Winter Quarter 2023

          
Perspectives in Assistive Technology
ENGR110/210

          

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

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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.

2023 Lecture Calendar

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List of Speakers and Lecture Titles

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

1

Tue - Jan 10th

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

 

Thu - Jan 12th

Project Pitch Day
Project Suggestors

2

Tue - Jan 17th

Creating Assistive Technologies - Understanding the Problem
Gayle Curtis, MS

 

Thu - Jan 19th

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

3

Tue - Jan 24th

Perspectives of Stanford Students and Faculty with a Disability
Participating students and faculty to be determined

 

Thu - Jan 26th

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

4

Tue - Jan 31st

Bionic Ears: Cochlear Implants and the Future of Assistive Technology
Lindsey D. Felt, PhD

 

Thu- Feb 2nd

From DIY to Disability Dongles: Spanning Accessibility Space from Indispensable to Irrelevant
Joshua A. Miele, PhD

5

Tue - Feb 7th

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

 

Thu - Feb 9th

Assistive Robotics
Monroe Kennedy III, PhD

6

Tue - Feb 14th

Mid-Term Team Project Presentations

 

Thu - Feb 16th

Field Trip to the Magical Bridge Playground
Olenka Villarreal

7

Tue - Feb 21st

Assistive Technology for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury
B. Jenny Kiratli, PhD & Jeffrey P. Jaramillo, MSPT

 

Thu - Feb 23rd

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

8

Tue - Feb 28th

Assistive Technology Faire
Various Vendors of Products and Services

 

Thu - Mar 2nd

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

9

Tue - Mar 7th

Film Screening
Film to be determined

 

Thu - Mar 9th

Wheelchair Fabrication in Developing Countries
Ralf Hotchkiss

10

Tue - Mar 14th

End-of-Term Student Team Project Presentations

 

Thu - Mar 16th

Student Project Demonstrations, Course Evaluation, and Celebration

Updated 07/06/2023

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