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Tuesday, January
24th
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 employ to be successful students.
- Kartik Sawhney's
Biosketch:
- "I am a senior 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."
LinkedIn
Webpage at Stanford
- Zina Jawadi's
Biosketch:
- Zina Jawadi is a junior at Stanford
University and is involved with disability advocacy on campus through Power2ACT
and the ASSU Executive Cabinet. Outside of Stanford, Zina is 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. Zina founded a disability awareness program at her high school,
The Harker School, and previously
researched and created a video about techniques for teaching mainstreamed
students with hearing loss.
- Angelica Parente's
Biosketch:
- "I’m Angelica, but ever since I
got my hip replacement my friends like to refer to me as a cyborg. I’m
currently a PhD candidate in Biophysics at Stanford University, working to
bridge single molecule microscopy with computational simulations to understand
how the 3D protein structure is related to biological function. I also curate
events for the Stanford Biotechnology group, and in the future hope to work in
biotech entrepreneurship and/or investment to improve the lives of patients.
I’m passionate about patient-centered design in all stages of healthcare
and believe that people with disabilities have a unique perspective that
enables creative solutions to problems in biomedicine."
- Edan Alexander Armas'
Biosketch:
- Edan Armas is a sophomore with a
mild-to-moderately severe hearing loss. While his disability poses a myriad of
difficulties to over come, it also leads to enriching experiences and amusing
(mostly only in retrospect) stories to tell. An active member of the Stanford
Spoken Word Collective, he writes a lot about the power of listening, and how a
hearing loss is an agent of humility that allows one to take a step back and
internalize external information, whether that be a conversation or a poem ripe
with emotion. Edan also specializes in acute existential despair - laughing at
bad jokes - and when he's not falling: longboarding around campus.
- Bryce Connor Tuttle's
Biosketch:
- "It took me a while to learn how to
read. Though I loved to hear my mom read aloud or listen to audio books, I
struggled through deciphering each word, unable to piece together the chains of
sounds my classmates could easily create from the letters on the page. In third
grade I was diagnosed with dyslexia. It is a label I have carried with pride
throughout the rest of my life. I credit my dyslexia with my ability to devise
unorthodox solutions. As my uncle says, 'only coming up with one way to spell a
word is terribly uncreative'."
- Hannah Joy Root's
Biosketch:
- "Hannah Joy is my name and recently
I've spent a lot of time on phones and online inquiry boards describing myself
as someone with a handicap who needs to know more about their accessibility
options. No, it's not enough to know if there is parking or a ramp on location.
I work at the Stanford d.school as the Community Experience Coordinator. Beyond
a d.thinker, I'm an elementary school teacher and athlete (biker, rock climber,
swimmer, runner, and soon-to-be-surfer). A recent foot / ankle surgery has left
me with several life interruptions: the use of a knee scooter and walking boot,
2-3 weekly specialist appointments, and an active lifestyle turned upside
down."
- Lecture Material:
- Slides - 2.36 Mb pdf file
- Video - 1:17:02
- Photos - 1.05 Mb 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
Invisible Disability by Zina Jawadi
- Power2ACT
seeks community center for students with disabilities by Edan
Armas
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