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Kinemo: Simplifying Alternative Control to Increase Independence in Mobility and Digital Access for People with Tetraplegia

Award Number: 90BISA0079
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2024
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/01/2025

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Kinemo: Simplifying Alternative Control to Increase Independence in Mobility and Digital Access for People with Tetraplegia - Kinemo, in partnership with the Shepherd Center, aims to further develop a new alternative controller for people with tetraplegia to use their remaining body motion to drive their power wheelchair and access their digital devices more effectively to increase their community participation, one of NIDILRR’s major outcome domains, as well as employment participation. To achieve this goal within this six month project, the first specific aim (SA-1) will focus on the development of an engineering prototype with objectives to (1) improve reliability of body gesture detection and (2) wearability of our controller to allow users to maintain control of their digital devices anywhere, (3) complete functional testing to ensure the improved prototype will be functional and reliable, and (4) manufacture a small engineering batch. The products from this aim include completion of device validation tasks and a Master Device File. In the second aim (SA-2), a feasibility study will be conducted with five patients living with tetraplegia at Shepherd Center’s Family Residence Center. The patients will use Kinemo as their main alternative control over a period of 15 days to become familiar with Kinemo and provide insightful feedback. The objective of this study will be to identify the technical and operational challenges of using Kinemo during activities of daily living by having participants complete daily questionnaires to provide their user experience. The products of this aim will be a summary of questionnaire findings to recommend a set of improvements that will help realize our vision for a product that will increase the independence in mobility and digital access for people with tetraplegia.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2024	Kinemo	1406 CENTRA VILLA DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30311	FULTON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	1	11/4/2024	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $100,000 )
2024	2024	KINEMO	1406 CENTRA VILLA DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30311	FULTON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	5/13/2024	NEW	$100,000
														Subtotal = $100,000

Grand Total All Awards = $100,000

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Kinemo: Simplifying Alternative Control to Increase Independence in Mobility and Digital Access for People with Tetraplegia

Award Number: 90BISA0079

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2024

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/01/2025

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