R₂D₂ Presentations at OT Summit and RESNA Summer Conferences

Presentations and Conferences

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America logo
Figure 1: Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America logoView EqTD
  R2D2 staff and collaborators presented at the 9th Annual OT Summit of Scholars on June 23-25. This year’s conference was be held virtually and brought OT scholars together to share research, exchange ideas, and help move the science of occupational therapy forward. Our team at R2D2 shared the following four presentations at the OT Summit conference:  

  • O’Donnell, L., Drake, M. & Smith, R. O. (2021). “AccessPlace Stakeholder Product Validation”  
  • Medonca, R. & Smith, R. O. (2021). “Feasibility Analysis: MED-AUDIT (Medical Equipment Device- Accessibility and Universal Design Information Tool)”  
  • Schwartz, J., Mendonca, R., Burns, S, Obiedat, Q., Smith, R. O., Drake, M. & O’Donnell. (2021). “The Impact of Community Accessibility Assessment: A National Multisite Study”  
  • Ardehali, M. (2021). “Classifying the Direction of Covert Visuospatial Attention Using a Novel Analysis Method: Pilot Study” 

Roger O. Smith served on a panel for “Sustaining Scholarship: Senior-Career Perspectives” and moderated the WIP Post-Secondary Education Implications. For more information about the OT Summit of Scholars go to: https://conferencereg.colostate.edu/Registration/Welcome.aspx?e=4E6E3BD37336E6160EF06DF3FE9DB4CA.   

R2D2 staff and collaborators presented at the RESNA 2021 Virtual Conference on July 7-9. This conference brings together assistive technology professionals from various disciplines to make a space for exchanging ideas and technology to help people with disabilities lead independent lives. Our team at R2D2 worked on numerous projects that innovate different aspects of daily living for individuals with disabilities. The following four presentations are scheduled at the RESNA Conference: 

  • Obiedat, Q. M., Schwartz, J., Mendonca, R., Burns, S., Drake, M., O’Donnell & Smith, R. O. (2021). “Using video recordings as a COVID-19 adaptation to study the interrater reliability of the AccessTools App.”  
  • Mendonca, R., Smith, R. O., Burns, S. & Pickens, N. (2021). “Professional and Consumer Home Safety Evaluation Apps: HESTIA-NextGen”  
  • Maysam, A. (2021). “Classifying the Direction of Covert Visuospatial Attention Using a Novel Analysis Method: Pilot Study” 
  • O’Donnell, L., Drake, M. & Smith, R. O. (2021). “AccessPlace Stakeholder Product Validation”  

For more information about the RESNA 2021 Virtual Conference go to: https://www.resna.org/Events/Annual-Conference.