About Us
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Background
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6 Degrees of Freedom, LLC was started by Carmen P. DiGiovine in 2006 to meet an unmet need for individuals with disabilities. This need developed as a result of the advancement of assistive technology devices and the ever-increasing requirements to include greater levels of justification during the assistive technology service delivery process. As assistive technology devices improved, thereby increasing the number or customized solutions, so did the opportunities for increased integration across technologies. Furthermore, the push for the utilization of evidence-based practice increased in order to address the need to justify assistive technology services and devices. Therefore, 6 Degrees of Freedom, was developed to address the need for integration of technologies to meet the need of individuals with disabilities, and to provide the quantitative measurement and analysis processes that are the core of evidence-based practice. |
Mission
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To utilize analytical knowledge and skills, in conjunction with a positive attitude, in order to empower, educate and energize individuals of all ages and abilities. We are committed to enabling individuals to freely access the world through the application of assistive technology, rehabilitation engineering, rehabilitation technology, universal design and ergonomics. |
Purpose
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Provide the highest level of clinical rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology services to individuals with disabilities as part of a multidisciplinary team. |
Core Values |
Family and Faith
Excellent Client Service
Respect For Each Other |
Professional Biography |
Carmen P. DiGiovine, PhD, ATP, RET, is the President of 6 Degrees of Freedom, LLC, and provides clinical rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology services to individuals with disabilities. In addition to providing clinical rehabilitation engineering services, Dr. DiGiovine provides continuing education courses for educators and rehabilitation professionals. Dr. DiGiovine is a member of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA) board of directors. Dr. DiGiovine is also a member of the Professional Standards Board for the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA). Dr. DiGiovine’s current areas of interest include assistive technology service delivery models, evidence-based practice, and clinical guideline development. Dr. DiGiovine has been working in the field of rehabilitation engineering for over 10 years. Dr. DiGiovine has over 12 years experience as an engineer focusing on seating and wheeled mobility, including 7 years experience as a clinical rehabilitation engineer in the area of assistive technology service delivery. Dr. DiGiovine has a B.S. in general engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. DiGiovine specialized in Rehabilitation Engineering while obtaining Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. DiGiovine has teaching experience and has presented at numerous national and international conferences in the area of seating and wheeled mobility. Dr. DiGiovine is a member of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) / Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) committee on Wheelchair Transportation Safety. Dr. DiGiovine has an adjunct appointment as a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Finally, Dr. DiGiovine has been certified by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Association of North America (RESNA) as an Assistive Technology Practitioner (ATP) and a Rehabilitation Engineering Technologists (RET). |
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