Research Professor, Occupational Therapy
Georgia State University
atlanta, Georgia, United States
Jon Sanford, M. Arch, is a research professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Georgia State University and co-director of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Aging-In-Place for People with Long-Term Disabilities supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. He is one of the few architecturally trained researchers engaged in rehabilitation research and is internationally recognized for his expertise in universal design, design for aging, workplace accommodations, and accessibility. He has more than 300 scholarly presentations and publications and is the author of Design for the Ages: Universal Design as a Rehabilitation Strategy. He has served on the boards of several organizations including the American Society on Aging and the Center for Aging Services Technologies and was recently appointed to the Aging and Disability Forum of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Technology Solutions to Support People Aging with Mobility Disabilities
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM