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Keynote: Alma MeriansMovement rehabilitation in virtual reality from then to now:how are we doing?A S Merians, G Fluet, E Tunik, Q Qiu, S Saleh, S AdamovichUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USANew Jersey Institute of Technology, USAABSTRACTDuring the past decade there has been a continuous exploration of how virtual environmentscan be used to facilitate motor recovery and relearning after neurological impairment. Thegoals for using virtual environments have been to either improve patients’ rehabilitationoutcomes beyond our current capabilities, or to supplement labor intensive and timeconsuming therapies with technology based interventions. After over a decade of investigationit seems appropriate to determine whether we are succeeding in meeting our goals.Figure 1. Workspace expands gradually and continuously throughout the training period.A S Merians, G Fluet, E Tunik, Q Qiu, S Saleh, S Adamovich, Movement rehabilitation in virtualreality from then to now: how are we doing?, Keynote Address, Proc. 9 th Intl Conf. on Disability, VirtualReality and Assoc. Technologies, P M Sharkey, E Klinger (Eds), pp. 915, Laval, France, 10 12 Sept. 2012.xxivProc. 9 th Intl Conf. Disability, Virtual Reality & Associated TechnologiesLaval, France, 10–12 Sept. 20122012 ICDVRAT; ISBN 978-0-7049-1545-9