Perspectives in Assistive Technology is a Winter Quarter Stanford course - preparing for its fourteenth 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.

Course Statistics - Fifty students have now enrolled in the course, three vendors have confirmed for the Assistive Technology Faire, and there are twenty-one total candidate team projects from Abby, June, Paul, Olenka, Danny, Amy, Nick, Nathan, Ben, Jerry, and Dave.

Attend upcoming class sessions - Although official enrollment is required for Stanford students to receive academic credit, the greater Stanford community is invited to sit in all class sessions. You need not be a Stanford student to attend, there is no signup required, and there is no charge. The first lecture is Tuesday, January 7th and the full schedule can be found here.

You are invited to participate in the Assistive Technology Faire - This eighth annual course event will provide an opportunity for students and community members to get an up-close look at a variety of assistive technology devices and learn about available services. Users of assistive technology products as well as small companies and agencies serving individuals with disabilities and older adults are encouraged to bring assistive technology devices and information to display, demonstrate, and discuss. Please browse to the Call for Assistive Technology Faire Participants webpage and contact me if you would like to be a part of this event as a user or vendor of assistive technology products or services. Everyone is welcome to attend the Faire.

The Faire will start at 4:30pm on Thursday, February 20th in the Lathrop Library, Classroom 282.

Here is the program, slides, and Matteo's, Krystina's & my photos from last year's Faire.