Heading to the New York Metro Abilities International Accessibility Conference? Don’t miss RESNA’s Student 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 Student 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.
Student Scientific Paper Platform
Friday, May 1st
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. PST
Room: Main Ballroom
AI-Powered Accessibility Auditing For Washrooms
Presenters: Jennifer Shi; Anna Liu; Tiffany Trinh
Impact of biomechanics-focused interventions on caregiver low back muscles during assisted transfers
Presenter: Jake Justeson
Development of a low-cost, lightweight, compact mechatronic hand orthosis for grasping assistance
Presenter: Juliette Boucher Grenon
Student Scientific Paper Posters
Thursday, April 30th - Friday, May 1st
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. PST
Promenade outside the Main Ballroom
AI-Powered Accessibility Auditing For Washrooms
Presenters: Jennifer Shi; Anna Liu; Tiffany Trinh
Impact of biomechanics-focused interventions on caregiver low back muscles during assisted transfers
Presenter: Jake Justeson
Development of a low-cost, lightweight, compact mechatronic hand orthosis for grasping assistance
Presenter: Juliette Boucher Grenon
Integrating Wearable Sleep Monitoring with Repeated Balance and Cognitive Testing: A Six-Week Feasibility Study Among Older Adults
Presenters: Yuan Li; Hongwu Wang, PhD
Development of an Enhanced Stair Chair with Adaptive Mechanisms for Urban Paramedic Use
Presenter: Méliane Blanchette
Development of a Portable System for Real-Time Monitoring of Shoulder Muscle Demand in Workers
Presenter: Marianne Boyer
The low-cost Assistive Robotic Arm for Individuals with Upper Body Disabilities SIARA 2: Actuator design and validation
Presenter: Ismaël Breton
Preliminary Usability of the PPAL, a Height-Adjustable Bedside Commode with Integrated Transfer Boards
Presenter: Jessica Wong
A Longitudinal Pilot Study of Pain and Shoulder Pathology in Manual Wheelchair Users Across the Lifespan
Presenter: Anthony Nguyen
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