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Assistive
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Laboratory
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Technology
and design benefitting individuals with disabilities and older adults in the
local community |
October 13, 2017 |
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Perspectives is the newsletter of the
Stanford course,
Perspectives in Assistive
Technology.
Lecture Schedule & Upcoming
Local Events
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Perspectives in Assistive Technology is a Winter
Quarter Stanford course - now anticipating its twelfth year - that
explores the design, development, and use of assistive technology that benefits
people with disabilities and older adults. It consists of semi-weekly classroom
discussions; lectures by notable professionals, clinicians, and
assistive technology users; tours of local medical, clinical, and
engineering facilities; student project presentations and demonstrations; an
assistive technology faire; and a film screening. Organization of
the coming year's course is underway, with the first class session in
January. |
Course
News
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The lecture schedule has been
finalized - In addition to encores of the excellent guest lectures
presented in past years, two new ones have been scheduled. Steven H.
Collins, PhD will speak on his exoskeleton reseach and Lindsey D. Felt,
PhD will discuss the history and future of cochlear implants. Both are
Stanford faculty members. |
Lecture Schedule
Click on the
date to view more information about a particular lecture,
including the
presenter's photograph & biosketch and abstract.
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Tue - Jan
9th |
Course Overview & Introduction to Assistive
Technology
David L. Jaffe, MS |
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Thu - Jan
18th |
Bridging the Gap between Consumers and Products in Rehabilitation
Medicine
Deborah E. Kenney, MS, OTR/L |
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Tue - Jan
23rd |
Perspectives of Stanford Students with a Disability
Zina
Jawadi and others |
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Thu - Jan
25th |
Issues of Human Interface Design
Gary M. Berke, MS, CP,
FAAOP |
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Thu - Feb
1st |
The Design and Control of Exoskeletons for
Rehabilitation
Katherine Strausser, PhD |
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Tue - Feb
6th |
From Idea to Market: Eatwell, Assistive Tableware for
Persons with Cognitive Impairments
Sha Yao
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Thu - Feb
8th |
Designing Beyond the Norm to Meet the Needs of All
People
Peter W. Axelson, MSME, ATP, RET |
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Tue - Feb
13th |
Field Trip to Magical Bridge Playground
Olenka Villarreal,
Jill Asher, and Jay Gluckman |
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Tue - Feb
20th |
Motion & Gait Analysis
Jessica Rose, PhD & Katelyn
Cahill-Rowley, PhD |
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Thu - Feb 22nd |
Field Trip to the VA Palo Alto Spinal Cord Injury and Brain Injury
Services
Graham H. Creasey, MD, FRCSEd
Assistive Technologies: The Benefits for
Returnees
Debbie J. Pitsch, MPT, GCS, ATP
Due to space limitations, this tour is open to
enrolled students only. |
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Tue - Feb
27th |
Bionic Ears: Cochlear Implants and the Future of Assistive
Technology
Lindsey D. Felt, PhD |
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Thu - Mar
8th |
Wheelchair Fabrication in Developing Countries
Ralf
Hotchkiss |
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Thu - Mar
15th |
Student Team Project Demonstrations, Course Evaluation, and
Celebration |
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Would you like to attend one of
these lectures? - Although official enrollment is required for
Stanford students to receive academic credit, all classroom lectures are open
to the greater Stanford community. You need not be a Stanford student to
attend, there is no signup required, and there is no charge. |
Request for additional student
project suggestions - Project suggestions are continuing to be
solicited. Refer to previous newsletter issues which described the
benefits of and process for submitting a student
project suggestion, addressed the broad
requirements of those projects, explained the suggestion format, and focused on the
specific activities that lead to a project
suggestion. Also see the Call for Team Projects
Suggestions webpage for more information.
You are strongly
encouraged to submit project suggestions for students to pursue. Please do this
as soon as possible so I'll have adequate time to consider all submissions,
edit approved entries, and post them. The deadline is Friday, December
1st. If your project is accepted, you can "pitch" it to the class on Thursday, January
11th. If a student team selects it, you will then have the opportunity to
offer them advice, direction, and expertise in person, by phone, and/or by
email.
This course relies on community involvement,
so please suggest
a project based upon an identified problem or
challenge. |
Upcoming Local
Events
Film Screening - 4 Wheel Bob - 72
minutes
The
20th United Nations
Association Film Festival (UNAFF) presents
4 Wheel Bob. Bob
Coomber, an intrepid adventurer, sets out to be the first wheelchair hiker to
cross the 11,845-foot Kearsarge Pass in the Sierra Nevada. This story of
overcoming immense obstacles will inspire us to look at our own self-imposed
limitations and perhaps reach beyond what we think is possible. Both Bob and
the filmmaker, Tal Skloot, will join the screening and participate in a panel
discussion. Film website -
trailer (2:03).
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Abilities Expo
The
Abilities Expo is the go-to
source for the community of people with disabilities, their families, seniors,
veterans, and healthcare professionals. This event offers new technologies,
possibilities, solutions, and opportunities. Discover ability-enhancing
products and services, play adaptive sports, and attend
informative
workshops.
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Friday thru Sunday - October 27th - 29th |
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San Mateo County Event Center (new location this year) |
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Register
for free |
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Support the course - Funding in
any amount for the course and student projects is always welcomed. Monetary
gifts support approved project expenses, administrative costs, honoraria for
guest lecturers, and the end-of-term celebration. Refer to the
Team Project Support webpage for more
information.
Email questions, comments, or
suggestions - Please email
me if you have general questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the
course. Thank you again for your interest.
Dave
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