A primary goal of our RERC is to provide education in the science of P&O and to disseminate the results of the research and development projects conducted at the NU-RERC to audiences including people who use prostheses and orthoses, prosthetists, orthotists, physicians, therapists, manufacturers, suppliers, other researchers and the general public. To attain that goal, we have established and will continue utilizing the following mechanisms of dissemination to provide information to the target audiences. Capabilities Publications and Presentations by Staff NUPRL & RERP Website Voice and E-mail Help Lines National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) (2008-2013 NIDRR RERC cycle only) Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) National Limb Loss Information Center (NLLIC) Northwestern University’s Technology Transfer Program (NU-TTP) Ongoing Support of the Shape&Roll Prosthetic Foot, an Open Source Technology Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America (RESNA) (2008-2013 NIDRR RERC cycle only) State-of-the-Science Conference REHABTech, Australia (2003-2008 NIDRR RERC cycle only) |