Heading to the New York Metro Abilities International Accessibility Conference? Don’t miss RESNA’s Scientific Paper Platform, a one‑hour, moderated session where leading researchers share real‑world findings with a clear focus on how practitioners can apply them immediately in daily practice. Attend this session and earn 0.1 IACET CEU.
Check out RESNA’s Scientific Paper Posters, showcased all day during the conference. This format brings together cutting‑edge research, real‑world practice insights, and emerging policy developments that shape assistive technology and rehabilitation engineering. It offers an inviting space to dive deep into new findings, ask presenters your questions, and connect research to clinical practice, commercial innovation, and policy impact.
Scientific Paper Platform
Thursday, April 30th
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST
Room: Main Ballroom
In-person Transfer Training and Home Environment Modification Intervention for Wheelchair Users with Multiple Sclerosis (MS): A Pilot Feasibility Study
Presenter: Harshal Mahajan, Ph.D.
Do Lab-Observed Gait Characteristics in Blindness and Low Vision Persist Outdoors? A Pilot Study
Presenter: Gaurav Seth
ACCESS for Aging Well: An online AT resource to help people age in place
Presenter: Karen Milchus, M.S.
myAccessTools VideoSafe: On-Device Automatic Face Blurring for Privacy-Preserving Accessibility Assessments
Presenter: Mohd Anayetul Karim Samaun; Rochelle Mendonca, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FNAP
Scientific Paper Posters
Thursday, April 30th - Friday, May 1st
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. PST
Promenade outside the Main Ballroom
Smartwatches' Influence on Health Behavior Change and Occupational Engagement Among African American Students
Presenter: Thierry Lineou, Ph.D.
Development of an ajustable transradial prosthetic socket with an integrated HD-EMG
Presenter: Charles Doyon
Interlimb Reflex Response After Locomotor Training With Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in an Individual With Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report
Presenter: Elizangela Pereira
Developing a web-based cross-device AAC system embedded with AI-driven assessment
Presenter: Ming-Chung Chen
Understanding barriers and supports for older workers with disabilities
Presenter: Megan Nickrent, MS
Comparison of presence and anxiety outcomes between lower-cost and higher-cost immersive virtual reality systems for mindfulness
Presenter: Sara Benham, OTD, OTR/L, ATP
WheelSafe: Leveraging HealthKit for Continuous Accelerometer-Based Wheelchair Fall Detection on watchOS
Presenter: David Peeler
Rethinking the service design of wheeled mobility device provision
Presenter: Laura Rice, PhD, MPT, ATP
AccessSlope-Android: engineering verification of iOS feature parity and cross-platform agreement for ramp and landing slope measurement
Presenter: Mohd Anayetul Karim Samaun; Rochelle Mendonca, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FNAP
myAccessTools: implementation and preliminary verification of impairment-weighted accessibility scores
Presenter: Mohd Anayetul Karim Samaun; Rochelle Mendonca, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FNAP
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