Winter Quarter 2010 Course Announcement

ENGR110/210
Perspectives in Assistive Technology

David L. Jaffe, MS and Professor Drew Nelson
Tuesdays & Thursdays   4:15pm - 5:30pm
William Gates Computer Science Building, Toshiba Classroom, Room B12 (lower level)


Lecture Schedule

Click on date to get more information about a particular lecture, including presenter's photograph & biosketch and lecture description.


Week Date Topic
1. Tue - Jan 5th
Welcome to the Class
Course Overview & Introduction to Assistive Technology
David L Jaffe, MS
Stanford University - Mechanical Engineering
Thu - Jan 7th
Team Formation & Project Review
Debbie Kenney
Mike Norell - Norell Prosthetics Orthotics
Bob Bauer - Willow Garage
Eric Sabelman - Kaiser Permanente
Liliana Kaszuba & Joseph Villanueva – Webster House
Tansy Brook - NeuroSky
Dave Jaffe - for Prof Tom Kane
2. Tue - Jan 12th
The Transdisciplinary Team: Bridging the Gap between Consumers and Products in Rehabilitation Medicine
Deborah E. Kenney, MS, OTR/L
Stanford University, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, and Foothill College
Thu - Jan 14th
Design Thinking and Applied Ideation for Assistive Technologies
Gayle Curtis
3. Tue - Jan 19th
Universal Design: A Student's Perspective
Laura C. Martini
Stanford University - Joint Program in Design
Thu - Jan 21st
Design Challenges in Assistive Technology
Douglas F. Schwandt, MS
Mechanical Engineer
Motion-sensing Devices in the Assistive Technology Arena
Owen R. Edwards, MEng
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
Stanford University School of Medicine
4. Tue - Jan 26th
Human Engineering: The Field of Prosthetics and Orthotics
Mike Norell
Norell Prosthetics Orthotics
Thu - Jan 28th
What Kind of Assistive Technology Do You Need if You Break your Neck?
Graham Creasey, MD
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
5. Tue - Feb 2th
The Lingraphica - An Assistive Technology for Persons with Aphasia
Richard D. Steele, PhD
Chief Scientist, Lingraphica
Thu - Feb 4th
Introduction to Clinical Biokinesiology: Gait and Upper Limb Motion Analysis
Jessica Rose, PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine & Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
6. Tue - Feb 9th
Designing Beyond the Norm to Meet the Needs of All People
Peter W. Axelson, MSME, ATP, RET
Beneficial Designs, Inc.
Thu - Feb 11th
Mid-term Student Project Presentations
7. Tue - Feb 16th
Virtual Reality Applications in Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation
Walter J. Greenleaf, PhD
Greenleaf Medical Systems & InWorld Solutions
Thu - Feb 18th
Wheelchair Fabrication in Developing Countries
Ralf Hotchkiss
San Francisco State University
8. Tue - Feb 23rd
Driving with Adaptive Equipment
Edward C. Brodd
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Thu - Feb 25th
Who's Gonna Pay for That? Durable Medical Equipment and Healthcare Reform
Teri A. Adams, JD
Stanford Disability Resource Center
9. Tue - Mar 2nd
Introduction to Web Accessibility
John Foliot
Stanford University
Thu - Mar 4th
Practical Robotics
Rich Mahoney, PhD
SRI
10. Tue - Mar 9th
Student Team Project Final Presentations
Thu - Mar 11th
Course Evaluation & Celebration
11. Tue - Mar 16th
Final Exams
No class session


Updated 03/05/2010

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