SCI in China: a talk by Dr. Li Jianjun, Director of the China Rehabilitation Research Center (CRRC)
Presented by the Rick Hansen Institute
Wednesday March 2
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Lecture Hall, Blusson Spinal Cord Centre (818 West 10th Avenue, Ground Floor)
Learn about the key areas of practice and research at the state-of-the-art China Rehabilitation Research Center. The [...]
Presented by: ICORD Principal Investigator and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Peter Cripton
Wednesday March 9, Noon-1:00 pm
Kaiser 2020/2030, UBC Point Grey Campus
Safety devices such as helmets, seatbelts and airbags are designed to prevent injuries by engineers who have expertise in the field of injury biomechanics. In injury biomechanics research, the principles of mechanical engineering are [...]
Join ICORD PhD Candidate Leanne Ramer for an informative discussion at the next Café Scientifique Vancouver on Tuesday Jan 25th, 7:30pm at the Railway Club (579 Dunsmuir St). Caution: may not be an accessible venue.
“It is … autonomic functions that we take for granted when we have them and that dominate our lives when we [...]
In these modern times, what is the value of drawing the distinction between able-bodied and disabled athletes? Do the disability categories of the Paralympics level the playing field for participants and allow them to showcase their abilities or does it discriminate against them by conveying the message that they cannot participate in the ‘real’ Olympics?
In [...]
