Tuesday, January 5th
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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.
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 ME218 Smart Product Design and is a
project coach in ME113 Mechanical Engineering Design. He holds a BS
degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a MS
degree in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University. He has worked on
several VA assistive technology research 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 - 2.17
Mb pdf file
- Audio -
1:11:35 - 16.3 Mb mp3 file
- Stepping Over Responses
video
- Ralph Fingerspelling Hand
video (takes a while to load)
- Ultrasonic Head Controlled
Wheelchair video
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