Winter Quarter 2020

          
Perspectives in Assistive Technology
ENGR110/210

          

David L. Jaffe, MS
Lathrop Library Classroom 282
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4:30pm to 5:50pm

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Lecture Schedule

Community members are welcome to attend 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 in Classroom 282 in Lathrop Library.

2020 Lecture Calendar

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List of Speakers and Topics

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 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
Project Suggestors

2

Tue - Jan 14th

Creating Assistive Technologies - Understanding the Problem
Gayle Curtis

 

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 with a Disability
David Stentiford, Trisha Kulkarni, Zina Jawadi, Rachael Wallach, and Evan Feinberg

 

Thu - Jan 23rd

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

4

Tue - Jan 28th

Problems of Adaptive Aesthetics and Design
Alice Sheppard

 

Thu- Jan 30th

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

5

Tue - Feb 4th

Field Trip to Magical Bridge Playground
Olenka Villarreal, Jill Asher, and Jay Gluckman

 

Thu - Feb 6th

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

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Tue - Feb 11th

Student Team Project Mid-term Presentations

 

Thu - Feb 13th

Improving Home Environments for Older Adults
Matteo Zallio, PhD

7

Tue - Feb 18th

From Idea to Market: Eatwell, Assistive Tableware for Persons with Cognitive Impairments
Sha Yao

 

Thu - Feb 20th

Assistive Technology Faire
Various Vendors

8

Tue - Feb 25th

Field Trip to VA Palo Alto Spinal Cord Injury and Recreational Therapy Services
Graham H. Creasey, MD, FRCSEd and the Recreational Therapy staff

 

Thu - Feb 27th

Designing Exoskeletons and Prosthetic Limbs that Enhance Human Performance
Steven H. Collins, PhD

9

Tue - Mar 3rd

Film Screening - Fixed: The Science / Fiction of Human Enhancement

 

Thu - Mar 5th

Wheelchair Fabrication in Developing Countries
Ralf Hotchkiss

10

Tue - Mar 10th

Student Team Project Final Presentations

 

Thu - Mar 12th

Student Project Demonstrations, Course Evaluation, and Celebration

Updated 01/14/2020

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