The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC)/Optimize Participation Through Technology (OPTT) Initiative was working with a goal of bettering the lives of those with physical motor difficulties related to aging and disability through the research and development of new technologies. A cross-disciplinary team of experts from the fields of clinical rehabilitation, gerontology, engineering, education, and various technology partners and disability advocates collaborated in the context of the OPTT-RERC in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
Funding Agency: US Department of Education
USC Affiliation: Carolee Winstein, Principal Investigator
Gisele Ragusa, Co-Principal Investigator