Invitation To Participate in a Research Study of the Built Environment's Influence on Activity Performance, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
A research team at the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Universal Design and the Built Environment at SUNY/Buffalo is conducting an online study of the built environment's influence on the performance of routine activities. Individuals with mobility, sight, hearing, or cognitive impairments, as well as individuals who do not have impairments are invited to participate.
The study involves initial and subsequent online surveys. Participants may be eligible for random drawings and will also be invited to join message board discussions.
For more information or contact Gary Scott Danford, Ph.D., Project Director at danford@buffalo.edu or 716-829-3485, x328.
Vietnam Veterans Living with Amputation Needed for Research, Indiana-Ohio Center for Rehabilitation Research, Department of Defense
This partnership plans to study how Vietnam veterans with war-related amputation fared with respect to physical and psychosocial health and rehabilitation, so that they can assist in the rehabilitation and adjustment of amputees coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan and future conflicts. The center is asking for interested and applicable individuals to register via online questionnaire or by obtaining a hard-copy version via mail.
To obtain a hard copy questionnaire, call 866-283-2599 (toll-free), email robbinsc@iupui.edu, or write: Mr. Chris Robbins, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Indiana University, 1140 West Michigan Street, Coleman Hall CF 124, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
For more information, you may also go to https://www.vietnamwaramputee.org.
Looking for Participants, Measuring Physical Activity in Persons with Physical Disabilities, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
The Department of Disability and Human Development at UIC is conducting a research study aimed at developing a valid measure of physical activity specific to persons with physical disabilities. Participants will complete and return a physical activity survey via mail or electronically.
To be eligible, you must be at least 18 years of age; understand and read English; and have one of the following mobility impairments: spinal cord injury, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, stroke, or history of polio or post-polio syndrome.
Interested persons should contact Dr. Barth Riley at 312-355-4054 or barthr@uic.edu.