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Barriers to Access and Utilization of Care Persist for Individuals with Disabilities in Rural and Urban Settings
Where a person with disability lives, whether in a rural or urban area, affects the barriers they experience.
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COMPLETE: Human Factor Validation Testing of the Atalante Exoskeleton
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usability of the Atalante device, which is manufactured by Wandercraft. Participants will take part in a training over the course of 3 days, followed by a simulated tasks test and an evaluation of the device's Instructions for Use.
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Elaina Dixon
Clinical Team Lead
Emma DuMonthier, OT
Occupational Therapist
Keith Hosokawa
Speech-Language Pathologist
Karen Tamley: A Life of Expanding Civil Rights and Increasing Access for People with Disabilities
Karen Tamley was born with a congenital spinal condition that meant she would never be able to walk and would always need a wheelchair. It was the late-1960s, long before the Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted, so there were few resources available for her or her parents.
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Barriers to Access and Utilization of Care Persist for Individuals with Disabilities in Rural and Urban Settings
There are an estimated 41 million people with disabilities in the United States, according to census data from 2019. While individuals with disabilities can be found in every community in the US, researchers have noticed certain trends in the rates of disability by geographic area.
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TrayBall: Using LookingGlass
This system is a very straightforward use of the looking glass display system combined with a tracking device called the Leap® tracking device. It tells the computer where your hands are, and then we ask the patient to do a bimanual task to move a virtual tray to different locations in space without letting a ball roll off.
Research Project
Meghan Verdico, M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Wearable Sensors for Stroke Recovery
Dr. Arun Jayaraman is collaborating on an interdisciplinary project using wearable sensors to help track patients' recovery from stroke.
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