Abstract

The web broadcast will focus on assistive technologies and research. The issues addressed will include developing questions about AT that have relevance to people with mobility impairments. Understanding the importance of formulating questions that meet scientific criteria and are feasible to answer will be reviewed. Standard tests and newly developed measures will be discussed that contrast the settings where studies are conducted, the differences in the type of results found and the generalizations possible to make from the different approaches. The differences between capacity tests and participation assessments will be presented. The importance of involvement with people with mobility limitations, local advocacy groups, therapists, engineers and durable medical equipment dealers will be made evident. Several projects will be reviewed to illustrate the development of community based research for people with mobility impairments. Ample time for discussion will be reserved.

Contact Information

David B. Gray, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology and
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Program in Occupational Therapy
Washington University School of Medicine
Campus Box 8505
4444 Forest Park
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 286-1658
(314) 286-1601 (Fax)
grayda@msnotes.wustl.edu