Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology
A centre of excellence to advance research into how ageing affects cognition, and how mental ability in youth affects health and longevity.
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The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
Our mission is to create a unique environment for research on human vision — basic scientific research to increase the understanding of normal vision in support of vision disorders, clinical research to develop new diagnostic procedures and treatments for visual and other sensory disorders, and engineering research to produce better techniques for aid and rehabilitation […]
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC)
RIC is dedicated to providing the highest-quality patient care with the best outcomes through integrated research, scientific discovery and education.
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Workplace Accommodations
The RERC on Workplace Accommodations identifies, develops and promotes new assistive and universally designed technologies that maximize independence and participation of people with disabilities in the workplace. A primary focus of the Workplace RERC is the use of universal design concepts — the design of products and environments to be usable by all workers, to […]
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) Technology Increasing Knowledge: Technology Optimizing Choice (RERC TIKTOC)
TIKTOC’s mission is to focus on collecting data and information that will enable the development of useable and accessible technology. The technology will be developed with the main objective of supporting and enhancing health self-management skills and independence based on individual healthcare needs. The goal of these projects will focus on developing and implementing technology […]
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Successful Aging with Disability (RERC TechSAge)
The mission of RERC TechSAge is to conduct advanced rehabilitation engineering R&D to prevent, minimize or reverse the disabling effects of age-related losses and contextual factors on the independence, health and participation of people who are aging with chronic conditions or long-term impairment.
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Communication Enhancement (AAC-RERC)
The mission of the AAC-RERC is to assist people who rely on augmentative and alternative communication to achieve their goals by advancing and promoting AAC technologies and supporting the individuals who use, manufacture, and recommend them. Dr. Higginbotham is a partner of the AAC-RERC.