Rehabilitation Engineering at the Rehabilitation Engineering Department: The Hugh MacMillan Rehabilitation Centre

Issue title: Research and Development

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Milner, Morris (Mickey)¹ | Naumann, Stephen

Note: [1] Acknowledgment: Bill Bennett, BASc, PEng, for assisting with the manuscript.

Abstract: This contribution describes the Rehabilitation Engineering Department activities at The Hugh MacMillan Rehabilitation Centre, Toronto, Canada. The department undertakes a broad range of research and developmental activities in technologies pertinent to persons with physical disabilities. The contribution describes a variety of developmental activities including adaptive seating, computer accessibility, environmental control, gait and movement analysis, powered mobility, and prosthetics and orthotics. The projected impact on end users and funding aspects for each project are delineated.

Keywords: Computer access, environmental control, gait and movement analysis, physical disability, prosthetics, powered mobility, seating

DOI: 10.3233/TAD-1994-3410

Journal: Technology and Disability, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 321-330, 1994