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Assistive
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Technology
and design benefitting individuals with disabilities and older adults in the
local community |
September 19, 2014 |
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Perspectives is the newsletter of the Stanford
course,
Perspectives in Assistive Technology.
Course Lecture Schedule
Finalized
Perspectives in Assistive
Technology is a Winter Quarter Stanford course starting its ninth season in
early January that explores the design, development, and use of assistive
technology that benefits people with disabilities and older adults. It consists
of semi-weekly classroom discussions; lectures by notable
professionals, clinicians, and assistive technology users; tours of
local medical, clinical, and engineering facilities; and an assistive
technology faire.
You are welcome to attend
lectures that interest you as they are open to the greater Stanford community.
You need not be a Stanford student to attend, there is no signup required, and
there is no charge. Lectures are held on Tuesdays and Thursday from 4:15 to
5:30pm in Classroom 110 in the Thornton
Center.
Lecture
Schedule
Click on the date to get
more information about a particular lecture,
including the presenter's
photograph & biosketch and lecture description.
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Topic |
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Tue - Jan 6th |
Course Overview
& Introduction to Assistive Technology
David L. Jaffe, MS
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Thu - Jan 8th |
Project Pitches
& Team Formation
Project Suggestors |
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Tue - Jan 13th |
Need Finding for
Assistive Technologies
Gayle Curtis |
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Thu - Jan 15th |
Bridging the Gap
between Consumers and Products in Rehabilitation Medicine
Deborah E.
Kenney, MS, OTR/L |
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Tue - Jan 20th |
Perspectives of
Stanford Students with a Disability
Kartik Sawney and others
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Thu - Jan 22nd |
The Design and
Control of Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation
Katherine Strausser,
PhD |
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Tue - Jan 27th |
Field Trip to
Magical Bridge Playground (Palo Alto)
Olenka Villarreal |
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Thu - Jan 29th |
Designing Beyond
the Norm to Meet the Needs of All People
Peter W. Axelson, MSME, ATP,
RET |
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Tue - Feb 3rd |
Rehabilitation and
Assistive Robotics
Allison M. Okamura, PhD & David L. Jaffe,
MS |
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Thu - Feb 5th |
Issues of Human
Interface Design
Gary M. Berke, MS, CP, FAAOP |
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Tue - Feb 10th |
Tour of VA Spinal
Cord Injury and Brain Injury Services (Palo Alto)
Graham H. Creasey, MD,
FRCSEd
Assistive
Technologies: The Benefits for Returnees
Karen Parecki, OTR/L, ATP; Evi
Klein, MA, CCC-SLP, ATP; and Debbie J. Pitsch, MPT, GCS, ATP
Due to
space limitations, this tour is open to enrolled students only.
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Thu - Feb 12th |
Student Team Project
Mid-term Presentations |
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Tue - Feb 17th |
Universal Design and
the Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley
Teri A. Adams, JD |
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Thu - Feb 19th |
Assistive Technology
Faire
Various Vendors |
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Tue - Feb 24th |
Tour of Motion &
Gait Analysis Lab (Menlo Park)
Jessica Rose, PhD & Katelyn
Cahill-Rowley
Due to
space limitations, this tour is open to enrolled students only.
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Thu - Feb 26th |
Aesthetics Matter
in Assistive Technologies
Jules Sherman
Eatwell Tableware
Set
Sha Yao |
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Tue - Mar 3rd |
Movie Screening -
Fixed: The Science / Fiction of Human Enhancement |
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Thu - Mar 5th |
Wheelchair
Fabrication in Developing Countries
Ralf Hotchkiss |
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Tue - Mar 10th |
Student Team Project
Final Presentations |
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Thu - Mar 12th |
Project
Demonstrations, Course Evaluation, and Celebration |
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Do you have an idea for an assistive technology
project? - You are encouraged to submit your project suggestions
based on real problems experienced by individuals with disabilities or older
adults in the local community. Visit the Course
Project Solicitation webpage for the project requirements and how to best
communicate your ideas. If your project is accepted, you can
"pitch" it to the class on
Thursday, January 8th. And if a student
team selects it, you will have the opportunity to offer them advice, direction,
and expertise in person or by phone and/or email. |
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Would you like to participate in the assistive technology
faire? - This third annual event - scheduled for
Thursday, February 19th - will provide
an opportunity for students and community members to get an up-close look at a
variety of devices and learn about available services. If you are a vendor of
assistive technology products or supply assistive technology services and would
like to participate, please contact me. Everyone is welcome to attend the
faire. |
How
can the community help support the course and student projects? -
Funding in any amount for the course and student projects is always welcome.
Monetary gifts support approved project expenses, administrative costs,
honoraria for guest lecturers, and the end-of-term celebration. Refer to the
Course and Project Support webpage for more
information.
Who
should be contacted to answer questions or to provide additional
information? - Please feel free to contact me anytime during the
project suggestion process.
Dave
Do
you have a question or comment? - If you have general questions,
comments, or suggestions about the course, David L. Jaffe, MS, the
instructor, can be reached by email
or at 650/892-4464. Thank you again for your interest.
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newsletter, please email Dave. |
