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Assistive
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Laboratory
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Technology
and design benefitting individuals with disabilities and older adults in the
local community |
February 13, 2015 |
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Perspectives is the newsletter of the Stanford
course,
Perspectives in Assistive Technology.
This issue invites you to attend the next class session
and
encourages your participation in the course's assistive technology
faire.
Perspectives in Assistive
Technology is a Winter Quarter Stanford course in its ninth season
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.
Much more information can be found on the course
website.
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Attend a lecture - You are invited to sit in on
class lectures that interest you. They are open
to the greater Stanford community - you need not be a Stanford student and
there is no required signup, enrollment, or charge. They will once again be
held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:15 to 5:30pm in a large tiered,
accessible classroom on campus in the Thornton Center (Classroom 110) adjacent
to the Terman Fountain and near the Roble Gym, the same venue as last year.
Here are the parking options, maps, and
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Next class session - Tuesday, February 17th at
4:15pm:
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Universal Design and the Ed
Roberts Campus in Berkeley
Teri A. Adams,
JD
Stanford Office of Accessible
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Abstract: Teri's
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Universal
Design refers to broad-spectrum ideas meant to produce buildings, products,
and environments that are inherently accessible to older adults, people without
disabilities, and people with disabilities.
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The Ed Roberts
Campus is a facility on the campus of the University of California at
Berkeley that houses the offices of the collaborating organizations as well as
fully accessible meeting rooms, a computer / media resource center, a fitness
center, a cafe, and a child development center and is dedicated to fostering
collaboration and improving the services and opportunities for people with
disabilities locally and worldwide.
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Biosketch:
Teri Adams is an Associate Director of the Office of Accessible
Education (OAE). The OAE is committed to providing Stanford students with
disabilities the support and services needed to allow them the opportunity to
participate in the rich and varied life at Stanford University. In addition to
academic accommodations for students, Teri also expedites all housing
assignments and facilities requests related to disability. |
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Final Call - Participate in the Assistive Technology
Faire - This third annual course event will once again provide an
opportunity for students and community members to get an up-close look at a
variety of assistive technology devices and learn about available services.
Users of assistive technology products as well as small companies
and agencies serving individuals with disabilities and older adults are
encouraged to bring assistive technology devices and information to display,
demonstrate, and discuss.
Please browse to
the Call for Assistive Technology Faire Participants
webpage and contact the course instructor if you would like to be a part of
this event as a user or vendor of assistive technology products or services.
Everyone is welcome to attend the faire.
The Faire starts
at 4:15pm on Thursday, February 19th
just outside the classroom, Thornton
110.
Here are
Dave's and
Arne's photos from last year's
Faire. |
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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.
Dave
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