Team with Stanford students on
projects
that benefit people with disabilities
In the Stanford course, Perspectives in
Assistive Technology, students learn about assistive technology from
experts in the field and work in teams along with project partners, coaches,
and individuals with disabilities to identify needs, develop designs, and
build, test, and refine prototype assistive technology devices.
The course is looking for
individuals to team with students working on projects that address the needs of
individuals with disabilities. Your expertise, involvement, and good project
ideas are needed for this mechanical engineering class that starts in January.
Please let me know if you are interested in helping a student team.
Previous years' projects
have been:
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| 2009 |
- iPhone Dialer for Individuals
with Visual Impairments
- Handi-Cart for Wheelchair
Shoppers
- Sonification of Movement for
Individuals with Movement Restricting Disabilities
- Opening Doors for Wheelchair
Users
|
| 2008 |
- Device to Press Elevator
Buttons
- Liquid Metal Cane for the
Blind
- Mobility Motivation Device for
Children with Cerebral Palsy
|
| 2007 |
- Accessible Fishing
Pole
- Aid for Donning an Artificial
Leg
- Device to Facilitate Moving
Elderly People around Their Home
- Rain Protector for Wheelchair
Users
|
| 2006 |
- Affordable Electric Page
Turner for Individuals with ALS
- Standing Aid for Children with
Cerebral Palsy
- Wheelchair Lift
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If you have ideas for projects for this
year's course, please send them to me. Project ideas must be simple enough to
be completed in 10 weeks. The students will have backgrounds in mechanical
engineering and some may also have considerable computer hardware and software
experience. The cost of parts must be modest. Projects must address needs for
which there are no commercially available products. I am also seeking funding
for these projects.
If you are a health care professional,
a person with a disability, or otherwise interested in participating in some
way, please contact me.
The greater Stanford
community is welcome to attend class lectures and student presentations on
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
- For more information about the
course, browse to the course website:
- http://www.stanford.edu/class/engr110/
- For more information about the
project ideas, users / coaches, and support:
- http://www.stanford.edu/class/engr110/solicitation.html
| David L. Jaffe, MS |
dljaffe@stanford.edu |
650/892-4464 |
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