RESNA SIG 02 - Personal Transportation

Description
SIG 02 is focused on transportation technologies, information, and modifications for personal vehicles. This includes issues specific to rehabilitation as well as those that provide access through application of universal design practices. It is primarily comprised of researchers and technicians engaged in objective, structured study and design of assitive driving devices.

SIG 02 poster (PDF, 48K)
Abstracts of SIG 02 papers (PDF, 116K)

Contact Information

Stories of Interest
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1. ADED Annual Conference
   The ADED annual conference will be held August 7-11, 2009 in Lexington KY.
   Conference details (PDF, 340K)
2. The Vehicle Production Group has a new vehicle
   The Vehicle Production Group has released details on their new MV-1, a vehicle designed from the start to be a wheelchair accessible taxi.
3. RESNA Conference News
   The SIG meeting is set for Monday, June 30th, 2008 between 8:00 and 9:00 am in Room Washington A at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA.
4. Adaptive Driving Alliance New Technology Award
   "The purpose of the Award is to create an avenue to showcase new technology for the automotive adaptive industry that would otherwise not be able to make it to the market. This award would provide seed money and exposure for new ideas and innovations related to the automotive adaptive market."
   
   Grand Prize: $3,000 cash award
   Finalists (2 Winners): $1,000 cash award
   The three winners also receive Exhibitor Registration and Booth Space at the NMEDA Conference
   
   Deadline: August 31, 2007
   Contacts: NMEDA (800-833-0427) and Adaptive Driving Alliance (877-853-1402)
   Additional details: Flyer (PDF, 856K) and Details (Word, 28K)
5. RediAuto Track Challenge 2007
   RediAuto Sport is holding a racing event at the Irwindale Speedway (Southern California) on April 12, 2007. See the event website for details:
   http://www.rediautosport.com/track/track.html
6. Free equipment for ADED evaluators
   See this letter from RediAuto Sport. Contact Veronica Verve (veronica@rediautosport.com, 310-395-2883) for more details.
7. Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) Innovation Grants
   Open to: SU / Syracuse community
   Contact: Mr. McLane at BBI bpmclane@syr.edu
   
   There is a current funding opportunity for innovation grants at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University. Information on these grants can be found at:
   http://bbi.syr.edu/scholarship/innovation_grants.htm
   
   The Burton Blatt Institute is developing a focused review of Assistive Technology and Driver Rehabilitation.  An outline of this focus and opportunities can be found in a white paper published by Mr. Brian McLane at Paradigm Solutions. Mr. McLane is also the Executive Director of the Burton Blatt Institute - Centers of Innovation on Disability.  http://bbi.syr.edu/publications/mclane/Driver_Safety_McLane_12_05.pdf
   
8. Look, no hands! New Toyota parks itself, CNN, January 15, 2004.

Documents of Interest

1. U.S. Department of Education, Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR), Wheeled Mobility and Accessible Transportation 2003 Conference Proceedings, Washington, DC. Excerpts: Background papers related to vehicle modification (PDF, 560K)
2. Transportation Technology Utilization by Persons with Disabilities: Retrospective Analysis of a Proprietary Client Database, F. Frost, V. Sahgal, S. Reger, and J. Endredi, Cleveland Clinic, Poster (PDF, 180K)
3. Assistive Technology for Drivers with Disabilities Improving Driver Safety and Outcomes
   A white paper published by Mr. Brian McLane at Paradigm Solutions
   http://bbi.syr.edu/publications/mclane/Driver_Safety_McLane_12_05.pdf

Related Organizations

1. ADED - The Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists
2. National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association
3. Committee on the Safe Mobility of Older Persons, Transportation Research Board (Committee ANB60)
4. Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Wheelchair Transportation Safety
5. Easter Seals Project ACTION

Related Publications and Websites

1. NHTSA's Automotive Safety Issues for Persons with Disabilities. "NHTSA is the federal government agency with the authority to regulate the manufacture of automotive adaptive equipment and modified vehicles used by persons with disabilities."
2. The American Medical Association's Older Driver Safety resource website.
3. Also available from the AMA is the Physician's Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers.

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