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Welcome from Your 2009 Symposium Chairs

	Dr. Hugh Herr	Dr. Bart Chernow

On behalf of the No Barriers Board of Directors, members and staff, we are pleased to welcome you to NBF 2009, Miami, Florida. This year’s symposium program should prove to be both exciting and stimulating. We have a number of world renowned speakers presenting, representing prominent foundations, universities and manufacturers all conducting research in the area of physical medicine and rehabilitation. The principle aim of the NBF Symposium and Technological Fair is to facilitate knowledge exchange between people with disabilities and those who create assistive technologies, thus fostering cooperation between them, and improving the efficacy of current rehabilitation approaches.

Technology has made important improvements in the lives of physically challenged people in the past 30 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 NBF 2009!

Hugh Herr
Director, MIT Biomechatronics Group
Associate Professor, MIT Media Lab & MIT-Harvard Division of Health Sciences and Technology

Bart Chernow
Vice Provost for Technology Advancement, Vice President for Special Programs and Resource Strategy, and Professor of Medicine, University of Miami

Technology Meets Physical Disability II
June 5-6, 2009
The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom
Miami, Florida
8:00 -12:00

Click here to download Title Abstracts and Bios

Friday, June 5th 2009

Introductory Remarks & General Orientation
Hugh Herr, Ph. D.
No Barriers USA Board of Directors
Associate Professor, MIT Media Laboratory

Bart Chernow, M.D., MACP
University of Miami

Dean Pascal Goldschmidt
University of Miami

Session 1: Technologies for the Visually Impaired
Moderator: Virginia Jacko

Vision Substitution in the Blind by Means of Tactile Stimulation of the Tongue
Ninel Gregori, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Opthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Use of a Retinal Prosthetic Device to Restore Visual Perception in RP Patients
Dr. Stephen J. McCormack
Chief Executive Officer, IMI Intelligent Medical Implants

Crashing Through, Adaptive Technology, New Vision, Rehabilitation and Research
Michael May, Ph.D.
President, Sendero Group, Inc.

Overcoming the Psychology of the Disability
Bruce Winick
Professor of Law and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami

Novel Technologies for Sensorimotor Substitution and Augmentation
Anil Raj, M.D.
Research Scientist, Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition

Panel Discussion: Session 1

Session 2: Spinal Cord Injury
Moderator: Dr. Barth A. Green

Introductory Remarks
Dr. Barth A. Green
Chairman, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis & The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis

New Discoveries in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury
Damien Pearse, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami

Challenging the Nervous System to Restore Function
Edelle Carmen Field-Fote, PhD, PT
Professor, Depts of Physical Therapy and Neurological Surgery, Director, Neuromotor Rehabilitation Research Laboratory, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

Spinal Cord Injury: Exercise and Health in Virtual and Enhanced Environments
Mark S. Nash, Ph.D., FACSM
Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Physical Therapy, Principal Investigator, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Director of Research, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Panel Discussion: Session 2

Saturday, June 6th 2009

Introductory Remarks
Hugh Herr, Ph.D.
No Barriers USA Board of Directors
Associate Professor, MIT Media Laboratory

Commissioner Marc D. Sarnoff
City of Miami District 2

Session 3: Neural Prostheses
Moderator: Bart Chernow, M.D., MACP

Now They Can Hear: Cochlear Implants 2009
Thomas J. Balkany, M.D., FACS, FAAP
Hotchkiss Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Challenges and Innovations in Rehab: Functional Electrical Stimulation in Evidence Based Practice
Yitzhak Zilberman
CEO, Bioness, Inc.

Deep Brain Stimulation
Edward Boyden, Ph. D.
Benesse Career Development Professor, MIT Media Lab, Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering and of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT

Neuroprostheses for Movement Restoration
Hunter Peckham, Ph.D.
Professor, Case Western University

Panel Discussion: Session 4

Remarks
Marc Buoniconti
President, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis & The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis

Session 4: Robots for Mobility
Moderator: Bart Chernow, M.D., MACP

Coming Crisis in America - Universal Design and Common Sense Mobility Solutions for Aging Baby Boomers and People with Disabilities
Jerry Kerr
Founders, Disability Rights Advocates For Technology (DRAFT)

Powered Leg Prostheses and Orthoses
Hugh Herr, Ph. D.
Associate Professor, MIT

Therapeutic Practice: the Help of Robots
James Patton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Northwestern University

Panel Discussion: Session 3

Festival 2009