Lecture
Schedule
Community members are
welcome to attend the in-person classroom lectures. You need not be a Stanford
student to attend, no signup is required, and there is no charge. Lectures are
held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:50pm PT in Lathrop Library
Classroom 282. Lecture information is published in Perspectives, the course
newsletter. Email the instructor to request a
subscription.
2023
Lecture Calendar
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List of
Speakers and Lecture Titles
- David
L. Jaffe, MS - Course Overview & Introduction to Assistive
Technology
- Project
Pitch Day - Assistive Technology Project Suggestors
- Gayle
Curtis, MS - Creating Assistive Technologies - Understanding the
Problem
- Deborah
E. Kenney, MS OTR/L - Bridging the Gap between Consumers and
Products in Rehabilitation Medicine
- Stanford Students and Faculty with a Disability
- Perspectives of Stanford Students and Faculty with a
Disability
- Katherine Strausser, PhD - The Design and
Control of Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation
- Lindsey
D. Felt, PhD - Bionic Ears: Cochlear Implants and the Future of
Assistive Technology
- Joshua
A. Miele, PhD - From DIY to Disability Dongles: Spanning
Accessibility Space from Indispensable to Irrelevant
- Gary M.
Berke, MS CP FAAOP - Issues of Human Interface
Design
- Monroe
Kennedy III, PhD - Assistive Robotics
- Olenka
Villarreal - Field Trip to Magical Bridge Playground
- B.
Jenny Kiratli, PhD & Jeffrey P. Jaramillo, MSPT - Assistive
Technology for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury
- Peter
W. Axelson, MSME ATP RET - Designing Beyond the Norm to Meet the
Needs of All People
- Various Vendors - Assistive Technology
Faire
- Sha
Yao, MFA - From Idea to Market: Eatwell, Assistive Tableware for
Persons with Cognitive Impairments
- Film
Screening - Film to be determined
- Ralf
Hotchkiss - Wheelchair Fabrication in Developing
Countries
If you require a
disability-related accommodation to participate in the course, please
contact the course instructor.
Requests should be made at least two weeks in advance.
Lecture
Schedule
Click on the date to view more information about a particular
lecture, including presenter's photograph & biosketch and lecture
abstract. |
Week |
Date |
Topic |
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Tue -
Jan 10th |
Course
Overview & Introduction to Assistive Technology David L.
Jaffe, MS |
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Thu -
Jan 12th |
Project Pitch
Day Project Suggestors |
2 |
Tue -
Jan 17th |
Creating
Assistive Technologies - Understanding the Problem Gayle Curtis,
MS |
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Thu -
Jan 19th |
Bridging the
Gap between Consumers and Products in Rehabilitation
Medicine Deborah E. Kenney, MS, OTR/L |
3 |
Tue -
Jan 24th |
Perspectives
of Stanford Students and Faculty with a Disability Participating
students and faculty to be determined |
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Thu -
Jan 26th |
The Design
and Control of Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation Katherine
Strausser, PhD |
4 |
Tue -
Jan 31st |
Bionic Ears:
Cochlear Implants and the Future of Assistive Technology Lindsey
D. Felt, PhD |
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Thu-
Feb 2nd |
From DIY to
Disability Dongles: Spanning Accessibility Space from Indispensable to
Irrelevant Joshua A. Miele, PhD |
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Tue -
Feb 7th |
Issues of
Human Interface Design Gary M. Berke, MS, CP, FAAOP
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Thu -
Feb 9th |
Assistive
Robotics Monroe Kennedy III, PhD |
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Tue -
Feb 14th |
Mid-Term Team
Project Presentations |
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Thu -
Feb 16th |
Field Trip to
the Magical Bridge Playground Olenka Villarreal |
7 |
Tue -
Feb 21st |
Assistive
Technology for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury B. Jenny Kiratli,
PhD & Jeffrey P. Jaramillo, MSPT |
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Thu -
Feb 23rd |
Designing
Beyond the Norm to Meet the Needs of All People Peter W. Axelson,
MSME, ATP, RET |
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Tue -
Feb 28th |
Assistive
Technology Faire Various Vendors of Products and
Services |
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Thu -
Mar 2nd |
From Idea to
Market: Eatwell, Assistive Tableware for Persons with Cognitive
Impairments Sha Yao |
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Tue -
Mar 7th |
Film
Screening Film to be determined |
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Thu -
Mar 9th |
Wheelchair
Fabrication in Developing Countries Ralf Hotchkiss
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Tue -
Mar 14th |
End-of-Term Student
Team Project Presentations |
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Thu -
Mar 16th |
Student Project
Demonstrations, Course Evaluation, and Celebration |
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