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Design, Technology , and Engineering benefitting individuals
with disabilities and older adults in the local community |
February 8, 2021 |
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Perspectives is the newsletter of the
Stanford course,
Perspectives in Assistive Technology.
Assistive Tableware
This issue announces the next class session
and encourages
your participation in the course's Assistive Technology
Faire.
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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
News
Course Statistics -
Forty-three students have enrolled in the course, four students are auditing,
eleven vendors plan to participate in the Virtual Assistive Technology Faire,
and twenty students have chosen to work on projects suggested by six community
members. |
Next class session -
Tuesday, February 9th at 4:30pm PST via
Zoom
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From Idea to Market:
Eatwell, Assistive Tableware for Persons with Cognitive
Impairments
Sha Yao
Sha Design |
Abstract: "Inspired by my late grandmother who
had Alzheimer's Disease, I created Eatwell, a tableware set to help people with
cognitive impairments increase their food intake. After years of research and
development, the Eatwell set won first place in the 2014 Stanford Design
Challenge in a competition with 52 other teams from 15 countries, and has
continued to receive extremely positive feedback from caregivers from different
states across the country, and even internationally. I will share my story
about my efforts working on the project, the design process I used, the
challenges I faced, my experience during the design competition, the latest
update on my goal to bring Eatwell to market, and my future plans for the
product."
Biosketch: Sha Yao describes herself as a
passionate Industrial Designer who likes to challenge herself. She has a
diverse background and speaks English, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese. She
created a product design studio to help startup companies develop their product
ideas, and especially loves to work on projects that help people in
need.
Zoom Attendance
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 and
individuals affiliated with Stanford. However, I will provide the link
to this recorded video session to anyone who requests it. |
Upcoming class sessions:
Assistive Technology Faire
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. |
Other
Email
questions, comments, or suggestions - Please
email me if you have general
questions, comments, corncerns, or suggestions regarding the course. Thank you
again for your interest.
Dave
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