Winter Quarter 2009 Course Announcement

ENGR110/210
Perspectives in Assistive Technology

David L. Jaffe, MS and Professor Drew Nelson
Tuesdays & Thursdays   4:15pm - 5:30pm
Main Quad, History Corner, Lane Hall (Building 200), Room 034 (lower level)


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Tuesday, January 6th

photo of Dave Jaffe

Introduction to Assistive Technology
David L. Jaffe, MS
Stanford University - Mechanical Engineering

Abstract: This presentation will provide a brief overview of 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 cutting-edge research projects. Stanford student projects involving assistive technology from previous years will be described.

Biosketch: David L. Jaffe was a Research Biomedical Engineer at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System's Rehabilitation Research and Development Center. He has an interest in designing, developing, testing, and bringing to market microcomputer-based devices for disabled people including communication, mobility, and information systems. He also assists in teaching Smart Product Design, a graduate-level course in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. He holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) and a MS degree in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He has worked on projects including an innovative wheelchair interface for individuals with quadriplegia, an electro-mechanical fingerspelling hand - a communication device for people who are deaf/blind, a system that explores virtual reality techniques to train individuals with gait deficits to improve their walking, and a project that employs a computer-based simulation to assess and improve the driving ability of individuals after brain injury.

Contact Information:
Stanford University
Terman Engineering Center
380 Panama Mall, Room 567
Stanford, CA  94305-4021
650/892-4464
dljaffe -at- stanford.edu
Lecture Material:
Slides - 6.9 Mb pdf file
Who is Disabled? - 78 Kb pdf file
Audio - 1:12:47 - 17.0 Mb mp3 file


Updated 01/09/2009

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