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Assistive
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Technology
and design benefitting individuals with disabilities and older adults in the
local community |
January 10, 2015 |
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Perspectives is the newsletter of the Stanford
course,
Perspectives in Assistive Technology.
This issue invites you to attend the next 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 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 classroom. |
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Next class session - Tuesday, January 13th at
4:15pm:
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Needfinding and Context
Discovery for Assistive Technologies
Gayle
Curtis
UX Design
Consultant |
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Abstract: When
we look at the drivers of innovation we see two complementary themes emerging:
new technologies or methods that open the way to new solutions, and new
insights or experiences that bring a better understanding of the problem. With
a design thinking approach, we first look to build empathy with the user and
the situation, then we use ideation, prototyping and iteration to explore,
formulate, and test solutions. |
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This class session will
go into more depth with the candidate projects and to build an understanding of
the problem areas with the objective of learning more about the user needs,
goals, and values around the problem, as well as the constraints and
requirements of the situation itself. One goal for this session is for students
to identify a set of questions to address through interview and observation
with real users of assistive technologies, as well as some good ideas about
people that student teams might talk to and work with to inspire both
innovation and relevance for the team project. |
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Biosketch:
Gayle Curtis is a design consultant in the San Francisco Bay Area,
specializing in user interface architecture and design strategy for online
ventures and interactive products. Recently he was Principal Interaction
Designer at Yahoo!, where he developed a practice area in strategic ideation
and disseminated it through workshops in the US and Asia. At Stanford he has
taught courses in HCI and Product Design. Gayle is a graduate of the
Engineering Product Design program at Stanford. |
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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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