RESNA 2007
Content Capture
Project
The Content Capture Project is a trial effort to
record and disseminate text, audio, photographic, and video information from
the 2007 RESNA Annual Conference. The goal is to capture and make available
content that is not included in the Conference Proceedings including scientific
poster and platform sessions, keynote and plenary presentations, workshops and
Show-and-Tell sessions, and SIG and PSG meetings.
This website includes slideshows and audio for all the
Plenary Sessions, the Town Hall Meeting, Awards Ceremony, several workshops, a
platform session, a poster session, a Show and Tell session, a PSG meeting, and
several collections of digital photographs from the conference.
Your comments and suggestions about this
effort and webpage are solicited. Please fill out the Content Capture
Project survey.
Thank you,
- Content Capture Project Committee:
- Gary Downey
- Dave Jaffe
- Jerry Weisman
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Saturday - 06/16/2007
Photo by charliesamuels.com |
Modern Disability: A Story of Exploding Potential -
Gary Karp
Gary Karp is an internationally recognized public speaker,
corporate trainer, author, and editor.
He has been living - fully - with a T12 spinal cord injury since
1973 when he was injured in a fall from a tree at the age of eighteen.
He is the author of three books:: Life On Wheels: For the
Active Wheelchair Use, Choosing A Wheelchair: A Guide For Optimal
Independence, and Disability & The Art of Kissing: Questions and
Answers on the True Nature of Intimacy, all widely reviewed as definitive
guides for people with disabilities. His investigative articles and profiles
have appeared regularly in New Mobility magazine, and he is the former
Executive Editor of SCI Life, the quarterly newspaper of the National Spinal
Cord Injury Association (NSCIA), for whom he was also program chair of the 2006
Summit on Spinal Cord Injury.
- Audio 54:42 - 12.8 Mb mp3 file
- Gary Karp's website
Sunday - 06/17/2007
Building Cultural Bridges for Improving Quality of Care for
Persons with Disabilities - Mary Blake Huer, PhD
Mary Blake Huer is the Dean of Health Sciences at the University
of Indianapolis and President-Elect of the International Society for
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC). Dr. Huer led a successful
campaign to win official UN recognition as a non-governmental organization
(NGO) with special consultative status, and was a participant at the UN during
the historical 8th session of the UN Convention on the Rights and Dignity of
Persons with Disabilities which approved many different human rights including
education, access to the justice system, and quality of care for approximately
650 million disabled people around the world. A Fellow of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Dr. Huer is a frequent lecturer, scholar,
researcher, expert witness, and advocate for the rights of persons with complex
communication needs.
- Audio 58:15 - 13.7 Mb mp3 file
W14 - The Incorporation of Tools and Instrumentation
in the Assistive Technology Service Delivery Process - Table of Contents
Carmen DiGiovine, PhD, ATP, RET
President, 6 Degrees
of Freedom, LLC
Tina Roesler, PT, MS, ABDA
TiLite
Participants will learn to implement measurement tools that
describe an individual's performance with tools ranging fromlow-tech items to
high-tech instruments (pressure mapping systems, force and moment sensing
handrims for manual wheelchair propulsion, and data-logging systems).
- Audio 52:21 - 12.3 Mb mp3 file
P073 - Making "Printed" Posters More Accessible:
Considerations and Solutions - Aimee J. Luebben, EdD, OTR, FAOTA and
Mark Novak, PE
Persons practicing in assistive technology are often asked to
present information at poster sessions. Accessibility of poster sessions
currently equates to the physical presence of the author during the display of
a printed poster. This paper considers multiple audio solutions to making
printed posters more accessible. Although a range of technology is discussed,
many options consist of using off-the-shelf or consumer-friendly technology.
Making printed posters more accessible benefits all involved: conference
attendees with accessibility needs, poster designers expanding their
accessibility skills, students learning to create professional products, and
people accessing distance learning platforms.
- Audio - 5:28 - 6.3 Mb mp3 file (160
Kb/sec)
- Audio - 5:28 - 1.3 Mb mp3 file (32
Kb/sec)
- Poster - 77 Kb pdf file
- Full
text (RESNA members only)
- Mark Novak's comments - 07/25/2007:
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"The important thing to note is that this "idea" is just
another small step towards better or improving accessibility. It is not a total
solution, and should not be presented as such. For more ideas/comments, please
contact the authors."
NSF Update on Emerging Technologies - Table of Contents
Batteryless MicroPower Sensors for Context Aware
Technologies - Zoya Popovic, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of
Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder.
- Dr. Popovic will discuss how these small, lightweight sensors
can exchange data over short distances. Micropower sensors and communication
technology could be integrated into smart homes, hearing aids, augmentative and
alternate communication devices, used to non-invasively track individuals at
risk, or provide environmental information to blind and low vision
individuals.
- Slides - 11.2 Mb pdf file
The Healthcare Mobility Project - James Albus,
PhD, Senior NIST Fellow, Intelligent Systems Division, Manufacturing
Enginerring Laboratory at National Institute of Standards and Technology.
- Instead of forcing wheelchair dependence onto immobile
patients, the project seeks to provide devices that support the notion of
walking again. Individuals with weak knees would don a wearable device to lift
and maneuver one or both legs. The device would allow, for example, a stroke
victim to independently exercise the affected leg toward rehabilitation, or in
some cases, learn to walk again. The project is developing test methods and
performance metrics to acquire and study sensor data, and suggest standards and
specifications necessary for intelligent, assistive devices for the elderly,
wheelchair dependents, and the blind. Their efforts will have a likely impact
on robotic wheelchair standards. The application of robots and robotics
technology has the potential for overcoming soaring healthcare costs, a
shortage of healthcare professionals, and traditional labor-intensive services.
- Audio for Part 1 1:36:12 - 22.5 Mb mp3
file
Technology Case Studies from the FLC - Susan
Sprake, Vice-Chair, Federal Laboratories Consortium
- Her presentation will draw from a number of FLC case studies,
as she describes concepts being pursued. The FLC is comprised of more than 700
laboratories affiliated with the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy,
Health and Human Services, NASA, Environmental Protection Agency, and other
federal entities. Federal laboratories have been caralysts for world-class
innovation across all scientific disciplines including biomedical and assistive
technology development.
- Slides - 2.7 Mb pdf file
Perspectives from the Assistive Technology Field -
Stephen Bauer, PhD, Director T2 RERC (Buffalo, NY)
- Dr. Bauer will tie the Emerging Technologies sessions
together by examining the scope of assistive technology and reviewing important
paths for technology development in the public and private sectors. Important
social, legislative, and market factors will be discussed. Assistive
technologies and products will highlight key issues and outcomes.
- Slides - 1.0 Mb pdf file
- Audio for Part 2 1:12:49 - 17.1 Mb mp3
file
PSG-04 (Rehabilitation Engineers and Technologists)
Meeting - Table of Contents
Maureen A. Linden, MS, BME and Patricia Bahr, MSE,
ATP, RET
- Audio 1:04:48 - 15.2 Mb mp3 file
- Slides - 64 Kb pdf file
Monday - 06/18/2007
The State-of-the-Art in Rehabilitation Engineering Research
and Application
The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs) are
funded by National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
to conduct advanced research designed to apply advanced technology, scientific
achievement, and psychological and social knowledge to solve rehabilitation
problems and remove environmental barriers. RERCs seek to find and evaluate the
newest technologies, products, and methods that can ultimately benefit the
independence of persons with disabilities and the universal design of
environments for people of all ages.
Many of the key people in the field of AT and in RESNA have been
affiliated with an RERC, and the centers have been a major point of entry for
graduate students seeking to apply their talents to addressing the needs of
people with disabilities.
Selected centers, that are in the dissemination phase of their
work, will highlight their results and share the latest understandings and
applications of cutting-edge technology.
- RERC on Communication Enhancement - Frank DeRuyter,
PhD, will present the AAC-RERC projects and how they address the unique
needs of elderly persons, toddlers, children, and adults who require AAC.
Projects address access to technology, language, literacy, employment, and
technology use across contexts and partners.
- RERC in Prosthetics and Orthotics - Steven A. Gard,
PhD, will summarize their work involving improvements to fitting and
manufacturing prostheses and orthoses, evaluation and development of
componentry, and investigation of the human interactions with various
systems.
- RERC on Universal Interface and Information Technology
Access - Gregg Vanderheiden, PhD, will present new approaches to
interface(s) for mainstream information technologies, including standards for
using personal interfaces instead of the default interface on the product,
suing network services to provide better access, the development of standards,
and work to better characterize the interaction of people with disabilities and
interfaces.
- Slides - 1.4 Mb pdf file
- RERC on Workplave Accommodations - Karen Milchus,
MS, ATP, will discuss equitable access to employment by people with
disabilities, including those who are aging, through increased knowledge about,
availability of, and access to rehabilitation technology and universally
designed accommodations. Some of the projects have included a universally
designed retail checkstand, a supine computer workstation, a screen reader
customization tool (AudioMorph), and a framework for developing assessment
instrumentss.
- Slides - 622 Kb pdf file
- Audio 1:00:07 - 14.1 Mb mp3 file
W19 - Location Information Literacy: The
State-of-the-Art in Wayfinding Technologies - Table of Contents
Christopher Grabowski
Training Specialist, Sendero
Group, LLC
Global Positioning System (GPS) and related indoor navigation
technologies, combined with ever-growing location databases, present the
opportunity for those who are blind or visually impaired to see location
through an audible representation of the environment. See demonstrations of the
BrailleNote GPS and state-of-the-art wayfinding technologies like GPS cell
phones and indoor navigation.
- Audio 1:04:14 - 15.1 Mb mp3 file
W28 - Computer Applications Show and Tell -
Table of Contents
Kirk Siqveland
Minomech
This popular SIG-11 sponsored workshop will provide a forum for
attendees to learn about adaptive techniques and tools involving computer
applications in assistive technology. Topics may include (but are not limited
to) adaptations made to computer devices or software, tips on the use of new
computer hardware or software, little-known products, unusual combinations of
different devices, or programs and unique ways to use computers as assistive
technology.
- Alan Cantor - Macro Express
- Peter Newman - iPod Remote Control
- Paul Schwartz -
- Kirk Siqveland - Everest, Starter, Total Install /
Uninstall
- Kathy Griffin - Click and Type, 2nd Speech Center,
VideoGet, GiveAway of the Day
- Audio 1:14:30 - 17.5 Mb mp3 file
P8 - Computer Applications & AAC -
Table of Contents
Moderated by Todd Schwanke, MSE, ATP
UW - Milwaukee,
R2D2 Center
- Development of an Interface for Integration of
Communication and Play
- Kim Adams
- University of Alberta
- Development of an Automatic Recognizer for Dysarthric
Speech
- Kevin Caves
- Duke University
- Reliability and Validity of Compass Software for Access
Assessment
- Heidi Koester
- Koester Performance Research
- Use of Tongue Movements as a Substitute for Arm and Hand
Functions in People with Severe Disabilities
- Maysam Ghovanloo
- North Carolina State University
- Usability Testing of Repositionaable and Customizable
Mounts with Rehabilitation Professionals
- Emile Sunberg and Dianne Goodwin
- Audio 42:45 - 10.0 Mb mp3 file
- Note: The audio of this session was cut
short.
Town Hall Meeting and Awards Ceremony -
Table of Contents
RESNA's annual in-person discussion about the organization and
its activities. Brief highlights of the last year will be presented, but most
of the meeting will be devoted tto your questions and comments. All Board of
Directors members and Committee Chairs will be there to field your questions
and listen to your suggestions.
- Audio 1:55:39 - 27.1 Mb mp3 file
- Note: This audio does not start at the
beginning of the session.
- President's Report - Glenn Hedman -
Slides - 861 Kb pdf file
- Financial Highlights - David A. Wilkie -
Slides - 95 Kb pdf file
- Website Revamp - Greg McGrew -
Slides - 3.6 Mb pdf file
- RESNA Awards - Slides -
1.8 Mb pdf file
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Student Design Competition (SDC)
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The Student Design Competition is open to students
from any discipline who have a creative and innovative design that will assist
an individual with a disability to function more independently.
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Entries are judged on originality, quality of
design, and usefulness to persons with disabilities. The RESNA SDC has a long
history of providing a forum for the work of energitic students representing a
wide variety of disciplines including mechanical, electrical, and biomedical
engineering. computer information science and architecture.
- Slides - 407 Kb pdf file
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University of Arkansas Press
Release - Biological and agricultural engineering student team wins 2007
RESNA National Student Design Competition
- Student Scientific Paper Competition (SSPC)
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An important way for students to participate in the
conference is through the Student Scientific Paper Competition, sponsored by
the Paralyzed Veterans of America. The five winning papers were presented in a
Platform Session at the conference on Sunday, June 17th at 10:30am. Other
qualifying student papers were included in the Interactive Poster Sessions and
the RERC Student Platform Session on Monday, June 18th at 3:15pm.
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The purpose of the Student Scientific Paper
Competition is to promote high quality scientific and engineering research in
the field of rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology. The
competition encourages students from a variety of disciplines to address
contemporary issues in these fields through research and submit their papers
for presentation at the RESNA Annual Conference. It focuses on the rigorous use
of research methods in the filed of rehabilitation engineering and assistive
technology and is based on the scientific and engineering merit of the
research.
- International Appropriate Technology Awards
- Slides- 242 Kb
pdf file
Tuesday - 06/19/2007
Platform Session #9 - Wayfinding
Technologies - Table of
Contents
- Moderated by: Tony Gentry, MA, OTR/L
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- A Rollator-Mounted Wayfinding System for the Elderly
- Vladimir Kulyukin
- Utah State University
- Slides - 10.5 Mb pdf file
- ShopTalk: Independent Blind Shopping
- John Nicholson
- Utah State University
- Slides - 482 Kb pdf file
- Development of a Wearable Guide System for the Blind
- Byung-Seop Song
- Daegu University
- Slides - 2.0 Mb pdf file
- The Locating Technology Project: Lessons Learned
- Elizabeth Steggles
- McMaster University
- Slides - 263 Kb pdf file
W45 - Accessibility and Microsoft Vista -
Table of Contents
David Kendall Grant, PhD, ATP
Windows Vista offers significant improvements in its approach to
computer accessibility. This course reviews these features and offers contrasts
and comparisons to previous Windows versions and Mac OSX as well as known
programs such as Dragon, Jaws, and screen magnification programs.
- Audio 1:09:37 - 16.3 Mb mp3 file
- Note: The low volume of the audio of this
session is due to the presenter stepping away from the microphone.
- Access to photographs on Kodak's EasyShare Galley requires
signing up for a free account.
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- Wheelchair Curb-Climbing: Randomized Controlled
Comparison of Highly Structured and Conventional Training Methods
- Sean Bennett, BSc
- Dalhousie University
- Slide - 57 Kb pdf file
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- The GameCycle Exercise System: Feature
Improvement
- Erin E. Mishey, BA, BS
- Human Engineering Research Laboratories
- Slide- 197 Kb pdf file
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- Psychosocial Impact for Individuals with Disabilities:
Do Services Dogs Help?
- Michelle L. Sporner, BS
- University of Pittsburgh
- Slide - 71 Kb pdf file
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- Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraint System
Loading Associated with an Adult Manual ANSI WC19 Transit Wheelchair with a
Seated 50th percentile ATD Exposed to Rear Impact
- Zdravko Salipur, BS
- University of Louisville, Mechanical Engineering
- Slide - 83 Kb pdf file
- How to reduce the size of photographic images in Powerpoint -
Gary Downey
"I just remembered I had given a presentation that included
how to shrink photos in a PowerPoint to make the photo file size (and therefore
PowerPoint file size) smaller. You can do all the photos in the whole file with
a single right click. Pretty easy."
"Here's the actual PowerPoint file and the PowerPoint Show
file. The nice thing about the PowerPoint Show file, in addtion to being
uneditable, is that you can download PowerPoint Viewer from Microsoft for free
if you don't have the actual PowerPoint software."
- Powerpoint file - 793 Kb
- Powerpoint show - 792 Kb
- pdf file - 1.01 Mb
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