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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 24, 2017 |
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Perspectives is the newsletter of the
Stanford course,
Perspectives in Assistive
Technology.
Corrected 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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Student Enrollment - The course
is open for student enrollment this weekend. |
Corrected Lecture Schedule
The last issue
incorrectly listed the dates for the the first two weeks of the class.
The
correct dates are as follows. The entire
schedule can be found on the course website.
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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Would you like to attend one or
more 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.
At this time, the course is also soliciting problems
or challenges associated with automobiles or driving.
The best suggestions will be those that represent real
problems experienced by an individual with a disability or older adult in the
local community that affects their ability to drive or otherwise access
transportation. Other suggestions that broadly affect one's ability to walk or
move are also welcome.
Please email your suggestions describing the problem and
important features of what a solution should do, but not how to achieve
them.
This course relies on community involvement,
so please suggest
a project based upon an identified problem or
challenge. |
Upcoming Local
Events
Stanford Disability Awareness Week
The
Associated Students of Stanford
University (ASSU) presents Disability Awareness Week (starting
Thursday, October 26th) to celebrate the diversity of disability
initiatives across campus. The following events will take place during the
week:
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Screening of
the documentary film, The
Best and Most Beautiful Things, this Thursday, October 26th at
5:30pm in
Pigott
Hall, Room 113.
"The Best and Most Beautiful Things is a
celebration of outcasts everywhere, following a precocious young blind woman
who disappears into quirky obsessions and isolation. With humor and bold
curiosity, she chases love and freedom in a surprising, sex-positive
community."
Afterwards, JSD Candidate and
Introduction
to Disability Studies and Disability Rights instructor,
Doron Dorfman
will hold a conversation about the film. A light dinner will be
provided.
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Dr.
Rabia Belt from the
Stanford Law School will host a talk on Disability and the Law,
Monday, October 30th at 4:45pm - also in
Pigott
Hall, Room 113. She will present her research on suffrage and how the
disability community has been disenfranchised throughout US
history.
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The
Abilities Hub, a new campus space initiative for the disability
community will have its grand opening on Thursday, November 2nd at
5:00pm on the first floor of the
Student
Services Building.
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Buddies +
Ice Cream will be hosted by Kids with Dreams on Saturday,
November 4th from 2:00 - 4:00pm in
Kimball
Hall.
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Throughout
the week, the Stanford Daily will
be featuring the Faces of Ability series, interviews with members of the
Stanford disability community.
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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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Friday, October 27th at 5:10pm |
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General public $10, students free. |
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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.
| When: |
Friday through Sunday - October 27th - 29th |
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San Mateo County Event Center (new location this year) |
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Film Screening - Through My Eyes: Hani’s
Journey - 30 minutes
The
20th United Nations
Association Film Festival (UNAFF) presents
Through My Eyes:
Hani’s Journey. This 30 minute film follows the journey of blind
Syrian refugee Hani Al Moliya from the camps in Lebanon to Canada. Told through
his photos, it is a story of triumph against adversity, set against the
backdrop of the Syria crisis. Film
website -
trailer (3:55).
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Sunday, October 29th at 2:50pm |
| Admission: |
General public $10, students 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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