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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 18, 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 - Tuesday, January 21st at
4:15pm:
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Perspectives of Stanford Students
with a Disability
Morgan Duffy, Kareem
Edouard, Nathaniel Wynn, Aubrie Lee, Kartik Sawhney, and Christopher
Connolly
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Abstract: In this
panel discussion, several Stanford students with disabilities will discuss
their disabilities, academic goals, the assistive technology they use to be
successful students, and the challenges they have faced. |
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Morgan Duffy's
Biosketch: Studies and experiences have lead Morgan to concentrate her work
on something essential in her life: disability. As a woman with a disability,
Morgan has traveled to inaccessible parts of the world to work with children
who remind her of her childhood friends from summer camp. At Stanford she
studies Cross Cultural Health and Policy and has completed internships at
Whirlwind Wheelchair; the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions; and Stanford Hospital. In her spare time, Morgan enjoys shopping in
open markets, being outdoors, taking road trips, meeting new people, talking
politics, and reenergizing with hot yoga. |
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Nathaniel Wynn's
Biosketch: Nate is a senior who's taken the slow route to graduation - he
spent 6 months interning at a robotics research institute in Germany, another 6
months at a medical devices startup here in the Bay Area, and spent the last
year in the robotics group at SRI International. In his spare time he enjoys
reading, designing random devices, and researching his next computer
upgrades. |
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Kartik Sawhney's
Biosketch: Kartik is a freshman who is really passionate about assistive
technology. He intends to major in Computer Science, specializing in Human
Computer Interaction. Using his knowledge, he wishes to simplify the user
interface, while incorporating accessibility features into mainstream
software. |
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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. |
