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Assistive
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Technology
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January 1, 2016 |
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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 - now starting its tenth year - that explores the
design, development, and use of assistive technology that benefits people with
disabilities and older adults. The schedule
consists of semi-weekly classroom discussions; lectures by
notable professionals, clinicians, and assistive technology users; tours
of local medical, clinical, and engineering facilities; an assistive
technology faire; and a film screening.
Course News - Enrollment continues to be very
strong with 47 students signed up for the course so far.
First class
session of the tenth season - Tuesday, January 5th at 4:30pm (new starting time):
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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
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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 University. |
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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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Attend a lecture -
Course lectures will be held on Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:50pm starting
Tuesday, January 5th and are open to the greater Stanford community. You
are most welcome to sit in on class sessions that interest you. You need not be
a Stanford student and there is no required signup, enrollment, or charge. The
class will meet in a large, tiered, accessible classroom on campus in the
Thornton Center, 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
classroom. |
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Participate in the Assistive
Technology Faire - This fourth 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 4:30pm on Thursday, February 4th just outside
the classroom, Thornton
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Here are photos
from last year's event. |
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Upcoming community
event: |
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Would you like to 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.
Do you have a question,
comment, or suggestion? - 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 in the course.
Dave
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