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Design, Technology , and Engineering benefitting individuals
with disabilities and older adults in the local community |
Newsletter - February 19,
2024 |
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Perspectives is the newsletter of the
Stanford course,
Perspectives in Assistive Technology.
Week 7 Class Sessions
This newsletter issue describes Week 7's
class sessions.
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Perspectives in Assistive
Technology is a Winter Quarter Stanford course - now entering its
eighteenth 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. |
Week 7
Course News
Guest Lecturer
Schedule - The schedule of guest lecturers has been finalized. For
more information about each presenter and their topic, browse to the course
lecture schedule webpage. Community members are
welcome to attend class sessions on campus. Maps and direcrions. Masking is not required.
There will not be a concurrent Zoom broadcast. |
Week 7 Class
Sessions
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Tuesday, February 20th at 4:30pm
PST
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VA Palo Alto Health Care
System
B. Jenny Kiratli, PhD 1
& Jeffrey P. Jaramillo, DPT 2
1 Director of Clinical Research, SCI
Center at VA Palo Alto Health Care System
2 Physical Therapist,
SCI Center at VA Palo Alto Health Care System |
Abstract: This session will provide an overview
of the adaptive technology available for Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury &
Disorders (SCI/D) at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. This will include
examples from both clinical care and clinical research.
Biosketch: B. Jenny Kiratli, PhD is the
Director of Clinical Research in the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Center, VA Palo
Alto Health System. She has over 30 years’ experience conducting research
with individuals with SCI. Her funded research has included projects on bone
and body composition; exercise, physical activity, and cardiovascular risk;
upper extremity function; and nutrition. Currently, she is PI on a project to
establish evidence for a knee reference bone mineral density measurement to
predict bone health after SCI, Co-PI on project to evaluate utility and
outcomes of a novel mobile manual standing wheelchair, and PI on two new
projects to explore access to VA services and mental health issues of persons
who identify as sexual and gender minorities and live with SCI/D. She served on
the Stanford Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the protection of human
subjects in research for 8 years (1999-2007) and has served since then on the
VA Central IRB with oversight of multi-center projects across the VA
system.
Biosketch: Jeffrey P Jaramillo, DPT is
currently a Research Health Science Specialist in the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Center, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS). Jeff has 30 years of
experience as a Physical Therapist. He is the laboratory manager of SCI
Exercise Physiology Laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Beatrice Jenny
Kiratli, PhD. He has been involved in a research capacity for over 15 years at
the VA Palo Alto spanning projects including studies of; Upper extremity
functional changes in patients with stroke performing hybrid resisted strength
training protocols and robotic gait training for persons with paraplegia and
stroke, use of interactive video gaming for upper extremity motor performance,
upper extremity tendon transfers, upper limb EMG decomposition, exoskeleton
training, use of novel wheelchair technology, and qualitative studies for
persons with SCI. |
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Tuesday, February 22nd at 4:30pm
PST
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Assistive Technology
Faire |
Confirmed 2024 Vendor
Participants:
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BeeLine
Reader
BeeLine Reader, Inc - Nick
Lum
"BeeLine Reader is a
software tool that improves reading ability by displaying text using a color
gradient that wraps from the end of one line to the beginning of the next. (Example) This gradient pulls the
reader’s eyes through the text, making reading easier. This approach is
especially helpful for readers with dyslexia, ADHD, and various vision
impairments. Thanks to the
Schwab Learning
Center, BeeLine Reader’s tools are available for
free to all Stanford
students." |
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Silicon Valley
Independent Living Center
SVILC Assistive Technology Specialist - Joe
Escalante
Silicon Valley Independent
Living Center (SVILC) is a cross-disability, intergenerational, and
multicultural disability justice organization that creates fully inclusive
communities that value the dignity, equality, freedom and worth of every human
being. SVILC maintains a
lending
library of assistive technology so consumers may borrow a device free of
charge and try it before buying it, use it to compare similar devices, or to
use while a personal device is being repaired. |
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DUG: A
communication device to prevent people from distracting service dogs
Team DUG - Steven G. Opferman
DUG is a commercial Bluetooth speaker attached on
the service dog owner, service dog, bags, or mobility device, along with a
custom-built microprocessor-based remote control worn or held to trigger
pre-recorded audio messages that inform people not to distract the service dog.
This student project from 2023 has been awarded second place in RESNA's Student
Design Challenge at its Annual Conference held in New Orleans. |
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911Finder
Cellular Watch
911 Tracker - Chuck & Susan
Roedel
"The
911Finder
serves people with dementia, Alzheimer's, Autism, or who are prone to wander -
featuring fall detection with GPS. It provides peace of mind for the caregiver
that the wearer is safe. The wearer and caregiver can call each other with the
touch of a button. The caregiver's 911Finder App receives an alert if the
wearer is outside a Safe Zone or falls. If the caregiver believes the wearer is
having an emergency, the App can command Finder to use its patented method to
make a 3-way call between the caregiver and the 911-Operator located nearest
the wearer. Finder provides real-time GPS to help First Responders get to the
wearer quickly." |
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TINA
TINA Healthcare
- Ali Kight, PhD Candidate and Founder
"TINA Healthcare has built the first assistive device for
menstruation. Our product, TINA, the Tampon INsertion Aid, is a reusable device
that clips onto off-the-shelf tampons and facilitates insertion and removal.
TINA was originally designed for people with spinal cord injuries but now
supports people with a broad range of mobility limitations and body types. TINA
Healthcare's mission is to build a suite of products that enables and empowers
every body to manage their menstrual cycles and reproductive health with ease
and comfort." |
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Upcoming In-person Class Sessions
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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