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Assistive
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Technology
and design benefitting individuals with disabilities and older adults in the
local community |
July 7, 2017 |
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Perspectives is the newsletter of the
Stanford course,
Perspectives in Assistive
Technology.
This issue invites you
to attend an upcoming local event
and reports on a student design
competition.
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Perspectives in Assistive Technology is a Winter
Quarter Stanford course - now completed its eleventh year - 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; student project presentations and demonstrations; an
assistive technology faire; and a film screening. Organization of
next year's course will ramp up this summer for the first class session in
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Upcoming Local
Event
Presentation at Avenidas
Please
plan to attend my upcoming presentation at Avenidas where I will be speaking about the
critical role that older adults and people with disabilities play as they work
with teams of Stanford students to design and fabricate prototype devices that
address real problems and challenges, as well as soliciting project suggestions
for teams to pursue in the course.
- When:
Friday, August 4th from 11:00am to 12:30pm
- Where:
Avenidas, 450 Bryant Street - just off of University Avenue in downtown Palo
Alto
- How: No
RSVP is required to attend this free presentation.
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Course News
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RESNA Student Design Competition
A team
of Stanford students in the Perspectives in Assistive Technology course this
past academic year were finalists in the
RESNA
Student Design Competition.
The
Plugs for Molly team - Anna Gurevich, Ryan O'Rourke, and Jon Pedersen -
designed and fabricated a design for cables (power, USB, and charging) that
facilitates their handling, plugging-in, and unplugging for individuals with
impaired grip and hand/arm function.
Unfortunately the team members were unable to attend the finals held
at the RESNA Conference in New Orleans last month to particpate in the final
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Support the course - Funding in
any amount for the course and student projects is always welcomed. Monetary
gifts support approved project expenses, administrative costs, honoraria for
guest lecturers, and the end-of-term celebration. Refer to the
Team Project Support webpage for more
information.
Email questions, comments, or
suggestions - If you have general questions, comments, or
suggestions about the course, email
David L. Jaffe, MS, the instructor. Thank you again for your interest in
the course.
Dave
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Dave. |
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