RESNA 26th International Annual Confence

Technology & Disability: Research, Design, Practice & Policy

June 19 to June 23, 2003
Atlanta, Georgia

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RESNA Annual Conference 2003
Table of Contents

• Augmentative and Alternative Communications

• Computer Access

• Environmental Accommodation

• Functional Control

• Functional Outcomes Research

• Public Policy

• Professional Skills/Development

• Seating and Mobility

• Technology for Special Populations

• STudent Scientific Paper Competition

• Student Design Competition

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Augmentative and Alternative Communications

• DESIGN CRITERIA FOR AAC DEVICES USED IN A DEVELOPING NATION
• THE "AWARE-SYSTEM" - PROTOTYPING AN AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION INTERFACE
• DESIGN OF AN AUTOMATIC MOUNTING ARM FOR ASSISTIVE DEVICES
• AAC PERFORMANCE DATA FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
• The Stakeholders Forum on Communication Enhancement
• AAC INTERNET-BASED SELF STUDY SHELL
• THE USE OF AAC PERFORMANCE DATA TO SUPPORT EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE WITH A PRESCHOOLER
• A 15-year Retrospective Study of the Outcomes of Students with Severe Speech and Physical Impairment who Use AAC
• AAC PERFORMANCE REPORT TOOL (PERT)
• The evaluation of automated methods for analyzing communication rate in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
• THE EFFECT OF PAUSES IN AAC DEVICES USING PRE-STORED UTTERANCES FOR SOCIAL CONVERSATION

Computer Access

• A Method for the Assessment of Alternative Keyboard Layouts
• A COMPARISION OF CHUBON AND QWERTY KEYBOARDS
• A COMPARISON OF HEAD POINTER TECHNOLOGIES
• User-centered design of Software for Assessing Computer Usage Skills
• EYE GAZE TRACKING / ELECTROMYOGRAM COMPUTER CURSOR CONTROL SYSTEM FOR USERS WITH MOTOR DISABILITIES
• A CASE FOR INCLUDING REACTION TIME IN COMPARATIVE DEVICE STUDIES
• CATERING FOR THE DISABLED SURFER: A CASE STUDY IN WEB SITE NAVIGATION FOR THE DISABLED
• Publishing Accessible WWW Presentations from Power Point Slide Presentations
• RATE, ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY OF TEXT ENTRY AS A FUNCTION OF DIFFERENT COMPUTER ACCESS METHODS
• Abandonment of Speech Recognition by New Users
• Performance of Experienced Speech Recognition Users
• INNOVATIVE COMPUTER INPUT DEVICE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
• EFFECTIVE COMPUTER ACCESS USING AN INTELLIGENT SCREEN READER
• REMOTE REHAB-AT-HOME (rRAH): VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM FOR PROMOTING HOME CARDIAC REHABILITATION
• LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS OF INTERNET USAGE FOR PERSONS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES

Environmental Accommodation

• DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF AN ERGONOMIC GARDEN SEAT
• IMPROVING TENT AND VESTIBULE ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND CONSUMER INPUT
• INSTALLING A VOICE ACTIVATED ENVIROMENTAL CONTROL UNIT FOR UNDER 500 DOLLARS
• LOW BACK JOINT MOMENT DURING ACSENDING AND DESCENDING STAIRS AND SLOPES
• The Virtual Reality Telerehabilitation System for Analyzing Accessibility of the Physical Environment: A Comparison of Camera Systems
• DISTRIBUTED TRACKING AND GUIDANCE IN INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
• BRINGING NEW PRODUCTS TO THE MARKETPLACE
• Selecting Auxiliary Environmental Controls to Complement principal functions of assistive technology devices
• EMERGENCY ALERT POSITIONING SYSTEM
• COMPLIANCE OF TRANSIT BUS OPERATORS TO WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT AND ITS CORRELATION TO TIME
• UNDERSTANDING BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE CAUSED BY INACCESSIBLE MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
• THE RETRACTABLE REACHER

Functional Control

• THE EFFECTS OF SPINAL CORD INJURY ON THE PASSIVE PROPERTIES OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES
• ALTERNATIVE SEMG CONTROLLER FOR A PROSTHETIC HAND
• INTERPRETING JOYSTICK SIGNALS FOR WHEELCHAIR NAVIGATION
• RESULTS FROM FIRST CLINICAL TRIALS WITH BIONS™ FOR NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
• Quantitative Evaluation of Orthotics Using Gait, postural stability, and Functional Measurement Instruments
• AN INEXPENSIVE, ALTERNATIVE, DROP-OFF DETECTION SOLUTION
• Development of a smart wheelchair component system
• A Device for ATTAINING PRESCRIBED Tightness of Orthotic Braces
• UNIVERSAL KNOB ADAPTATION: THE OMNILEVER
• The Water Wizard for safer bathing.
• MED-MANAGER
• Smart Power Assistance Module for Manual Wheelchairs
• TARGET ACQUISTITION WITH ELECTRIC POWERED WHEELCHAIRS
• STANCE CONTROL ORTHOTIC KNEE JOINT UTILIZING ANKLE MOTION CONTROL
• A MODEL FOR SIMULATING DYNAMIC CONTROL OF SEATED TRUNK POSTURE USING FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION

Functional Outcomes Research

• Rehabilitation and Performance Enhancement: Biomechanical Analysis of the Shoulder and Elbow
• REHABILIATION ANALYSIS OF WALKER ASSISTED GAIT IN SPASTIC DIPLEGIC CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN
• AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF REHABILITATION DEVICES
• Satisfaction of Individuals in the Community with Wheelchairs and Service Delivery
• PRELIMINARY TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY OF THE WHEELCHAIR SEATING DISCOMFORT ASSESSMENT TOOL (WCS-DAT)
• Dynamic Modal Analysis of Quiet Standing: Inherent Paterns of Motion
• WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION BIOMECHANICS, WEIGHT, AND MEDIAN NERVE DAMAGE: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY
• THE EFFECTS OF MOBILITY DEVICES ON THE PARTICIPATION AND ENVIRONMENTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES- THE CONSUMER'S PERSPECTIVE
• USING A SIMULATOR TO ASSESS DRIVING ABILITY AFTER STROKE, TBI, AND SCI
• PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES IN STROKE
• PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF HEARING AIDS: HEARING SPECIFIC AND GENERIC MEASURES
• Ecological electronic diary for outcomes measurement
• DURABILITY MEASUREMENT OF MOBILE ARM SUPPORT JOINTS
• CHARACTERISTICS OF ULTRALIGHT WHEELCHAIRS: MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
• CONSUMERS AS PARTNERS IN INCLUSIVE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
• RELIABILITY OF AN OBSTACLE COURSE TO ASSESS WHEELCHAIR MOBILITY PERFORMANCE: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
• OUTCOME DATA NEEDS FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
• TREATMENT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY INTERVENTIONS IN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION OUTCOME ASSESSMENTS
• COMPARISON OF COGNITIVE OUTCOMES FOLLOWING A TELEHOMECARE INTERVENTION IN A FRAIL ELDERLY SAMPLE
• MEASUREMENT OF SINCERITY OF EFFORT IN GRIP STRENGTH TEST: INSTRUMENTATION TO IMPROVE OUTCOME OF WORK RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER REHABILITATION
• RESTORATION OF FINGER FUNCTION IN HEMIPARETIC STROKE PATIENTS USING GOAL-DIRECTED THERAPY: COORDINATION STATION
• AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND OUTCOMES OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: A CONSUMER PERSPECTIVE FOCUS GROUP
• Assistive Technology Device Use Inventory: THE NEED AND DEVELOPMENT OF A CONCEPTUAL MODEL
• LAUNCHING A LARGE-SCALE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICE DELIVERY AND OUTCOME TRACKING SYSTEM IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Public Policy

• The demand pull project: Locating technology solutions
• MEETING INDUSTRY NEEDS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
• ENSURING EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER THROUGH EVALUATION
• USING VIDEO CONFERENCING TO SCREEN A PATIENT'S APPROPRIATENESS FOR CONSTRAINT INDUCED MOVEMENT THERAPY

Professional Skills/Development

• SECONDARY BENEFITS OF CLINICAL REHABILITATION ENGINEERING TRAINING
• A New Profession in the Delivery of an Assistive Technology Service - Technology Liasion Officers (TLO's)

Seating and Mobility

• Stroke Frequency and Excursion differences between manual wheelchair propulsion and pushrim activated power assisted propulsion among persons with tetraplegia
• PELVIC POSITIONING EVALUATION FOR WHEELCHAIR SELECTION: A COMPARISON BETWEEN IN PERSON AND VIDEO CONFERENCING.
• MOBILITY DEVICE AS A DETERMINANT OF SOCIAL PARTICIPATION IN PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
• USER PREFERENCES ON WHEELCHAIR INTEGRATED RESTRAINT DESIGN
• COMPARISON OF A PUSHRIM-ACTIVATED POWER-ASSISTED WHEELCHAIR AND A MANUAL WHEELCHAIR ON THE WHEELCHAIR SKILLS TEST
• FATIGUE AND PERCEIVED EXERTION IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN CUSTOM VERSUS OFF-THE-SHELF SEATING SYSTEMS
• STRATEGIES USED TO ACHIEVE WHEELIE TAKE-OFF
• MEASUREMENT OF UPPER EXTREMITY PERFORMANCE AS A FUNCTION OF THE SEATING SYSTEM: A COMPARISON ON PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
• The Process of ASSESSMENT Test Development and Validation
• investigation into potential causes to a Manual wheelchair tip& fall incident
• THE ABILITY OF PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS TO RECOGNIZE ELECTRIC POWERED WHEELCHAIR DRIVNG ACCIDENTS
• EXAMINING CHANGES IN PRESSURE MAPPING OUTPUT PARAMETERS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) CLIENTS (1): STANDARD DEVIATION AND NUMBER OF ACTIVATED SENSORS
• EXAMINING CHANGES IN PRESSURE MAPPING OUTPUT PARAMETERS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) CLIENTS (2): CENTRE OF PRESSURE
• A STUDY ON MODELING AN ELECTRIC-POWERED WHEELCHAIR
• ROBUST VELOCITY CONTROL SIMULATION OF A POWER WHEELCHAIR
• EVALUATION OF VIBRATION EXPOSURE OF POWER WHEELCHAIR USERS OVER SELECTED SIDEWALK PAVEMENT SURFACES
• DYNAMIC MODEL FOR VALIDATION OF A MODIFIED HYBRID III ATD AS A TEST SURROGATE IN WHEELCHAIR RESEARCH
• BEST (Brake Enhancement System Technology)
• Kinetic Analysis of Wheelchair Propulsion for Various Surface and Ramp Conditions
• Influence of Powered Wheelchair Backwards Driving Stability on Back-emf
• An Investigation of Manual Wheelchair Seat Pan and Seat Back Loading Associated with Various Wheelchair Design Parameters Using Computer Crash Simulation
• SAFE TRANSPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS: A STUDY OF PARENTAL EXPERIENCE
• Comparing driving Habits of Wheelchair Users: Manual vs. Power
• HEAD AND NECK SUPPORT
• IncreaseD Forward Lean among Wheelchair Users with use of A Dynamic Pelvic Stabilization Device
• MEDIAN & ULNAR NERVE FUNCTION RELATED TO WRIST RANGE OF MOTION DURING WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION
• Wheel Mobility Device Securement Systems: Redefining the User
• Development of a system to study THE EFFECT OF ALTERNATING PRESSURE LOADING ON SKIN PERFUSION
• NECK DISCOMFORT OF WHEELCHAIR USERS: EFFECT OF NECK POSITION
• MANUAL WHEELCHAIR-HANDLING SKILLS OF CAREGIVERS: EFFECT OF A WHEELCHAIR SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM
• evaluation of Selected Manual Suspension wheelchairs using ANSI/RESNA fatigue Tests
• Sitting pressure in a Wheelchair with ADJUSTABLE ischial AND BACK SUPPORTS
• PATTERNS OF WHEELCHAIR RESPONSE AND SEATING-SYSTEM FAILURES IN FRONTAL-IMPACT SLED TESTS
• COMPARISON OF SEAT INTERFACE PRESSURES USING CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT IN WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION ACTIVITIES
• SIMPLE METHOD OF MEASUREMENT FOR ROLLING FRICTION COEFFICIENTS OF CASTERS AND REAR WHEELS OF WHEELCHAIRS
• EVALUATION OF NEW SIDEWALK CURB CUTS AT A CROSSWALK USING MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS - RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROPULSION TORQUE AND THE SHAPE OF THE CURB CUTS-
• DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF MULTISENSORY STIMULATION KIT
• DESIGN OF A ONE-ARM DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A WHEELED STANDER
• DEVELOPMENT OF A TOILETING SYSTEM FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH SEVERE POSITIONING PROBLEMS: FEEDBACK FROM CONSUMERS
• DESIGN DEVELOPMENT OF A LEG HARNESS FOR PELVIC STABILITY
• WRIST PAIN AND STRENGTH IN INDIVIDUALS WITH PARAPLEGIA
• A SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS OF WORK DURING PROPULSION
• CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION USE BY WHEELCHAIR RIDERS
• INVESTIGATION OF MOTOR-VEHICLE CRASHES INVOLVING WHEELCHAIR-SEATED OCCUPANTS
• DEVELOPMENT OF VOLUNTARY STANDARDS FOR IMPROVED TRANSPORTATION SAFETY OF WHEELCHAIR-SEATED OCCUPANTS
• Appropriate Crash Protection for Wheelchair Riders on Large Public Transit Buses
• DOMESTIC MOBILE AID
• WHEELCHAIR SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY STUDENTS: RETENTION AND REINFORCEMENT ONE YEAR LATER
• INTERFACE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT IN PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO METHODS OF OUTPUT INTERPRETATION
• Mobile Architectures and Prototypes to Assist Persons with Cognitive Disabilities using Public Transportation
• PRESSUREMAPPING@COOLLIST.COM LISTSERV
• Relationship between body weight and tissue thickness over the ischial tuberosity and the sacrum
• DEVELOPMENT OF A PENDULUM IMPACT TESTER TO EVALUATE WHEELCHAIR CASTER CRASHWORTHINESS
• FINITE ELEMENT MODEL OF THE SHOULDER JOINT DURING WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION
• WHEELCHAIR CASTER LOADING DURING FRONTAL MOTOR VEHICLE IMPACT
• Wheelchair And Occupant Kinematics During `Low-G' Turning And Braking
• EFFECT OF UNIVERSAL DOCKING INTERFACE GEOMETRY (UDIG) PLACEMENT ON WHEELCHAIR AND OCCUPANT KINEMATICS
• ASSESSMENT OF VIBRATIONS DURING MANUAL WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION OVER SELECTED SIDEWALK SURFACES
• The Role of Ethnographic Research in Designing a User-Friendly Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraint System
• VISIBLE AND NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY: A PROMISING NEW TOOL FOR PRESSURE ULCER DIAGNOSIS
• HAND CYCLE: A DESIGN EVALUATION

Technology for Special Populations

• BATH AND COOKER MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
• DESIGN OF A DYNAMIC BI-SKI ARMREST MECHANISM
• MAPS: PDA SCAFFOLDING FOR INDEPENDENCE FOR PERSONS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS
• SENSORY SYSTEM FOR THE BLIND
• Toy Retriever
• THE POURING PALACE
• SAILING WITH A FIBER-OPTIC INTERFACE
• MOBILE ASSISTANT FOR ALZHEIMER PATIENTS
• SOUND WALL
• ENGINEERING SMART PHONES FOR THE ELDERS
• PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTELLIGENT HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM
• ADDITION OF A WIRELESS "FIRE-BUTTON" TO THE USER INTERFACE OF THE Game^Cycle EXERCISE SYSTEM
• INTELLIGENT VOICE CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES
• A VOICE-ACTIVATED TEXT READER
• SOUND LOCALIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR A DIRECTION INDICATING VIBROTACTILE AID
• THE RELATIONSHIP OF HEALTH STATUS, FUNCTIONAL STATUS, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL STATUS TO DRIVING AMONG THE ELDERLY WITH DISABILITIES
• A CONTEXT-AWARE MEDICATION REMINDING SYSTEM: PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
• APPLICATION OF PLL AND PIC TO ALERT SIGNALER FOR THE DEAF
• A SURVEY OF USER NEEDS FOR WIRELESS PRODUCTS
• A Task Timer for Special Education
• THE DEMAND-PULL PROJECT ON TECHNOLOGY FOR VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
• PAPER CUTTING DEVICE TO AID INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED HAND COORDINATION
• VOICE ACTIVATED TAPE DECK CONTROLLER
• PATIENT ATTENDANT CALL
• Individual with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) TO MAINTAIN MEALTIME INDEPENDENCE
• FIRST STEP ON THE DRIVING SIMULATOR FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Student Scientific Paper Competition

• ADAPTED BASEBALL GLOVE
• MODIFICATION OF AN AIR HOCKEY TABLE FOR RECREATIONAL USE BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
• DESIGN OF A LOW-COST PROSTHESIS FOR USE IN DEVELOPING REGIONS
• Constraint Induced Movement Therapy Device

Student Design Competition

• A SWITCH ACTIVATED PAGE TURNING DEVICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO INCREASE INDEPENDENT INTERACTION WITH PRINTED MATERIALS
• CLINICAL EVALUATION OF A WHEELCHAIR MOUNTED ROBOTIC ARM
• EVALUATION OF THE VA-PAMAID ROBOTIC WALKER
• FEEDBACK EXPERIMENTS TO IMPROVE THE DETECTION OF EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS IN ELECTROCORTICOGRAM SIGNALS.
• The effect of hand contact speed on wheelchair propulsion kinetic