Perspectives in Assistive Technology is a Winter Quarter Stanford course - entering its fifteenth year - that explores the design, development, and use of assistive technology that benefits people with disabilities and older adults. It consists of semi-weekly online discussions; lectures by notable professionals, clinicians, and assistive technology users; virtual tours of local medical, clinical, and engineering facilities; student project presentations and demonstrations; and a Virtual Assistive Technology Faire.

Course Statistics - Forty-three students have enrolled in the course, four students are auditing, ten vendors plan to participate in the Virtual Assistive Technology Faire, and twenty students have chosen to work on projects suggested by six community members.

Issues of Human Interface Design
Gary M. Berke, MS, CP, FAAOP
Stanford Medical Center

This class session will not be open to community attendance - This decision has been made due to the loss of audio quality during the first class session - mostly likely due to the large number of attendees and a poor WiFi connection. For these reasons, I must restrict Zoom attendance to enrolled students. However, I will provide the link to this recorded video session to anyone who requests it.

You are invited to participate in the Virtual Assistive Technology Faire - This ninth annual course event is scheduled for Thursday, February 25th and 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 join in on this virtual event. Please browse to the Call for Assistive Technology Faire Participants webpage for more information and contact me to register. Each vendor will have 5 to 10 minutes of unopposed Zoom time to display, demonstrate, and discuss their assistive technology products or services. Everyone is welcome to attend the Faire. Ten vendors have signed up to participate so far.

Here is the line up and slides from last year's Faire.

"If you are a person with a mobility disability who would be willing to talk about your experiences with environmental change, I would like to speak with you. People with disabilities have historically been left out of planning for environmental change and climate disaster, and your story matters. I am especially interested in learning about how the environment affects your life and how your identity affects your experience of the environment. For this study, I am looking to interview people with mobility disabilities."

"If you are interested in being involved in the study, please contact me, Molly King. Interviews are confidential and your participation is voluntary. Participants receive a $15 gift card or charity donation of equal value for an hour of their time."

"If you cannot participate but know of someone who might be interested, I would appreciate you forwarding this message. Thank you."

Molly M. King, PhD
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Santa Clara University