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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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February 7, 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 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 is
44.
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.
Assistive Technology Faire - Tuesday, February
11th at 4:15pm:
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Assistive Technology
Faire
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Abstract: This event
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. 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 to display, demonstrate, and discuss.
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Products and
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6dot™ Braille Labeler, ProxTalker®,
ProxPAD™, and BrailleCoach™
6dotTM - Robert Liebert
The 6dot™
labeler embosses Braille into adhesive labeling tape. It has a built in
Braille keyboard that can emboss Braille in any language. The
ProxTalker®
and ProxPAD™
are speech generating communication devices, while the
BrailleCoach™
is a teaching support device for learning Braille. |
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VisionEdge™ Reading Aid
Jasper Ridge
Inc. - Michele Klein & Peter Borden
The
VisionEdge Reading Aid is a hands-free portable illumination system that
slips on glasses or visors to provide constant bright lighting without glare.
It uses advanced circuitry, proprietary optics, and a unique ergonometric
design to meet the needs of people with low vision. |
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Whill Type-A
Wheelchair
Whill - Satoshi Sugie & Atsushi
Mizushima
The Whill Type-A Wheelchair is a
next generation personal mobility device (single-passenger seated electric
vehicle) with higher functionality and style. |
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Podna
Rover
Podna Designs - Elaine Levin
The Podna Rover is an innovative all-terrain mobility
device for individuals who need additional support to maintain balance or
stability while walking. The device offers confidence to outdoor travelers over
gravel, uneven surfaces, and inclines. It features compliant wheels, a
self-centering frame, a suspension to soak up bumps, and self-locking
brakes. |
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Service Dog
Training
Service Dog Tutor - Jean Cary and
Service Dog Ranger
Service Dog Tutor
adapts pets to do specific service tasks for their owners. Clients include
seniors and children who have mobility and balance challenges as well as
cognitive disabilities. |
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Computer
Access Tools
Parents Helping Parents iTECH Center - Debbie
Drennan
Parents Helping Parents iTECH
Center is the largest Assistive Technology Demonstration and Preview Center
in the Bay Area. It offers students, parents, educators, and professionals the
opportunity to gain "hands-on" experience with assistive devices, software, and
"apps" before making a decision on which tools best suit their needs. Their
Assistive Technology Specialists assist individuals in exploring and accessing
both high- and low-tech options through a guided "Techsploration" in their
Assistive Technology Lab. They also provide an extensive array of training
offerings in their facility and in the community. At the faire this year they
will showcase new computer access tools: the Freehand Glove, Leap Motion,
Camera Mouse, and a variety of switches. |
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Digital
Accelerator Ring and the Main Hand Brake
Kempf -
Martine Kempf
The Digital Accelerator Ring and
the Main Hand Brake are hand controls that can be installed on most cars
with automatic transmissions to allow a person who has lost the use of both
legs to drive with both hands on the steering wheel. |
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Beam Remote
Presence Devices
Suitable Technologies - Erin Rapacki
& Henry Evans
Suitable Technologies creates
technology that provides a more enriching way to connect people. Other
communication tools used as assistive technologies trap the person in a box.
Suitable empowers them to have a physical, remote presence to explore and
interact in ways that their bodies do not allow. Whether the goal is to
challenges of travel, or to stay in better touch with friends and family,
Suitable Technologies builds Beam products to let people be where they
want to be regardless of where they are located. Beams are designed and
manufactured at the company’s headquarters in Palo Alto,
CA. |
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.
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newsletter, please email Dave. |
