Community Engaged Dissemination and Implementation of the Access Ratings for Building App Suite: Toward Proof-of-adoption 1063

Thursday, October 30, 2025

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Location: ROOM: Private Dining Room #3 >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left past Williford and Astoria. PDR #3 is located to the left in the small corridor.

Presenting Author(s)

Suzanne Burns, PhD, OTR/L

Associate Professor
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM, United States

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Non-presenting Author(s)

Jessica Salazar

Lecturer II
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Presenting Author(s)

Robert Frediani, PhD, MHA, LNHA

Assistant Professor
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI, United States

Non-presenting Author(s)

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Jack Tomsicek

Community Engagement Project Coordinator
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Rehabilitation Research Design & Disability Center
Cedarburg, Wisconsin, United States

Presenting Author(s)

Mohd Anayetul Karim Samaun

I am pursuing a master’s in Computer and Information Science at Marquette University.
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI, United States
Rochelle J. Mendonca, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Assistant Professor and Director of OTD Programs
Columbia University
New York, New York, United States

The demand for community-engaged approaches to improving access to public spaces for people with disabilities exists AND owners of public spaces want to accommodate. This presentation will share the adaptive research, implementation, and dissemination process that was jointly developed by a team of Occupational Therapists, restaurant owners, and restaurant patrons with disabilities. The methodology used PAR as a guide for engagement within an EPIS framework for implementation using CEDI activities. The feedback provided from the CEDI approach guided improvements to the implementation and dissemination process in ways that better met targeted end-user demands.

Learning Objectives:

explain community engaged dissemination and implementation strategies used by the research team.
discuss the technology transfer pipeline and implications for potential implications for community rollouts.
describe how people with disabilities and persons invested in accessibility can use the Access Ratings for Buildings (ARB) apps to rate accessibility of restaurants.