RESNA 2023 Conference: Mia Hoffman receives Student Scientific Paper Award

Katie Awards, News, Presentation July 31, 2023August 14, 2023assistive technology, Cerebral Palsy, Pediatric, powered mobility, Rehabilitation

Two lab members, Nicole Zaino and Mia Hoffman attended the annual Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Conference on July 24-26 in New Orleans, LA.

Big congratulations to Mia Hoffman for being selected as an awardee in the Student Scientific Paper Competition (SSPC).

Mia gave a podium presentation on “Exploring the World on Wheels: A Geospatial Comparison of Two Pediatric Mobility Devices”

Nicole was also selected to give an interactive poster presentation on “Quantifying Toddler Exploration in Seated and Standing Postures with Powered Mobility“. She also completed her time as the student board member for RESNA.

Way to go, Mia and Nicole!

Introducing Dr. Yamagami

Nicole Exams, Graduation, MotorControl, Presentation, Projects, UbiquitousRehabilitation, Uncategorized May 15, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Momona Yamagami on earning her Doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering! Dr. Yamagami’s PhD thesis dissertation was titled Modeling and enhancing human-machine interaction for accessibility and health. Congratulations and best of luck as you move forward as a CREATE Postdoctoral Researcher.

Congratulations, Michael! Michael Rosenberg was awarded the ISB Komor New Investigator Award

Nicole Awards, News, Orthoses, Presentation July 27, 2021October 12, 2021

Congratulations to Michael Rosenberg for being awarded the Komor New Investigator Award at the 2021 Technical Group on Computer Simulation (TGCS) at ISB. This award is presented at each symposium to recognize the best paper by a new investigator. Way to go Michael!

NSF Convergence Accelerator | Living Better through Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology

Dr. Steele AccessEngineering, Outreach, Presentation May 19, 2021October 12, 2021ability, brainstorming, disability, education, Universal Design

A second NSF Convergence Accelerator focused on increasing access and inclusion. The LIBERATE workshop is focused on Living Better through Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology.

As an NSF Convergence Accelerator, participants will seek to identify pathways that could be pursued by multidisciplinary teams to get solutions at least to a prototype stage in 3-5 years. The long-term goal from this workshop is to kickstart the next wave of technologies that will empower people with disabilities.

Dr. Steele will be participating and presenting some kernels of ideas for inclusion, especially highlighting recent work from CREATE.

Slides

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Email Dr. Steele (kmsteele – at – uw – dot – edu) with questions, comments, or suggestions.

NSF Convergence Accelerator | Inclusion in the Workplace

Dr. Steele AccessEngineering, Presentation May 18, 2021October 12, 2021AccessEngineering, Accessibility, CREATE, Presentation, Universal Design

The NSF Convergence Accelerator on Accelerating Disability Inclusion in Workplaces through Technology starts on May 20th.

The goals for this workshop are to identify pathways for technology to solve or mitigate accessibility and inclusion challenges in current and emerging workplaces. As an NSF Convergence Accelerator, participants will seek to identify pathways that could be pursued by multidisciplinary teams to get solutions at least to a prototype stage in 3-5 years. The long-term goals from this workshop are to set in motion paradigm shifts that brings the percentage of individuals with disabilities participating in the workforce closer to the general population.

Dr. Steele will be presenting some ideas on inclusion in the workplace – from work environments to transportation to workforce development.

Slides

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Email Dr. Steele (kmsteele – at – uw – dot – edu) with questions, comments, or suggestions.