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Assistive
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Laboratory
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Technology and
design benefitting individuals with disabilities and older adults in the local
community |
March 12, 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 Student Team Project
Demonstrations.
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.
Student Team Project Demonstrations -
Thursday, March 13th at 4:15pm:
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Student Team Project
Demonstrations
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Abstract: This quarter
fourteen student teams have been working to identify a particular need for
users of assistive technology and to design, fabricate, and test a prototype
device to address that need. Students will demonstrate their prototypes and
answer questions in this free-form session held just outside the
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Team
Kinect!
Project Employing
Microsoft Kinect Controller
Puneeth
Gadangi |
Trevor! Kalkus |
Melissa
Sussmann-Martinez |
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Project: Explore
an application for a person with a disability using the Kinect Controller
product. |
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All
In
Magical Bridge
Playground Project
Kori Carter |
Spenser Linney |
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Project: Explore
designs to address the following issues, creating a safe, fun, accessible, and
inclusive park serving all children and their parents. |
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Team
ChairPacx
Project for
Ladidi Garba's Sister
Ladidi Garba |
Nick Spears |
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Project: Create
an accessible backpack for a wheelchair user to hold personal
items. |
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Team Backer
Uppers
Wheelchair Backup
Alert
Iqbal Bakhsh |
Jason Gonzalez |
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Project: Explore
mechanical or electronic designs to provide rearward visibility and warning
while backing up. |
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Team
FLOW
Asthma Control
Project
Poni Bepo |
Danielle Simms |
Richie Tran |
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Project: Explore
ways to change the design or features of traditional flow meters and apps that
would make them more attractive and fun for children to use. |
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Cathriona's
Crew
Project for Austin
Carey's Sister
Austin Carey |
Katie Jarve |
Eric Mochalski |
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Project: Create
a laptop surface for a wheelchair user to both securely hold toys and include
interactive features. |
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Team Pimp
Your Ride
Customize the
Wheelchair
Katherine
Cheng |
Jenny Wilde |
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Project: Explore
ways to add a personal aesthetic to wheelchairs. |
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Team Fun for
Everyone
Magical Bridge
Playground Project
Angel Jimenez |
Victoria
Robles |
Charlie Rosas |
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Project: Explore
designs to address the following issues, creating a safe, fun, accessible, and
inclusive park serving all children and their parents. |
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Team
Triathlon Prosthetics
Triathlon Project with Gary Berke
Chase Disher |
Alex
Fritzinger-Pittman |
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Project: Design
a cleat / pedal system that will allow use of a running prosthesis during the
bike portion of a triathlon. This will allow for faster and safer transitioning
from the bike to the run portion and eliminates the need for a sport-specific
prosthesis. The cleat system must be easily attached and detached from the
running prosthesis to allow running without interference. The pedal system must
be stable enough to allow standing up while cycling, but allow adequate degrees
of freedom to transition from sit to stand. |
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Accessible
Expression
Customize the
Wheelchair Project
Dwight Powell |
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Project: Explore
ways to add a personal aesthetic to wheelchairs. |
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Team Lizmat
Design
Customize the
Wheelchair
Elizabeth
Matus |
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Project: Explore
ways to add a personal aesthetic to wheelchairs. |
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Team
AccessEdu
Educational
Activities for Children with Disabilities
Yaya Campbell |
Cynthia Day |
Luke deWilde |
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Project:
Investigate and develop new educational activities appropriate for children
with disabilities. This may include mechanical and/or computer software
solutions that will provide interactive access for these
learners. |
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Team
All-Play
Magical Bridge
Playground Project
Julia Landauer |
Jojo Ortiz |
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Project: Explore
designs to address the following issues, creating a safe, fun, accessible, and
inclusive park serving all children and their parents. |
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Team
Walrus!
3D Printing of
Tactile Graphics and Objects
Anya Agarwal |
Shaheen Jeeawoody |
Maya Yamane |
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Project: Design
and document the foundations of an online collaborative accessible database
library of physical learning tools, 3D printable objects, and tactile graphics
for use in education. |
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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.
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. |
