RESNA/ICTA Home
Submit/Edit Abstract
Co-chairs
We thank our sponsors:
 |
RESNA/ICTA 2011
Overview:
Assistive technology experts, rehabilitation professionals, and service delivery providers from around the world will be meeting in Toronto in June 2011. In the coming years, more people will likely turn to accessible technology to mitigate the effects of their changing physical, sensory, and cognitive abilities due to aging and/or functional limitations. Advances in rehabilitation technology are bringing about remarkable improvement in the quality of life for older people, especially those with disabilities, while emerging scientific advances enhance the possibility of aging-in-place, independence, easing caregiver responsibility, and assisting older adults with meeting the demands of daily living.
RESNA, the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America is organized to primarily focus on improving the potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals through the use of technology. The 3rd International Conference on Technology and Aging (ICTA) has partnered with RESNA in FICCDAT 2011. RESNA/ICTA will be an interdisciplinary gathering of individuals and companies who share a common interest in assistive technology, disability, and aging.
Exploring the theme “Advancing Rehabilitation Technologies for an Aging Society”, RESNA/ICTA 2011 will include internationally-renowned keynote speakers, instructional courses, scientific platform presentations, poster presentations, and the popular Fundamentals Course in Assistive Technology. Topics will cover research advances in areas such as mobility devices, augmentative and alternative communication systems, intelligent homes, rehabilitation robotics, and tele-rehabilitation systems, as well as sessions devoted to professional issues, educational topics, networking, and practical solutions. An exhibit hall showcasing products/devices and equipment related to assistive and rehabilitation technology, disability and aging will be a component of RESNA/ICTA 2011.
Join us to celebrate the current advancements and future possibilities around rehabilitation technology and aging.
| |
