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Accredited by California Physical Therapy Association
as Continuing Education Unit - CPTA #07-59

Welcome From Your 2007 Symposium Chair

On behalf of the No Barriers Board of Directors, members and staff, I am pleased to welcome you to NO BARRIERS Summit 2007, Squaw Valley , California . 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 NO BARRIERS Summit Symposium and Equipment 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 25 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 Summit 2007!

Hugh Herr

Director, MIT Biomechatronics Group

Associate Professor, MIT Media Lab & MIT-Harvard

Revised March 26, 2007

Technology Meets Physical Disability Symposium

Product and Equipment Fair

PlumpJack Conference Center

Friday, June 29th 2007

8:30	Introductory Remarks & General Orientation James Goldsmith Director, No Barriers USA

8:45	Introductory Remarks Hugh Herr, Ph.D. Associate Professor, MIT Media Laboratory

Session 1: Technologies for the Visually Impaired
Moderator: James Patton

9:00	BrainPort Vision Device Aimee Arnoldussen, Ph.D. Director of Technical Development, Wicab, Inc

9:20	Accessible GPS Navigation and Location Information Michael May, Ph.D. President, Sendero, Inc.

9:40	Panel Discussion: Session 1

10:00	Refreshment Break

Session 2: Limb Prostheses
Moderator: Homayoon Kazerooni

10:20	Powered Ankle Prostheses Hugh Herr, Ph.D. Associate Professor, MIT Media Laboratory

10:40	Adaptive Knee Prostheses Hilmar Janusson, Ph.D. Vice President of Research, Össur Inc.

11:00	The Next Generation of Prosthetic Arm Systems Richard Weir, Ph.D. Professor, Northwestern University

11:20	Optimizing the Soft Tissue Seal of a Percutaneous Device Jeffrey Morgan, Ph.D. Professor, Brown University

11:40	Panel Discussion: Session 2

12:10 – 8:00 p.m.	Product and Equipment Fair

Saturday, June 30th 2007

8:30

Introductory Remarks

Hugh Herr, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, MIT Media Laboratory

Session 3: Robots for Mobility
Moderator: Hilmar Janusson

8:40	A Model for Improving Community Participation: An Example with Wheeled Mobility Rory Cooper, Ph.D. Professor, University of Pittsburgh

9:00	Universal Design, Technology & Common Sense Jerry Kerr Founder, Disability Rights Advocates For Technology (DRAFT)

9:20	Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton Project Homayoon Kazerooni, Ph.D. Professor, University of California at Berkeley

9:40	Recent Thrusts in Therapeutic Robotics James Patton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Northwestern University

10:00	Panel Discussion: Session 3

10:30	Refreshment Break

Session 4: Neural Prostheses
Moderator: Hugh Herr

10:40	Perspectives on Neuroprosthetics from the View of a Neuroscientist and User Alexander G. Rabchevsky, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Physiology, University of Kentucky

11:00	Challenges and Innovations in Rehab: Functional Electrical Stimulation in Evidence Based Practice Yitzhak Zilberman, Ph.D. CEO, Bioness, Inc.

11:20	Oscillating Field Stimulation for Spinal Cord Repair Richard Borgens, Ph.D. Director, Center for Paralysis Research, Professor, Purdue University

11:40	Direct Neural Interfaces for Restoring Communication, Environmental Control, and Mobility Leigh Hochberg, M.D. and Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital

12:00	Panel Discussion: Session 4

Session 5: Design for Disability
Moderator: Hugh Herr

12:20	Individual Design Ted Selker, Ph.D. Associate Professor, MIT Media Lab

12:40	Inclusive Design Rosanne Ramos Co-founder/Principal, Multi, Design for People, LLC

1:00	Panel Discussion: Session 5

1:20 –
8:00 p.m.

Product and Equipment Fair

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