title: Progress toward universal interface technologies for telerehabilitation.
abstract: One of the overriding needs in the field of telerehabilitation is for user-centered interfaces that provide individuals with differing abilities with access to effective remote communication. This paper provides a foundation for developing and evaluating interfaces that move towards the aim of universal accessibility, and reports on progress for four types of interfaces: multimedia conferencing technologies involving persons with different roles and disabilities participating in goal-directed tasks; physical devices for therapy and assessment; communication/control for computer-assisted teletherapy; and an intelligent telerehabilitation assistant that supports the dynamic rehabilitative process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Jack M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Winters
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Laura M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Foil