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Assistive
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Technology and
design benefitting individuals with disabilities and older adults in the local
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January 14, 2014 |
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Welcome to this edition of Perspectives,
the e-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.
What is
the course? - Perspectives in Assistive Technology is a
Winter Quarter course at Stanford that explores the design, development, and
use of assistive technology benefitting people with disabilities and older
adults. Much more information can be found on the course website. Student enrollment in the course seems
to have stabilized at 48.
Invitation to attend - You are invited to attend
all class lectures. They will be held in the
Thornton Center - Classroom 110 on Tuesday
and Thursday afternoons at 4:15 to 5:30pm and are free and open to the
public.
Next class session - Thursday, January 16th at
4:15pm:
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The Transdisciplinary Team: Bridging
the Gap between Consumers and Products in Rehabilitation
Medicine
Deborah E. Kenney, MS,
OTR/L
Stanford University, VA Palo Alto
Health Care System, and Foothill College |
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Abstract: Occupational
therapists (OTs) are critical players in the transdisciplinary rehabilitation
team. An OT's job is to help people, who because of illness, injury, or aging,
have experienced a decrease in their ability to function independently in the
areas of daily living, work, play, and leisure. Treatment by an OT often
includes the prescription of assistive technology. This talk will focus on the
aspects necessary to effectively fit the technology to the individual and
support the use of this technology in the home environment, and the impediments
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Biosketch: Deborah
Kenney has been an occupational therapist for the last 17 years, splitting
her time between Stanford and the
VA Palo Alto Health Care
System's Rehabilitation Research & Development (RR&D) Center where
she collaborated on numerous design/development research projects with both
engineers and graduate students. Her work has included testing and integrating
technology into the rehabilitation setting with individuals with Parkinson's
Disease, CVA (stroke), spinal cord injury, hand therapy, and balance problems
related to aging. Ms. Kenney currently works with post-stroke survivors (REACH), coordinates a
research project in Stanford Medical School's Department of Hand Surgery, and
is also a frequent guest lecturer with the
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Santa
Clara. |
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Would you like to participate in the assistive technology
faire? - This repeat event -
scheduled for Tuesday, February 11th - will provide an opportunity for
students and community members to get an up-close look at a variety of devices
and learn about available services. If you are a vendor of assistive technology
products or supply assistive technology services and would like to participate,
please contact me. Everyone is welcome to attend the faire. |
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.
Please contact me if you have any
questions, comments, or suggestions about the course and thank you again for
your interest.
Dave
Do you
have a question or comment? - David L. Jaffe, MS, the course
instructor, can be reached by email
or at 650/892-4464.
To unsubscribe from this
newsletter, please email Dave. |
