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Assistive
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Technology
and design benefitting individuals with disabilities and older adults in the
local community |
January 2, 2015 |
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Perspectives is the newsletter of the Stanford
course,
Perspectives in Assistive Technology.
Happy New Year!
This issue invites you to attend the first class session and
encourages your participation in the course's assistive technology
faire.
Perspectives in Assistive
Technology is a Winter Quarter Stanford course in its ninth season
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; and an assistive technology faire.
Much more information can be found on the course
website.
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Attend a lecture - You are invited to sit in on
class lectures that interest you. They are open
to the greater Stanford community - you need not be a Stanford student and
there is no required signup, enrollment, or charge. They will once again be
held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:15 to 5:30pm starting Tuesday, January
6th in a large tiered, accessible classroom on campus in the Thornton
Center (Classroom 110) adjacent to the Terman Fountain and near the Roble Gym,
the same venue as last year. Here are the parking options, maps, and directions to the
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First class session - Tuesday, January 6th at
4:15pm:
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Course Overview &
Introduction to Assistive Technology
David L.
Jaffe, MS
Stanford University -
Mechanical Engineering Design Group |
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Abstract: This
presentation will provide an overview of the course and a brief introduction to
Assistive Technology including a definition of terms, demographics, goals of
rehabilitation, perceptions of disability, the needs of people experiencing
disabilities, political correctness, and numerous examples of commercial
assistive technology products, research efforts, and students'
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Biosketch: David
L. Jaffe holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of
Michigan and a MS degree in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern
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Prior to coming to
Stanford, he was a Research Biomedical Engineer at the VA Palo Alto Health Care
System's Rehabilitation Research and Development Center. At the VA his
interests were designing, developing, testing, and bringing to market
microcomputer-based devices for veterans with disabilities including
communication, mobility, and information systems. He has worked on several VA
assistive technology research projects including an innovative powered
wheelchair interface for individuals with quadriplegia, an electro-mechanical
fingerspelling hand that served as a communication device for people who are
deaf/blind, a system that explored virtual reality techniques to train
individuals with gait deficits to improve their walking, and a project that
employed a computer-based simulation system to assess and improve the driving
ability of individuals after brain injury. |
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In addition to
organizing this course, ENGR110/210 Perspectives in Assistive
Technology, he contributes to other Stanford courses including defining the
quarterly course projects in ME218 Smart Product Design, coaching
project teams in ME113 Mechanical Engineering Design and ME294
Medical Device Design, as well as mentoring students working on
assistive technology projects throughout the year. |
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Participate in the Assistive Technology Faire -
This third annual course event will once again 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 the course instructor 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 starts
at 4:15pm on Thursday, February 19th
just outside the classroom, Thornton
110.
Here are
Dave's and
Arne's photos from last year's
Faire. |
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Do
you have a question or comment? - If you have general questions,
comments, or suggestions about the course, David L. Jaffe, MS, the
instructor, can be reached by email
or at 650/892-4464. Thank you again for your interest.
Dave
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newsletter, please email Dave. |
