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Technology and design benefitting individuals with disabilities and older adults in the local community
 February 8, 2016    
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Perspectives is the newsletter of the Stanford course,
Perspectives in Assistive Technology.

This issue invites you to attend the student project teams' mid-term presentations.

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 - Thursday, February 11th at 4:30pm (new starting time):

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Mid-term Student Team Project Presentations

Abstract: Student project teams have selected a problem experienced by individuals with disabilities or older adults and have been working to understand, research, brainstorm, design, fabricate, and test prototype devices or software to meet an identified need. Each team will present their project progress.

Teams and Projects: (in order of presentation)

  1. One More Mile - Jogging and Running Aid for the Blind and Visually Impaired
  2. Sachi-on-the-Ko - iPhone and Me Project
  3. Engineering Empathy - Support System to Destigmatize Mental Health in the Black Community
  4. Brace for Impact - Knee Brace Project
  5. Game Plan - Improved Walker Project
  6. Team Supreme - Power for Veterans Project
  7. Walkabout - Improved Walker Project
  8. Team Memori - Designing Your Afterlife
  9. Swift Engineering - Aesthetic Brace Fairing Project
  10. Magic Makers - Magical Bridge Playground Project
  11. Fairing Well - Aesthetic Brace Fairing Project
  12. Team Magicians - Magical Bridge Playground Project

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 the classroom.

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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, photos, weblinks, and lecture video.

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Upcoming class sessions:

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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