Rizzo Lab
Our work challenges traditional views in vision, motor control, and rehabilitation through technology, driven by the belief that disability fosters unmatched strength and resilience. Disability Strong is our essence. Get ready for innovation!
Projects Highlights
NSF Convergence Accelerator Track H: Smart Wearables for Expanding Workplace Access for People with Blindness and Low Vision
This project seeks to take a fundamental step in addressing the challenges of pBLV, with a focus on employment. The project is grounded in recent advancements by our research team toward the creation of the VIS4ION wearable (Visually Impaired Smart Service System for Spatial Intelligence and Onboard Navigation).
NSF/FDA SIR: Objective Assessment of Recovery during Post Stroke NeuroRehabilitation Therapy using Brain-Muscle Connectivity Network
Stroke is the leading cause of motor disabilities and places high pressure on healthcare infrastructures due to the imbalance between the need for serving an aging society and available neurorehabilitation resources. Thus, there has been a surge in the production of novel rehabilitative technologies for accelerating recovery.
VIS4ION-Thailand (Visually Impaired Smart Service System for Spatial Intelligence and Onboard Navigation
Our team was instrumental in developing a novel wearable – VIS4ION (Visually Impaired Smart Service System for Spatial Intelligence and Onboard Navigation), a personal mobility solution that serves as a customizable, human–in–the–loop, sensing–to–feedback platform to deliver functional assistance. Our central hypothesis is that wearables support spatial cognition in visually impaired populations, augmenting personal freedom and agency, and promoting health and wellbeing. We seek to enhance this technology with next–generation mapping and localization software to support spatial cognition in the visually impaired.
John-Ross (JR) Rizzo shares his personal journey, detailing how he transformed his disability into an extraordinary ability using assistive technology and sophisticated wearable devices.
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