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Tuesday, January
19th
Abstract: In this panel
discussion, several Stanford students with disabilities will discuss their
disabilities, the challenges they have faced, their academic goals, and the
assistive technology they use to be successful students.
- Edan Armas'
Biosketch:
- "Coming from a boring suburban town
in Illinois, I'm so stoked to be able to be here at Stanford in order to pursue
my interests and send palm tree-ridden postcards to my jealous siblings. I've
worn hearing aids since second grade, but for most of my teenage life, they
were hidden under the warm embrace of my enormous Afro. The ladies loved it.
However, now short-haired and a little more mature, my hearing aids are a great
source of pride for me, and I hope to one day participate in helping make
hearing aid in general become more affordable and accessible to people of all
socioeconomic backgrounds. Stanford is the place to be, and I'm ready to walk
the path that this beautiful school is constantly in the process of making for
me."
- Kartik Sawhney's
Biosketch:
- "I am a junior at Stanford
University, majoring in Computer Science with a focus on Artificial
Intelligence and Human Computer Interaction. I feel strongly about universal
access to virtual resources, and have been involved in several accessibility
and assistive technology projects with non-profits and tech giants including
IBM Research India,
Microsoft Research
India, Xavier's Resource Center for the
Visually Challenged, among others. At the same time, I'm intrigued by the
immense potential of artificial intelligence, and hope to further develop my
knowledge and skills in the field." Kartik's Virtual Space
- Dan Berschinski's
Biosketch:
- Dan Berschinski grew up in
Peachtree City, Georgia. In 2007 he graduated from the United States Military
Academy at West Point, with a commission in the infantry. Upon graduation from
West Point, Dan served as a rifle platoon leader with the 5th Brigade, 2nd
Infantry Division based out of Fort Lewis in Washington State. In the summer of
2009, then Lieutenant Berschinski and his men deployed to Afghanistan's violent
Arghandab River Valley. On August 18th, First Lieutenant Berschinski was
severely wounded while leading his platoon on a dismounted patrol. He triggered
an improvised explosive device, which instantly severed both of his legs above
the knees, broke his jaw, and shattered his left arm.
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After being medically evacuated out
of Afghanistan, Dan underwent four months of inpatient surgeries and
hospitalization at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. He then
spent the next three years undergoing daily physical therapy and prosthetic
limb training. He has since become the military's first above-the-knee and
hip-disarticulation amputee to walk on a daily basis. While in therapy, Captain
Berschinski served as a certified peer visitor, frequently visiting and
counseling other wounded service-members and their families. He has also been
an advocate for improved bomb-blast protective equipment for troops currently
in combat, as well as an advocate for patient care and improved rehabilitation
practices at Walter Reed.
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After medically retiring from the
Army, Dan moved to Washington, DC. While in the Capital, he founded
Two-Six Industries, a plastic
product distribution company. He also became a board member of the
Amputee Coalition, America's
leading non-profit amputee awareness organization, as well as a board member of
the West Point Society of
DC.
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Dan currently resides in
California, where he is pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree at
Stanford University.
- Jacob Gowan's
Biosketch:
- Jacob Frank Gowan is majoring in
mechanical engineering (BS in 2014 and MS expected in 2016), plays football and
rugby, and is a Product Realization Lab Course Assistant.
- Zina Jawadi's
Biosketch:
- Zina is a sophomore at Stanford
University and the President of the Hearing Loss Association of America,
California State Association, an affiliate of the Hearing Loss Association
of America, the largest nonprofit representing people with hearing loss in the
US. She also founded the Disability Awareness Program at her high school, The
Harker School, and previously researched and created a video about teaching
techniques for mainstreamed students with hearing
loss.
- Lecture Material:
- Slides
- Pre-lecture - 796 Kb pdf file
- Edan
Armas - 552 Kb pdf file
- Jacob Gowan - 235 Kb pdf file
- Zina Jawadi - 421 Kb pdf file
- Video - 1:25:18
- Photos - 830 Kb pdf file
- Links:
- Office of Accessible Education
Video: Welcome
to Stanford University
- Guide to the Office
of Accessible Education
- Office
of Accessible Education helps students with disabilities realize their full
potential
- 2012 Stanford Daily article -
Panel
reflects on life at Stanford with a Disability
- 2014 Stanford Daily article -
An
Overlooked Minority by Aubrie Lee
- The
Harker School
- The
Invisible Disability by Zina Jawadi
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