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Accredited by California Physical Therapy Association
On
behalf of the No Barriers Board of Directors, members and staff, I am pleased
to welcome you to NO BARRIERS FESTIVAL 2007,
Technology
has made important improvements in the lives of physically challenged people in
the past 25 years. This is a good time
to look back and reflect upon the accomplishments of the past and to dream
about what might come in the future. Whether you are a technologist, scientist, or the end user of assistive
devices, this year’s event offerings are essential. Thank you for sharing your time to move
assistive technology forward so that we might all contribute to a future
without barriers or restrictions.
Warm
regards and welcome to FESTIVAL 2007!
Hugh
Herr
Director, MIT Biomechatronics Group
Associate Professor, MIT Media Lab &
MIT-Harvard |
Technology Meets Physical
Disability Symposium
Product
and Equipment Fair
| Friday, June 29th 2007 | |
| 8:30 | Introductory Remarks & General Orientation |
| 8:45 | Introductory Remarks |
Session 1: Technologies for the Visually Impaired
Moderator: James Patton
| 9:00 | BrainPort Vision Device Aimee Arnoldussen, Ph.D. |
| 9:20 | Accessible GPS Navigation and Location Information Michael May, Ph.D. President, Sendero, Inc. |
| 9:40 | Panel Discussion: Session 1 |
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| 10:00 | Refreshment Break |
Session 2: Limb Prostheses
Moderator: Homayoon Kazerooni
| 10:20 | Powered Ankle Prostheses |
| 10:40 | Adaptive Knee Prostheses |
| 11:00 | The Next Generation of Prosthetic Arm Systems Richard Weir, Ph.D. Professor, Northwestern University |
| 11:20 | Optimizing the Soft Tissue Seal of a Percutaneous Device |
| 11:40 | Panel Discussion: Session 2 |
| 12:10 – 8:00 p.m. |
Product and Equipment Fair |
| Saturday, June 30th 2007 | |
| 8:30 | Introductory Remarks Hugh Herr, Ph.D. Associate Professor, MIT Media Laboratory |
Session 3: Robots for Mobility
Moderator: Hilmar Janusson
| 8:40 | A Model for Improving Community Participation: An Example with Wheeled Mobility Rory Cooper, Ph.D. Professor, University of Pittsburgh |
| 9:00 | Universal Design, Technology & Common Sense Jerry Kerr Founder, Disability Rights Advocates For Technology (DRAFT) |
| 9:20 | Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton Project Homayoon Kazerooni, Ph.D. Professor, University of California at Berkeley |
| 9:40 | Recent Thrusts in Therapeutic Robotics |
| 10:00 | Panel Discussion: Session 3 |
| 10:30 | Refreshment Break |
Session 4: Neural Prostheses
Moderator: Hugh Herr
| 10:40 | Perspectives on Neuroprosthetics from the View of a Neuroscientist and
User |
| 11:00 | Challenges and Innovations in Rehab: Functional Electrical Stimulation in Evidence Based Practice Yitzhak Zilberman, Ph.D. CEO, Bioness, Inc. |
| 11:20 | Oscillating Field Stimulation for Spinal
Cord Repair |
| 11:40 | Direct Neural Interfaces for Restoring Communication, Environmental Control, and Mobility Leigh Hochberg, M.D. and Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| 12:00 | Panel Discussion: Session 4 |
Session 5: Design for Disability
Moderator: Hugh Herr
| 12:20 | Individual Design |
| 12:40 | Inclusive Design |
| 1:00 | Panel Discussion: Session 5 |
| 1:20 – 8:00 p.m. |
Product and Equipment Fair |