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RESNA Program

RESNA’s Developers’ Showcase

The Developers’ Showcase features new products, products under development, and products that are currently being enhanced or redesigned. All types of AT products are welcome including hardware, software, standards or guidelines, and instruments or tools. Products may be open source or commercial but may not currently be available on the market.  It will take place in the Exhibit Hall on Wednesday, May 14 from 9:30am to 11:15am. Vote for the Audience Favorite! 

Meet the Developers

Colin McLaurin Distinguished Lecture

RESNA’s Colin McLaurin Distinguished Lecture recognizes a scholar and leader who has made substantial and innovative contributions to the field of rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology through research, education, and/or practice. The 2025 Colin McLaurin Lecturer is Jean L. Minkel, PT, ATP. She is a physical therapist and master clinician well recognized for her work in Assistive Technology. Jean has a passion for insuring that people with a mobility disability have access to the products and services needed to support full participation in life.

Jean is the Senior Vice President of Rehab and Mobility Services for Independence Care System, a not for profit, care management agency for persons living with a physical disability in New York City.  She leads On  A Roll, an OT/PT private practice specializing in Seating and Wheeled Mobility services. Jean is also an independent consultant who provides educational and consulting service to all members of the A.T. team.

The title of Jean’s lecture is “Mobility Equity: Uncovering Systemic Inequities Towards Persons with Mobility Disabilities.”  See the full abstract on the RESNA website.

11:15 – 13:00

11:15 – 12:15

Care Robots Perspectives from Three Continents – Then and Now, Lim Myung Joon

12:30 – 13:00

Analyzing Disability Focus Trends in Emerging Assistive Technologies: Insights from NIDILRR-Funded Grants, Fuzexia Guo

12:45 – 14:15LUNCH / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
15:45 – 16:30COFFEE BREAK / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
16:30 – 18:15

16:30 – 17:30

Unpacking the concepts of AI and its role in AT with Key Stakeholders, Sivashankar Sivakanthan

17:45 – 18:15

Using gamified virtual training to improve electromyographic control of wheelchairs, Maanya Pradeep

11:15 – 13:00

11:15 – 12:15
Delivering Smart and Adaptive Tech Solutions to Empower Everyday Living for Individuals with Disabilities, Dan Ding

12:30 – 13:00
Leveraging GenAI to enhance a Community-Based Telerehabilitation System, Qinyin Qiu
12:45 – 14:15 LUNCH / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
15:45 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
16:30 – 18:15

16:30 – 17:30
Switch It Up: From Adapted Toys to Therapeutic Gaming, Mia Hoffman

17:45 – 18:15
Technology Needs for Users Aging with Disability: Subject Matter Expert Insights on Understudied Group, Elena Remillard
11:15 – 13:00

11:15 – 12:15
Student Scientific Paper Platform
Measuring Early Intervention Provider’s Use of a Novel Switch-Accessible Play Kit, Mia Hoffman
Kicking it off: Do toddlers with disabilities activate leg muscles when driving with a joystick?, Madeleine McCrear
Classroom Accessibility Mobile Application: A Preliminary Investigation of Interrater Reliability for Accessibility of Classrooms on a Midwest Undergraduate Institution Campus, Sayeda Farzana Aktar
Assessing women Veterans’ satisfaction with their current mobility assistive technology, Jessica Stanley

12:30-13:00
Home Observation Pediatric Evaluation (HOPE): A Novel Assessment Tool using Home Videos for Remote Assessment of Children with Disabilities, Naomi Gefen

12:45 – 14:15 LUNCH / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
15:45 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
16:30 – 18:15

16:30 – 17:30
Where We’re At and Where We Need to Go: Supporting Access to Mental Health Services for AAC Users, Adrianna Noyes

17:45 – 18:15
Applications of Virtual Reality in Assistive Technology, Pavan Senthil
09:30 – 10:30 Poster Viewing & Judging Session & RESNA’s Developers’ Showcase
10:30 – 11:15 COFFEE BREAK / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION / RESNA’s DEVELOPERS’ SHOWCASE
11:15 – 13:00

11:15 – 12:15
Upscaling And Upskilling Rehabilitation And Assistive Technology Services In Kenya: A Model For Less Resourced Countries, Wallace Karuguti

12:30 – 13:00
Smart and Robotic Innovative Technology To Support People Aging with Disability, Laura Rice
12:45 – 14:15 LUNCH / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
15:45 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
16:30 – 18:15

16:30 – 17:30
Bridging the Gap: Practical Strategies for Assistive Technology in K-12 Classrooms, Olga Volkov

17:45 – 18:15
Using the HAAT Model to Assess Workshop Accessibility, Ned Stoller
09:30 – 10:30 Poster Viewing & Judging Session & RESNA’s Developers’ Showcase
10:30 – 11:15 COFFEE BREAK / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION / RESNA’s DEVELOPERS’ SHOWCASE
11:15 – 13:00

11:15 – 12:15
A Bridge to AAC , Tara Chay

12:30 – 13:00
Transforming Transfers: Advancing Safety and Efficiency in Wheelchair Transfers, Shantanu Satpute
12:45 – 14:15 LUNCH / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
15:45 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
16:30 – 18:15

16:30 – 17:30
Mapping Pathways to Assistive Tech Tech Transfer Success: Supporting Innovation from Concept to Real Sustainable Solution,  Julie Faieta

17:45 – 18:15
Research in Mastery of AT: What Have We Learned So Far?, Richard Satterfield
09:30 – 10:30 Poster Viewing & Judging Session & RESNA’s Developers’ Showcase
10:30 – 11:15 COFFEE BREAK / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION / RESNA’s DEVELOPERS’ SHOWCASE
11:15 – 13:00

11:15 – 12:15
Get in the Game: Hands-On Experience with Adaptive Video Gaming, Drew Redepenning

12:30 – 13:00
Get in the Game: Hands-On Experience with Adaptive Video Gaming, Drew Redepenning
12:45 – 14:15 LUNCH / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
15:45 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
16:30 – 18:15

16:30 – 17:30
Scientific Paper Platform
 Feasibility and effectiveness of pre-operative rehabilitation training and education on occupational performance in people with lower limb amputation – a scoping review, Hongwu Wang
Design and usability of the PURE ballbot wheelchair, Elizabeth Hsiao-Wecksler
Empowering UIC entry-level occupational therapy students to confidently integrate everyday and assistive technology into practice, Julia Bates

17:45 – 18:15
How to make a simple robot, Jonathan Duvall
10:30 – 11:15 COFFEE BREAK / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
11:15 – 13:00

11:15 – 12:15
Look! No Hands: A Hands On Guide to the Latest in Handsfree Accessibility Option, James Gardner

12:30 – 13:00
Federal Policy Update, Julie Piriano
12:45 – 14:15 LUNCH / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
15:00 – 16:30 Colin McLaurin Distinguished Lecture
Mobility Equity: Uncovering Systemic Inequities Towards Persons with Mobility Disabilities, Jean L. Minkel (Location: RESNA Hall – Mayfair)
10:30 – 11:15 COFFEE BREAK / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
11:15 – 13:00

11:15 – 12:15
Revolutionizing Rehabilitation: Tracking Patient Progress Across VR Programs with moVRmetr, Seong-Hee Westlake

12:30 – 13:00
Implementation of Fire Readiness Education Program among Wheelchair and Scooter Users, Ziwei Weiwei Li
12:45 – 14:15 LUNCH / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
15:00 – 16:30

Colin McLaurin Distinguished Lecture
Mobility Equity: Uncovering Systemic Inequities Towards Persons with Mobility Disabilities, Jean L. Minkel (Location: RESNA Hall – Mayfair)
10:30 – 11:15 COFFEE BREAK / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
11:15 – 13:00

11:15 – 12:15
Scientific Paper Platform
Opportunities and Challenges to Telehealth Implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Secondary Data Analysis on Digital Infrastructures, Thierry Lienou
USE OF PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION OF MOBILE APPS FOR PUBLIC BUILDING ACCESSIBILITY, Rochelle Mendonca
A rehabilitative engineering application using a shock absorbing crutch tip, Anthony Spatorico
Biomechanical Evaluation of Caregiver Safety During Assisted Transfers Pre and Post Education, Rutuja Kulkarni

12:30 – 13:00
AT Worldwide: GAATO Update, Andrea Van Hook
12:45 – 14:15 LUNCH / POSTER VIEWING / EXHIBITION
15:00 – 16:30 Colin McLaurin Distinguished Lecture
Mobility Equity: Uncovering Systemic Inequities Towards Persons with Mobility Disabilities, Jean L. Minkel (Location: RESNA Hall – Mayfair)