RecTech is a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). One of the Center's 11 projects is to identify strategies and solutions for improving the accessibility of parks, trails, fitness centers, and swimming pools for persons with disabilities. The National Users with Disabilities Group on Exercise (NUDGE) is a research group assessing the extent to which current knowledge concerning recreation technology is transferred into practical application, assisting people with disabilities to engage in recreational activities.

To participate in the NUDGE survey, click on http://www.rectech.org/surveys/index.php. For general information on NUDGE, go to http://www.rectech.org, and to join, contact Dr. Barth Riley at nudge@uic.edu or call 800-900-8086.

Before the end of the winter weather, this month we feature winter skiing resources for people with disabilities. See the NPCAD skiing factsheet at http://www.ncpad.org/27/185/Skiing and links to adaptive skiing resources at http://www.ncpad.org/688/3128/2005-03-01#3.