Winter Quarter 2014

ENGR110/210
 Perspectives in Assistive Technology 

David L. Jaffe, MS and Professor Drew Nelson
Tuesdays & Thursdays   4:15pm - 5:30pm
Thornton Center - Classroom 110

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2014 Lecture Calendar

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List of Speakers and Topics

Confirmed Speakers

  • David L. Jaffe, MS - Course Overview & Introduction to Assistive Technology
  • Assistive Technology Project Suggestors - Project Pitches & Team Formation
  • Gayle Curtis & John C. Tang, PhD - Need Finding for Assistive Technologies
  • Deborah E. Kenney, MS OTR/L - Bridging the Gap between Consumers and Products in Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Ralf Hotchkiss - Wheelchair Fabrication in Developing Countries
  • Allison M. Okamura, PhD & David L. Jaffe, MS - Rehabilitation and Assistive Robotics
  • Teri A. Adams, JD - A Tale of Two Wheelchairs
  • Peter W. Axelson, MSME ATP RET - Designing Beyond the Norm to Meet the Needs of All People
  • Gary M. Berke, MS CP FAAOP - Issues of Human Interface Design
  • Kurt Ohlfs - Assistive Technology Opportunities in Autism
  • Graham H. Creasey, MD, FRCSEd - What Kind of Assistive Technology Do You Need if You Break your Neck?
  • Debbie J. Pitsch, MPT GCS CBIS ATP - Assistive Technologies: The Benefits for Returnees
  • Katherine Strausser - The Design and Control of Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation
  • Gilat Juli Bachar; Kristina Pappas, BA, MBA; and Proadpran P. Punyabukkana, PhD - International Perspectives
  • Jules Sherman - Role of Aesthetics in the Design of Assistive Technology Devices
  • Robert Liebert - Starting an Assistive Technology Company
  • Jessica Rose, PhD & Katelyn Cahill-Rowley - Tour of Motion & Gait Analysis Lab (Menlo Park)
  • Various Vendors - Assistive Technology Faire
  • Morgan Duffy, Kareem Edouard, Nathaniel Wynn, Aubrie Lee, Kartik Sawhney, and Christopher Connolly - Perspectives of Stanford Students with a Disability

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 get more information about a particular lecture,
including presenter's photograph & biosketch and lecture description.

Week Date Topic

1

Tue - Jan 7th

Course Overview & Introduction to Assistive Technology
David L. Jaffe, MS

 

Thu - Jan 9th

Project Pitches & Team Formation
David L. Jaffe, MS

2

Tue - Jan 14th

Need Finding for Assistive Technologies
Gayle Curtis & John C. Tang, PhD

 

Thu - Jan 16th

Bridging the Gap between Consumers and Products in Rehabilitation Medicine
Deborah E. Kenney, MS, OTR/L

3

Tue - Jan 21st

Perspectives of Stanford Students with a Disability
Morgan Duffy, Kareem Edouard, Nathaniel Wynn, Aubrie Lee, Kartik Sawhney, and Christopher Connolly

 

Thu - Jan 23rd

The Design and Control of Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation
Katherine Strausser, PhD

4

Tue - Jan 28th

International Perspectives
Gilat Juli Bachar; Kristina Pappas, BA, MBA; and Proadpran P. Punyabukkana, PhD

 

Thu - Jan 30th

A Tale of Two Wheelchairs
Teri A. Adams, JD

5

Tue - Feb 4th

Rehabilitation and Assistive Robotics
Allison M. Okamura, PhD & David L. Jaffe, MS

 

Thu - Feb 6th

Issues of Human Interface Design
Gary M. Berke, MS, CP, FAAOP

6

Tue - Feb 11th

Assistive Technology Faire

 

Thu - Feb 13th

Student Team Project Mid-term Presentations

7

Tue - Feb 18th

What Kind of Assistive Technology Do You Need if You Break your Neck?
Graham H. Creasey, MD, FRCSEd

Assistive Technologies: The Benefits for Returnees
Karen Parecki, OTR/L, ATP; Evi Klein, MA, CCC-SLP, ATP; and Debbie J. Pitsch, MPT, GCS, ATP

 

Thu - Feb 20th

Assistive Technology Opportunities in Autism
Kurt Ohlfs

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Tue - Feb 25th

Tour of Motion & Gait Analysis Lab (Menlo Park)
Jessica Rose, PhD & Katelyn Cahill-Rowley

 

Thu - Feb 27th

Designing Beyond the Norm to Meet the Needs of All People
Peter W. Axelson, MSME, ATP, RET

9

Tue - Mar 4th

Aesthetics Matter in Assistive Technologies
Jules Sherman

Starting an Assistive Technology Company
Robert Liebert

 

Thu - Mar 6th

Wheelchair Fabrication in Developing Countries
Ralf Hotchkiss

10

Tue - Mar 11th

Student Team Project Final Presentations

 

Thu - Mar 13th

Project Demonstrations, Course Evaluation, and Celebration

Updated 03/31/2014

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