In the Rehabilitation Research Design and Disability Center (R2D2) Dr. Roger O. Smith has received 2 grants. The first grant is a grant for building accessibility in the community which started September of 2023 and goes until September of 2028… Read More
We are excited to have Mason Drake, a doctoral graduate student at R2D2, present at the annual conference for the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM)! He will be presenting: “An Exploratory Study Investigating the Accuracy of Sound Measurements in iOS… Read More
The year of 2020 marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which outlawed discrimination based on disability. In celebration of this monumental achievement, the Research Rehabilitation Disability and Design (R₂D₂) Center has released the first version of the AccessRatings for Buildings MiniTools apps, which measure the accessibility of public buildings based on noise… Read More
On April 21st, 2021, UWM occupational therapy (OT) students took part in Mobility Technology Day. National Seating Mobility, a mobility technology supplier, brought in equipment such as powered wheelchairs for master’s students to test and gain hands-on exposure to broaden their knowledge of mobility equipment available on the market. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has… Read More