Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3 , Pages 470-479 , March 2008

Effectiveness Evaluation of a Remote Accessibility Assessment System for Wheelchair Users Using Virtualized Reality

Presented to the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North American, June 2006, Atlanta, GA.

  • Jongbae Kim, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VA Center of Excellence in Wheelchairs and Associated Rehabilitation Engineering and the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Departments of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Jongbae Kim, PhD, c/o Christine Heiner, Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (151R-1), 7180 Highland Dr, Bldg 4, 2nd Fl E, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
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  • David M. Brienza, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VA Center of Excellence in Wheelchairs and Associated Rehabilitation Engineering and the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Departments of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Robert D. Lynch

      Affiliations

    • Lynch & Associates, Architects, Pittsburgh, PA.
    • ,
  • Rory A. Cooper, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VA Center of Excellence in Wheelchairs and Associated Rehabilitation Engineering and the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Departments of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Michael L. Boninger, MD

      Affiliations

    • VA Center of Excellence in Wheelchairs and Associated Rehabilitation Engineering and the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

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 Supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service (grant nos. B3142C, B2159T).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

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PII: S0003-9993(07)01739-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.158

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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