The Stretch project aims to refine and broaden the functional capabilities of Stretch, a mobile manipulator robot, to support older adults with a range of cognitive and physical impairments. This diverse team of engineering, human factors, and neurocognition experts allows for effective modifications of Stretch to best help individuals with a range of impairments. Investigators […]
The aim of R2 (Assessing the Use of Digital Assistant Technologies by Older Adults with Mobility Disabilities) is to assess the potential of digital home assistants and connected environmental control technologies to support older adults with mobility disability in their own homes for up to 10 weeks. Investigators:
A study on enrichment seeking in midlife and older adulthood The research aims to explore the potential of electric fireplaces to contribute to well-being through the creation of environments that bolster enrichment seeking in midlife and older adulthood. This project is funded by Napoleon Fireplaces Investigators:
The research aims to investigate perceptions and attitudes towards a telehealth robot, explore potential health care use-cases, and elicit design requirements for the robot to be used in supporting health checkups at home. This research is funded by Jump Applied Research through Community Health through Engineering andSimulation (ARCHES) – Grant from OSF HealthCare. Investigators:
Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement The goal of this project is to design and evaluate an immersive Cognitive Activity Social Technology (CAST) virtual reality system. CAST will provide aging adults with a suite of applications that support cognitive activity, and social and technology engagement. This project was funded by CREATE.
Recruitment Contact:Lizzy Lydon, elydon2@illinois.edu ENACT is a longitudinal needs assessment investigating challenges older adults with cognitive disabilities experience in their everyday lives; areas of and preferences for support; and current use of technology applications. In the ENACT study, we will interview older adults with traumatic brain injury, mild cognitive impairment, or post-stroke cognitive impairment. The […]
Recruitment Contact:Elena Remillard, elena.remillard@design.gatech.edu The purpose of this study is to explore the challenges adults with long-term disability have with everyday activities as they age. We are focusing on three subgroups of older adults with long-term disabilities, including 1) late-deafened, 2) vision impairment (macular degeneration or glaucoma), and 3) multiple sclerosis. The study is comprised […]
Recruitment Contact:Maurita Harris, maurita2@illinois.edu The aim of this survey is to understand the usage of smart home and digital health devices by identifying the facilitators and barriers that influence the successful deployment and integration into older adults’ everyday activities.
ENHANCE is a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR); grant number #90REGE0012‐01‐00). The Principle Investigators/Project Leaders of ENHANCE – Sara Czaja, Walter Boot, Neil Charness and Wendy Rogers – represent a collaboration in research from Weill Cornell Medicine, Florida State University and the […]
Sign up for the participant registry. The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Aging-in-Place for People with Long-Term Disabilities (RERC TechSAge) funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR); grant number 90REGE0006). TechSAge is a collaborative effort between the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois […]