By using social and environmental information to automatically customize device vocabulary, the technology will support the improvement of speed and quality of AAC output delivery.
Archive | Treat Award Winner
Reka:Vocabulary suggestions for Augmentative and Alternative Communication devices – 2019 TREAT Award Winner
GaitMate – A Device to Mitigate Freezing of Gait for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease, (Second Prize – Tie, TREAT Award Winner ) Jefferson University
GaitMate (Jefferson University) ties for second prize in 2018 RESNA Student Design Competition.
tÜthbrush: the U-shaped toothbrush First prize, TREAT award winner
tÜthbrush (University of Central Florida) wins first prize in 2017 RESNA Student Design Competition, and was named as the TREAT award winner
TREAT Award winner describes internship
In this article, Garrett Kryt, 2015 winner of the TREAT Award at the RESNA Student Design Competition, gives a first person account of his recently completed three week internship in residence at TREAT.
A Handcycle Car Rack for Independent Use by People with Disabilities (British Columbia Institute of Technology)
This rack design is extremely versatile, allowing a wheelchair user to independently mount and dismount a heavy handcycle without having to lift the full weight of the handcycle. Furthermore, when mounted on the vehicle, a user is still able to access the vehicle’s rear hatch without dismounting the handcycle.
Doodle Bug (California Lutheran University) – TREAT Award Winner
The Doodle Bug Writing Aid is a small, inexpensive device that is simple to use to help those with hand injuries, congenital malformations, or arthritis hold a pen or pencil in order to write independently.
AlphaBraille (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) – TREAT Award Winner
The goal of this project was to design and build an engaging, portable device that encourages Stephanie to learn the Braille alphabet.