Welcome to RESNA's newest Special Interest Group: 

SIG 21 - Telerehabilitation 

(also described as Telerehab, TeleRehab, TeleRehabilitation, Tele-Rehabilitation, @rehab)

Who are we?

SIG-21 is a diverse group of approximately 50 RESNA members with varied backgrounds and jobs who share a common interest in telerehabilitation.  Our members include: rehabilitation engineers, assistive technologists, rehabilitation physicians, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, educators, telehealth and disability policy specialists, as well as consumers with disabilities.

Our Mission:

• to promote and support development, evaluation, and application of telecommunication and multi-media technologies that help break down the barrier of distance in the provision of services and exchange of information as related to the field of rehabilitation, i.e. telerehabilitation;

• to provide a forum where its members can exchange ideas and experiences related to all aspects of telerehabilitation;

• to foster mentorships and affiliations, including collaborative research activities;

• to encourage and support any efforts within RESNA's Technical Guidelines Committee in the area of professional telerehabilitation standards;

• to provide a platform from which to advocate and educate for a variety of application and service models using telerehabilitation by providers and consumers; and

• to provide a unified voice for telerehabilitation in settings where telehealth, healthcare reimbursement, professional licensure, technology accessibility and other topics critical to the success of telerehabilitation are under discussion.

Officers:

• Donal Lauderdale, Chair 

• Tim Bowman, Vice-Chair

Discussion Forum for RESNA SIG 21 Members

Listservs

• Telerehab Listserv (send to telerehab@lists.cua.edu, also open to non-RESNA members)

  • join by sending a message to listserv@lists.cua.edu, leave the "subject" line blank, and in the body of the message give the command (minus quotes) "subscribe Your Name telerehab" 

• General RESNA Listserv (available to all RESNA members, covers broad range of topics)

Links to Key Telerehabilitation Sites (which include RESNA SIG-21 members)

© RESNA (2000). This page, maintained by Jack Winters (former SIG 21 Chair),  was last updated on 10/18/02 .