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Design, Technology , and Engineering benefitting individuals
with disabilities and older adults in the local community |
October 4, 2023 |
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Perspectives is the newsletter of the
Stanford course,
Perspectives in Assistive Technology.
Guest Lecturer Schedule
This newsletter issue announces the
Guest Lecture schedule.
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Perspectives in Assistive
Technology is a Winter Quarter Stanford course - recently completing its
seventeenth year - that explores the design, development, and use of
assistive technology that benefits people with disabilities and older adults.
It consists of semi-weekly in-person discussions; lectures by
notable professionals, clinicians, and assistive technology users; a
tour of an accessible inclusive playground; student project
presentations and demonstrations; and an Assistive Technology Faire.
Check out the course website. |
October Update
October greetings to members of the Stanford's
Assistive Technology course community,
Plans for next academic year's
course
Important Dates:
- Wednesday, November
29th - Winter Quarter course enrollment opens
- Friday, December 1st
- Deadline for project suggestions
- Tuesday, January
9th - First class session of Perspectives in Assistive
Technology
Course Organization Activities:
- Course Website - The 2024 course website is nearing completion
and will be posted soon. Check out the sample
homepage as well as a new
slideshow
collection of images.
- Projects -
New student project suggestions are continuing to be solicited (see below),
reviewed, and posted.
Community Attendance - Community members are
invited to attend class sessions on campus - masking may be
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Lecture Schedule
Guest Lecturer
Schedule - Here is the finalized guest lecturer schedule. The course
website will soon be updated to include a webpage for each class session,
including lecture abstracts and presenters' photos &
biosketches.
| Tue, Jan 9th |
Course Overview & Introduction to Assistive
Technology
David L. Jaffe, MS |
| Thu, Jan 11th |
Project Pitches & Team Formation
Project
Suggestors |
| Tue, Jan 16th |
Creating Assistive Technologies - Understanding the
Problem
Gayle Curtis, MS |
| Thu, Jan 18th |
Bridging the Gap between Consumers and Products in Rehabilitation
Medicine
Deborah E. Kenney, MS, OTR/L |
| Tue, Jan 23rd |
Perspectives of Stanford Students and Faculty with a
Disability
Students and Faculty |
| Thu, Jan 25th |
The Design and Control of Exoskeletons for
Rehabilitation
Katherine Strausser, PhD |
| Tue, Jan 30th |
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Erin Michelle Kunz, PhD
student |
| Thu, Feb 1st |
Wearable Robotic Arms
J. Kenneth Salisbury, Jr.,
PhD |
| Tue, Feb 6th |
Issues of Human Interface Design
Gary M. Berke, MS, CP,
FAAOP |
| Thu, Feb 8th |
Assistive Robotics
Monroe Kennedy III, PhD |
| Tue, Feb 13th |
Mid-term Student Team Project Presentations
Student
Teams |
| Thu, Feb 15th |
Field Trip to the Magical Bridge Playground
Olenka S.
Villarreal |
| Tue, Feb 20th |
Assistive Technology for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury
B.
Jenny Kiratli, PhD & Jeffrey P. Jaramillo, MSPT |
| Thu, Feb 22nd |
Assistive Technology Faire
Various Vendors |
| Tue, Feb 27th |
Designing Beyond the Norm to Meet the Needs of All
People
Peter W. Axelson, MSME, ATP, RET |
| Thu, Feb 29th |
From Idea to Market: Eatwell, Assistive Tableware for Persons with
Cognitive Impairments
Sha Yao, MFA |
| Tue, Mar 5th |
Film Screening
Film to be determined |
| Thu, Mar 7th |
Wheelchair Fabrication in Developing Countries
Ralf
Hotchkiss |
| Tue, Mar 12th |
End-term Student Team Project Presentations
Student
Teams |
| Thu, Mar 14th |
Student Individual and Team Project
Demonstrations
Students |
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Student Project Solicitations
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In preparation for the upcoming Winter Quarter course
offering, I will continue to solicit projects suggestions from community
members. Here are some important project criteria to consider:
- Team project suggestions must address a real challenge experienced by
an individual with a disability or older adult who lives in the local
community. The challenge, problem, or struggle must be one that is not
adequately served by existing commercial products. (Perform an internet search
to verify this.) It is important to identify and describe the
challenge rather than to imagine a solution.
- The scale and complexity of the project must be such that it could be
pursued by a team of three or four students in the 10-week quarter, resulting
in a fabricated functional and tested prototype.
- Refer to Project
Requirements webpage for more detailed information.
- Some projects have already been submitted, approved, and described.
Their tentative titles are:
- Accessible
storage for Abby
- Enhanced
visibility for Abby's wheelchair
- Rain shield
for Abby
- Water bottle
& phone holder for Abby's mobility devices
- Treats for
Nathan
- Accessible
dog kennel for Danny and Korey
- Poop
Management for Danny's Service Dog Korey
- Laptray for
Danny
- Projects
with the Magical Bridge Playground (2)
- Below is an example suitable project suggestion designed to guide
your project suggestion thinking:
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Example Project
Suggestion
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Improved Pooper Scooper |
| Background: |
The intended user is an older adult who relies on her
powered wheelchair and service dog for mobility. |
| Problem: |
Current products are bulky, difficult to operate, and
are not designed for wheelchair users. |
| Aim: |
Explore designs for a device that will allow a
wheelchair user to effectively clean up after their service dog while remaining
active in their community. |
| Design Criteria: |
Compact to facilitate storage
Aesthetic
design
Easy to retrieve and store
Integrated waste disposal bag
Easy
to dispose bag
Easy to clean |
Examples of reacher products for inspiration:
Examples of pooper scooper products that are too
bulky:
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Please contact me with your ideas, questions, comments,
and project suggestions - or just to say hello. Please continue to stay safe
& healthy.
Dave Jaffe - Course Instructor
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