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@ the 2024 ACRM Conference

"L-R: The Accessible SmartTech Research Group was very busy at the ACRM Conference this year, but took a moment to get the team together. Shown L-R: Zijian Huang, Paola Esquivel, Julie Faieta, Gina Novario, Mark Zhang, Dan Ding, and Wei Deng"
L-R:  The Accessible SmartTech Research Group was very busy at the ACRM Conference this year, but took a moment to get the team together.  Shown L-R: Zijian Huang, Paola Esquivel, Julie Faieta, Gina Novario, Mark Zhang, Dan Ding, and Wei Deng

The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) held their annual conference in Dallas, TX from October 31st through November 3rd.  Several researchers from the Accessible SmartTech Research Group were there to present on different discrete projects.  

  • Dr. Gina Novario presented a digital poster on “Assessing Mobile Device Proficiency for a Smart Home Intervention in Individuals with Complex Disabilities”

  • Wei Deng presented “Evaluating Vision-guided Shared Control in Assistive Robotic Manipulators for Individuals with Upper Limb Impairments.”

  • Paola Esquival presented a digital poster "Smart Speaker Savvy: Developing an Inclusive Training Intervention" Co-Authored with Mary Goldberg and S. Andrea Sundaram.

  • Dr. Dan Ding and Zijian Huang joined with Dr. Alex Wong from the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab to present a symposium on “Smart Technology for Physical Activity and Exercise Research in People with Spinal Cord Injury: measurement, Monitoring, and Intervention.” 

Dr. Julie Faieta presented seven different times at ACRM (You inspire us!) including a symposium entitled “Apple Vision Pro: Opportunities for a New Method of Generating Accessible Environments” which was co-authored with Randy Huzenic, Cheng-Shiu Chung, Adit Bharat Shah, and Dr. Dan Ding.
 

"Image of Dr. Faieta presenting with the Apple Vision Pro"

This symposium provided audiences with emerging insight on accessibility with the Apple Vision Pro. Some use features such as eye gaze navigation, pinch control, and open ear spatial audio can be uniquely suited for use by populations with upper extremity limitations. However, the technology is poorly matched for users living with low vision or hand spasticity.

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