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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, 2019 |
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Perspectives is the newsletter of the
Stanford course, Perspectives in Assistive
Technology.
Needfinding and Assistive
Technologies
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 - preparing for its thirteenth year - 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; student project presentations and demonstrations; an
Assistive Technology Faire; and a film screening. |
Course
News
Updated Course
Statistics - Forty students have now enrolled in the course: 27
pursuing a team project (with an additional 2 on the Wait List), 5 opting to
work on an individual project, and 6 attending lectures.
Do you have a suggestion for a
film about disabilty and assistive technology? - I am looking
for suggestions for a film to screen on Tuesday, March 5th during classtime.
The film must not be over 60 minutes in length and must be available on DVD for
no or low cost.
Next class session of the
thirteenth season - Tuesday,
January 15th at 4:30pm in a new venue - Lathrop Library Classroom
282
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Needfinding and Assistive
Technologies Gayle Curtis
UX Design Consultant |
Abstract: When we look at the drivers of
effective innovation we see two complementary themes emerging: First, new
technologies or methods that open the way to new solutions, and second, new
insights or experiences that yield a better understanding of the problem. With
a design thinking approach, we begin by building empathy with the user and the
situation, then we use ideation, prototyping, and iteration to explore,
formulate, and test solutions.
In this class session we will look as ways to gain
understanding of user needs, goals, and values around a problem, as well as the
constraints and requirements of the situations around them. One goal for this
session is for students to identify a set of questions to explore through
interview and observation with real users of assistive technologies. Teams may
also get some good ideas about the people they might approach for both
inspiration and insight.
Biosketch: Gayle Curtis is a UX 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 also
developed a practice area in strategic ideation and disseminated it through
workshops in the US and Asia. At Stanford he taught courses in Human-Computer
Interactions (HCI) and Product Design. Gayle is a graduate of the MS
Engineering Product Design program at Stanford.
You are invited to attend this and all other
class sessions - Class sessions will be held on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:50pm starting
Tuesday, January 8th and are open to the greater
Stanford community. You need not be a Stanford student to attend, no signup is
required, and there is no charge. |
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New classroom! - The course will
be held in classroom 282 in the
Lathrop
Library located at the corner of Lasuen Mall and Serra Mall, adjacent to
Memorial Auditorium and the Oval. It seats as many as 150 people in a flexible
and accessible space. Here is a webpage with maps, directions, and photos. |
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You are invited to participate
in the Assistive Technology Faire - This seventh annual
course event will 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 me 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 will start at 4:30pm on Thursday,
February 28th in the Lathrop Library,
Classroom 282.
Here are my
photos from last year's Faire. |
Other
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
Course and Project Support
webpage for more information.
Email questions, comments, or
suggestions - Please email
me if you have general questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the
course. Thank you again for your interest.
Dave
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