Rancho Research Institute, Inc. (RRI) Email Format
Hospitals and Health CareCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
Rancho Research Institute, Inc. (RRI) is a non-profit organization based in Downey, California, founded in 1956. It operates within the hospitals and health care sector with a focus on disability research and educational approaches aimed at improving the quality of life for individuals with disabilities. The institute emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and leverages public and private resources to advance human-centered disability innovation and to generate evidence for the disability community and the broader public. RRI seeks to address the challenges faced by people with disabilities, their families, and caregivers, and it also supports the development of medical and clinical professionals who will deliver patient-centered healthcare and rehabilitation therapies tailored to disability needs. A concrete recent development is a 2020 partnership with SmithGroup Companies, Inc., which brought together Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Caltech, ArtCenter College of Design, and Shieldmakers to produce face shield components.