Liz Peterson is co-project director of new one-year grant from the Paralyzed Veterans of America Education Foundation

UIUC’s Laura Rice (project director) and Elizabeth Peterson (co-project director) have received a one-year grant from the Paralyzed Veterans of America Education Foundation for the project “Feasibility of an Online Program to Manage Falls Among Wheelchair and Scooter Users” in the amount of $49,997.

The funding will support development of an online fall management program for veteran full-time wheelchair/scooter users living with spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis that is feasible to implement and has potential to reduce fear of falling and falls and increase quality of life and community participation.