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Assistive
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Technology
and design benefitting individuals with disabilities and older adults in the
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January 22, 2016 |
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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 - now in 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.
Next class
session - Tuesday, January 26th at 4:30pm (new starting time):
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A Personal and Historical
Perspective on Creative Thinking and Design with a Focus on
Seniors
Barbara Beskind
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Abstract: An appreciation for a longitudinal
point of view enriches one's understanding of past, current, and future design
and technological needs. Designing for the senior and/or visually impaired
population can be complex, challenging, and ever so gratifying when you can
improve their personal safety, independence in life skills and joy of
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Biosketch: Barbara Knickerbocker Beskind
is a designer and internationally recognized pioneer in the field of
occupational therapy. Barbara graduated from the Home Economics School of
Syracuse University with a BS in Applied Arts and Design in 1945. She trained
as an occupational therapist through the US Army’s War Emergency Course
during World War II and served for 20 years, retiring as a major in 1966. She
went on to found the Princeton Center for Learning Disorders, one of the first
independent private occupational therapy practices in in the US. She is the
author of a clinical textbook on occupational therapy and holds a patent for
inflatable equipment that helps children improve their balance. In 1973, the
American Occupational Therapy Association honored Barbara as a Charter Fellow
in recognition of her innovative therapeutic techniques.
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In January 2013, Barbara saw IDEO founder David Kelley
speak on 60 Minutes about the importance of cultivating a diversity of
experience among team members developing new products and services. Barbara
wrote to the company, offering to help IDEO design for an aging population. She
soon began working in IDEO’s Bay Area offices and has been directly
involved with client projects related to contact lenses, health care delivery,
and retirement home services.
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Attend a lecture -
Course lectures will be held on Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:50pm 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
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Did you miss a
lecture? - Course lectures are posted on YouTube. To find the links,
browse to the Lecture Schedule webpage,
scroll down and click on the lecture of interest. Near the bottom of the page
you will see the Lecture Material section which has links to the slides,
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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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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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