AT
Durable Medical Equipment Coordinator
Mercy Health/Wellington Sports Medicine
COPA Physician Practice Workgroup

April 19, 2016 by NATA Staff

NATA Hall of Fame Class of 2016

The May NATA News highlighted the works and achievements of the seven NATA Hall of Fame 2016 inductees. While every one of them has taken a unique path to the top of the profession, they all share a common thread: a drive to improve the profession as well as the lives of those for whom they care. Learn more about the 2016 class below.

April 19, 2016 by NATA Staff

Burnout in Athletes

UPDATE (May 5, 2025): To ensure members have access to the most up-to-date information possible, Timothy Neal, LLMSW, ATC, CCISM, updated this column. Read the full post, “Burnout Considerations in Athletes,” on NATA Now and in the May/June NATA News.

April 11, 2016 by NATA Staff

NATM 2016 Poster Contest Winner

After all the votes were conuted, the winner of the NATM 2016 Poster Contest is Otsego High School Athletic Training (@Otse_GOAT)! They will be awarded a $100 Amazon gift card and a $50 credit to the NATAGear merchandise store. You can see the top ten entries at the NATA Now blog, and be sure to check back this Friday when we reveal the winners of our #NATM2016 Social Media Contest.

April 8, 2016 by NATA Staff

Iota Tau Alpha: The Athletic Training Honor Society

By Carlie Mankin and Jennifer Doherty-Restrepo, Phd, ATC, LAT

April 4, 2016 by NATA Staff

Who Has the Best #NATM2016 Poster Photo? Help Us Choose

We need your help again this year to help choose the winner of the NATM Poster Contest. We narrowed the entries down to ten of our favorites and you can see them in the folowing poll. You can vote for two, so let us know which ones you think are the best. The poll will only be available until Sunday (April 10), so be sure to vote early and often. We will be announcing the winner in next Monday's issue of Range of Motion.

March 24, 2016 by NATA Staff

‘Physician Extender’ Will No Longer be Used to Identify ATs

The NATA Board of Directors in January unanimously approved the request of the NATA Committee on Practice Advancement and the NATA Terminology Workgroup to gradually eliminate the term “physician extender” to describe athletic trainers working in the physician practice setting.

March 21, 2016 by NATA Staff

Show Us Where You Have Your NATM 2016 Poster and You Could Win

We are past the midway point of National Athletic Training Month but there is still plenty of time to promote the profession and maybe even pick up a prize along the way. In addition to the NATA Social Media Contest, you can qualify for a prize by showing us a photo featuring the NATM poster that was included in the February NATA News.

March 18, 2016 by NATA Staff

New Entry in AT Teaching Tips Video Series

The NATA Professional Education Committee is producing a video series to recognize and share innovative teaching and learning ideas by academic professionals in the field of athletic training through the distribution of pedagogical tips that can be used to enhance the teaching, learning and assessment environment.