Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC)

The Center for International Rehabilitation (CIR) operates a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Improved Technology Access for Landmine Survivors. It has been designated a national center of excellence in rehabilitation engineering by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), which funds its operation. The RERC develops and disseminates technologies and techniques that improve access to mobility aids for landmine survivors and other amputees.

1. Develop appropriate mobility aids for adult and child landmine survivors;
2. Develop appropriate, efficient fabrication techniques and technologies that address the major barriers to service delivery in mine-affected regions;
3. Develop education and training materials for prosthetists and technicians providing rehabilitation services to landmine survivors in mine-affected countries;
4. Train student researchers pursuing studies in rehabilitation and biomedical engineering;
5. Apply clinical research methodologies to the evaluation of programs, technologies, and techniques designed to assist landmine survivors; and
   
6. Disseminate programs, technologies and techniques that have been developed or identified as effective by the Center to a broad network of individuals and organizations, at home and abroad, through internet-based communication and other outreach methodologies.