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 Morehouse for research and training.

INTERDISCIPLINARY

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

Welcoming service animals to our research community: respectful interaction and inclusion.

Abi Dumm, Kayden Gill and Muyun Zhao presented scientific posters at 2026 HRS Research Day.

Muyun Zhao won best poster award at 2026 NARRTC Conference.

Publication: Data-driven framework for adverse manual wheelchair event risk classification and prevention.

Publication: Reliability of manual wheelchairs: a repairable systems analysis.

Publication: Raising wheelchair quality in India using
international testing standards.

Publication: Durability and usability evaluation of a tilt-inspace manual wheelchair for children in India.

Publication: Reliability assessment of power wheelchairs.

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