title: Our journey together.
abstract: These three challenges of political activism, public awareness, and patient advocacy were met through a broad range of activities by many committed AOTA members. During the past 3 years, our membership has grown, our number of educational programs at the professional, technical, and postprofessional levels has dramatically increased, and our visibility as a profession has bloomed. Promotion of the benefits of occupational therapy to society is in evidence throughout the land and throughout the world. My heartfelt thanks go to all the Executive Board members, the state presidents, the representatives and National Office staff for their active partnership with our members, making these achievements for the profession possible. As our journey together takes on a new relationship, Nikolai Gogol provides us with a final thought: And for a long time yet, led by some wondrous power, I am fated to journey hand in hand with my strange heroes and to survey the surging immensity of life, to survey it through the laughter all can see and through the tears unseen and unknown by anyone (1842/1961 no page number available).
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Evert
mesh_terms: D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000639:trends*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000639:trends*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States