RED Lab – Rehabilitation Engineering Design Laboratory

Rehabilitation Engineering Design Lab

Building technologies to empower people with disabilities

Research

RED performs cutting edge research on wheelchair maintenance, design and standards.

Clinical

Our students engage with the Assistive Technology Center at Martha Moorehouse for research and training.

Interdisciplinary

RED conducts engineering research with people with disabilities for clinical impact and injury prevention.

Abi Dumm presented at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum.

Publication: Identifying risk factors for wheelchair damage, part failure, and adverse consequences to the user.

Abi Dumm presented the KidStart Project at OSUMC Innovation Symposium.

The Ohio State University and Mobility India hosted the CReaTe (Complex Rehabilitation Technology) Conference in Bangalore, India from 18-19 October, 2024.

RED Lab presented at Spring 2024 OSU CAR External Advisory Board Meeting.

Publication: Power wheelchair usage and repair are associated: a retrospective analysis.

Assistive Technology Center demonstrates the iBOT wheelchair: an all-terrain power wheelchair with various features in its function allowing users to manage stairs, curbs, sand, and gravel.

Red laboratory makes a difference in local disability community.

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