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Assistive
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Technology and
design benefitting individuals with disabilities and older adults in the local
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January 3, 2014 |
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Welcome to this edition of Perspectives,
the e-newsletter of the
Stanford course,
Perspectives in Assistive
Technology.
This issue invites you
to attend the first class session and
encourages your participation in the
course's assistive technology
faire.
What is
the course? - Perspectives in Assistive Technology is a
Winter Quarter course at Stanford that explores the design, development, and
use of assistive technology benefitting people with disabilities and older
adults. Much more information can be found on the course website. Student enrollment in the course
continues to be very strong this year with 42 sign-ups to date.
Invitation to attend - You are invited to attend
all class lectures. They will be held in the
Thornton Center - Classroom 110 on Tuesday
and Thursday afternoons at 4:15 to 5:30pm and are free and open to the
public.
First class session - Tuesday, January 7th at
4:15pm:
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Course Overview & Introduction
to Assistive Technology
David L. Jaffe,
MS
Stanford University - Mechanical
Engineering Design Group |
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Abstract: This
presentation will be an overview of the course and a brief introduction to
Assistive Technology including a definition of terms, demographics, goals of
rehabilitation, perceptions of disability, the needs of people experiencing
disabilities, political correctness, and numerous examples of assistive
technology devices and research projects. |
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Biosketch: David L.
Jaffe holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of
Michigan and a MS degree in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern
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Prior to coming to Stanford,
he was a Research Biomedical Engineer at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System's
Rehabilitation Research and Development Center. At the VA his interests were
designing, developing, testing, and bringing to market microcomputer-based
devices for veterans with disabilities including communication, mobility, and
information systems. He has worked on several VA assistive technology research
projects including an innovative powered wheelchair interface for individuals
with quadriplegia, an electro-mechanical fingerspelling hand that served as a
communication device for people who are deaf/blind, a system that explored
virtual reality techniques to train individuals with gait deficits to improve
their walking, and a project that employed a computer-based simulation system
to assess and improve the driving ability of individuals after brain
injury. |
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In addition to organizing
this course, ENGR110/210 Perspectives in Assistive Technology, he
contributes to other Stanford courses including defining the quarterly course
projects in ME218 Smart Product Design, coaching project teams in ME113
Mechanical Engineering Design and ME294 Medical Device Design, as
well as mentoring students working on assistive technology projects throughout
the year. |
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Would you like to participate in the assistive technology
faire? - This repeat event -
scheduled for Tuesday, February 11th - 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. |
Would you
like to 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.
Please contact me if you have any
questions, comments, or suggestions about the course and thank you again for
your interest.
Dave
Do you
have a question or comment? - David L. Jaffe, MS, the course
instructor, can be reached by email
or at 650/892-4464.
To unsubscribe from this
newsletter, please email Dave. |
