The Impact of Transfer Setup on the Performance of Independent Transfers: Phase I Final Report

Dissemination activities

Publications and conferences
Toro ML, Koontz AM, Cooper RA.  The impact of transfer setup on the performance of independent transfers, Human Factors:  The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, in press.

Koontz AM, Toro ML, Kankipati P, Naber M, Cooper RA. An Expert Review of the Scientific Literature on Independent Wheelchair Transfers. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 2012; 7(1):20-9. Epub 2011 May 18.

0Toro-Hernandez M, Koontz AM, Cooper RA. The Impact of Transfer Setup on the Performance of Independent Transfers: Preliminary Results. Proceedings of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America Conference. Toronto, Canada, CD-ROM, June 4-8, 2011.

Kim MJ, Koontz AM, Toro-Hernandez ML, De Luigi AJ, Cooper RA, Relationship between Physical Function and the Performance of Independent Transfers in SCI Population, Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, April 12-16, 2011.

Toro-Hernandez ML, Koontz, AM, Kankipati P, Naber M, Cooper RA. Independent Wheelchair Transfer: A Systematic Literature Review (Honorable Mention). Proceedings of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America Conference. Las Vegas, NV, CD-ROM, June 26-30, 2010.

Koontz AM, Hernandez MT, Kankipati P, Cooper RA, Enhancing the Wheelchair Transfer Process to Elements in the Built Environment, Applied Factors and Ergonomics International Conference, Miami, FL, July 17-20, 2010.

Access board meetings
This study was present at the US Access Board In-Person Meeting in Chicago, Illinois during September 2010.

The results were presented at the US Access Board meeting in Washington, DC on July 11, 2011.