23 épisodes
ImpacTech Dr. Mary Goldberg, Dr. Jon Pearlman, Nancy Augustine, Dr. Michelle Zorrilla
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IMPACT Center's ImpacTech with Dr. Mary Goldberg. Join us as we delve into the stories of assistive technology researchers and entrepreneurs. What does it take to get an assistive technology to market? What is happening across the country and around the world? Listen to their journeys and hear about some really neat technologies helping to improve people's daily lives.
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Empowering Mobility: The PowerFlex Revolution
On today's episode prepare to be inspired as we explore the innovative world of mobility and assistive technology. We're joined by the visionaries shaping the future of mobility and accessibility, Todd Hargroder and Troy Tesmer, co-founders of Soul Mobility, Inc, winners of the 2023 RESNA IMPACT Award, and the brilliant minds behind the revolutionary PowerFlex technology.
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Breaking Boundaries: Trailblazing Assistive Tech at the RESNA Developers' Showcase
Guest hosts Drs. Michelle Zorrilla and Julie Faieta bring you a unique episode recorded live on the exhibit hall floor at the 2023 RESNA Annual Conference. We present a lineup of remarkable innovators who are shaping the future of assistive technology. From veterans' support to home accessibility, each of these stories is a testament to the power of innovation and the dedication to improving lives.
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Room to Dream
Prepare to have your mind expanded, and your creativity ignited as we delve into the realm of design mastery. Our guest Julie Gulick, President and CEO of Bally Design, a design consultancy firm nestled in Pittsburgh, PA, will take us on an unforgettable journey through the realms of product, industrial, and user experience design.
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Staying Novel with NIDILRR
On today's episode, we continue our chat with Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt, but this time we focus on her role as Director of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) and the institute's vision moving forward.
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Disability. Access. Heart
Looking for an inspirational story of disability, access, and heart? Then look no further than our latest episode with Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt. Director of the National Institute of Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), an elite wheelchair racer, a Paralympic ambassador, public speaker, disability advocate, and former assistant professor at Vanderbilt University.
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Audience Choice: Creating Universal Design for Everyone
Guests Madeline Lee and Meghan Mulloy, are graduate student entrepreneurs from the University of Pittsburgh’s Masters of Rehabilitation Technology program and designers of the RESNA Student Design Competition’s Audience Choice Award for Toothbrush Buddy: A toothpaste dispenser for people with motor, cognitive, or visual impairments. Listen to how they took a common household object and created a universal design for everyone.