Lecture
Schedule
Community members are
welcome to attend the in-person classroom lectures. You need not be a Stanford
student to attend, no signup is required, and there is no charge. Lectures are
held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:50pm PT in Lathrop Library
Classroom 282. Lecture information is published in Perspectives, the course
newsletter. Email the instructor to request a
subscription.
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List of
Speakers and Lecture Titles
- David
L. Jaffe, MS - Course Overview & Introduction to Assistive
Technology
- Project
Pitch Day - Assistive Technology Project Suggestors
- Gayle
Curtis, MS - Creating Assistive Technologies - Understanding the
Problem
- Deborah
E. Kenney, MS OTR/L - Bridging the Gap between Consumers and
Products in Rehabilitation Medicine
- Stanford Students and Faculty with a Disability
- Perspectives of Stanford Students and Faculty with a
Disability
- Erin
Michelle Kunz, PhD Student - Brain-Computer Interfaces for
Communication
- Lindsey
Dolich Felt, PhD - Bionic Ears: Cochlear Implants and the Future of
Assistive Technology
- Katherine Strausser, PhD - The Design and
Control of Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation
- Steve B
Cousins, PhD - Robots as Assistive Technology
- Monroe
Kennedy III, PhD - Assistive Robotics
- Olenka
Villarreal - Field Trip to Magical Bridge Playground
- Gary M.
Berke, MS CP FAAOP - Issues of Human Interface
Design
- Various Vendors - Assistive Technology
Faire
- Peter
W. Axelson, MSME ATP RET - Designing Beyond the Norm to Meet the
Needs of All People
- Sha
Yao, MFA - From Idea to Market: Eatwell, Assistive Tableware for
Persons with Cognitive Impairments
- Film
Screening - Film to be determined
- Ralf
Hotchkiss - Wheelchair Fabrication in Developing
Countries
If you require a
disability-related accommodation to participate in the course, please
contact the course instructor.
Requests should be made at least two weeks in advance.
Lecture
Schedule
Click on the date to view more information about a particular
lecture, including presenter's photograph & biosketch and lecture
abstract. |
Week |
Date |
Topic |
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Tue -
Jan 7th |
Course
Overview & Introduction to Assistive Technology David L.
Jaffe, MS |
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Thu -
Jan 9th |
Project Pitch
Day Project Suggestors |
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Tue -
Jan 14th |
Creating
Assistive Technologies - Understanding the Problem Gayle Curtis,
MS |
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Thu -
Jan 16th |
Bridging the
Gap between Consumers and Products in Rehabilitation
Medicine Deborah E. Kenney, MS, OTR/L |
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Tue -
Jan 21st |
Perspectives
of Stanford Students and Faculty with a Disability
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Thu -
Jan 23rd |
Brain-Computer
Interfaces for Communication Erin Michelle Kunz |
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Tue -
Jan 28th |
Bionic Ears:
Cochlear Implants and the Future of Assistive Technology Lindsey
Dolich Felt, PhD |
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Thu-
Jan 30th |
The Design and
Control of Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation Katherine Strausser,
PhD |
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Feb 4th |
Robots as
Assistive Technology Steve B Cousins, PhD |
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Feb 6th |
Assistive
Robotics Monroe Kennedy III, PhD |
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Feb 11th |
Mid-Term Team
Project Presentations |
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Feb 13th |
Field Trip to
the Magical Bridge Playground Olenka Villarreal |
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Feb 18th |
Issues of
Human Interface Design Gary M. Berke, MS, CP, FAAOP
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Thu -
Feb 20th |
Assistive
Technology Faire Various Vendors of Products and
Services |
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Tue -
Feb 25th |
Designing
Beyond the Norm to Meet the Needs of All People Peter W. Axelson,
MSME, ATP, RET |
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Tue -
Feb 27th |
From Idea to
Market: Eatwell, Assistive Tableware for Persons with Cognitive
Impairments Sha Yao, MFA |
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Tue -
Mar 4th |
Film
Screening Film to be determined |
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Mar 6th |
Wheelchair
Fabrication in Developing Countries Ralf Hotchkiss
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Mar 11th |
End-of-Term Student
Team Project Presentations |
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Mar 13th |
Student Project
Demonstrations, Course Evaluation, and Celebration |
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