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Assistive
Technology
Laboratory
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Stanford |
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Technology
and design benefitting individuals with disabilities and older adults in the
local community |
October 9, 2018 |
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Perspectives is the newsletter of the
Stanford course,
Perspectives in Assistive
Technology.
Finalized Lecture Schedule
& Updated Course Website
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Perspectives in Assistive Technology is a Winter
Quarter Stanford course - preparing for its thirteenth year - that
explores the design, development, and use of assistive technology that benefits
people with disabilities and older adults. It consists of semi-weekly classroom
discussions; lectures by notable professionals, clinicians, and
assistive technology users; tours of local medical, clinical, and
engineering facilities; student project presentations and demonstrations; an
assistive technology faire; and a film screening. |
Course
News
The lecture schedule has been
finalized - In addition to the usual presenters, one new guest
lecturer will join the class. Matteo Zallio, a Fulbright Scholar from the
Dublin Institute of Technology, will speak about Inclusive
Environments.
Updated website -
The course website has been updated for this coming
academic year.
Lecture Schedule
Click on the
date to view more information about a particular lecture,
including the
presenter's photograph & biosketch and abstract.
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Tue - Jan
8th |
Course Overview & Introduction to Assistive
Technology
David L. Jaffe, MS |
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Thu - Jan
17th |
Bridging the Gap between Consumers and Products in Rehabilitation
Medicine
Deborah E. Kenney, MS, OTR/L |
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Tue - Jan
22nd |
Perspectives of Stanford Students with a Disability
Zina
Jawadi and others |
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Thu - Jan
24th |
Issues of Human Interface Design
Gary M. Berke, MS, CP,
FAAOP |
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Tue - Jan
29th |
From Idea to Market: Eatwell, Assistive Tableware for
Persons with Cognitive Impairments
Sha Yao
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Thu - Jan
31st |
Improving Indoor Environments for Older Adults
Matteo
Zallio, PhD |
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Tue - Feb
5th |
Bionic Ears: Cochlear Implants and the Future of Assistive
Technology
Lindsey D. Felt, PhD |
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Thu - Feb
7th |
Field Trip to the VA Palo Alto Spinal Cord Injury and Recreational
Therapy Services
Graham H. Creasey, MD, FRCSEd and the
Recreational Therapy Service staff
Due to
space limitations, this tour is open to enrolled students
only. |
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Tue - Feb
12th |
The Design and Control of Exoskeletons for
Rehabilitation
Katherine Strausser, PhD |
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Tue - Feb
19th |
Designing Beyond the Norm to Meet the Needs of All
People
Peter W. Axelson, MSME, ATP, RET |
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Thu - Feb 21st |
Field Trip to the Magical Bridge Playground
Olenka
Villarreal, Jill Asher, and Jay Gluckman |
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Tue - Feb
26th |
Designing Exoskeletons and Prosthetic Limbs that Enhance Human
Performance
Steven H. Collins, PhD |
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Thu - Mar
7th |
Wheelchair Fabrication in Developing Countries
Ralf
Hotchkiss |
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Thu - Mar
14th |
Student Team Project Demonstrations, Course Evaluation, and
Celebration |
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Would you like to attend one of
these lectures? - Although official enrollment is required for
Stanford students to receive academic credit, all classroom lectures are open
to the greater Stanford community. You need not be a Stanford student to
attend, there is no signup required, and there is no charge. |
Request for additional student
project suggestions - Project suggestions are continuing to be
solicited. For more information refer to the
Call for Team Projects
Suggestions webpage.
You are strongly
encouraged to submit project suggestions for students to pursue. Please do this
as soon as possible so I'll have adequate time to consider all submissions,
edit approved entries, and post them. The deadline is Saturday, December
1st. If your project is accepted, you can "pitch" it to the class on Thursday, January
10th. If a student team selects it, you will then have the opportunity to
offer them advice, direction, and expertise in person, by phone, and/or by
email.
This course relies on community involvement,
so please suggest
a project based upon an identified problem or
challenge. |
Local
Events
Opportunity to
Learn about Powered Clothing
Learn about Powered Clothing
The
Avenidas
Generations Lab is recruiting older adults to provide input to improve
Seismic's line of powered
clothing.
Seismic is an apparel company, located in Menlo Park, that seeks to
transform people's relationship with clothing that enhances one's ability to
move through life. Their goal is to shape human potential through a new
integration of apparel and robotics called Powered Clothing™. Powered
Clothing™ enables everyone - from older adults to athletes to people with
a wide range of physical disabilities - to achieve their full mobility
potential.
To
learn more, schedule a one-hour appointment through Avenidas with Eric Gee by
email or phoning him at
650/289-5409.
Older
adults will be paid $25 to attend an initial orientation and selected
individuals will be paid for each hour of future participation.
The
initial orientation includes:
- Watching a
video that introduces Seismic and Powered Clothing™
- Learning about
enrollment opportunities for Seismic's user testing program
- Be measured
and fitted for a Seismic garment (selected individuals)
Ideal
Powered Clothing™ users are those who:
- Experience
difficulty with activities such as standing up from a seated position, climbing
stairs, bending, etc
- Are active,
engaged individuals
- Have a body
mass index (BMI) less than 30
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Walk & Roll to
the Fundraising Finish Line
Superhero Walk + Roll
Come
out to Palo Alto's Magical Bridge Playground to walk, skip, jump, slide, and
roll to the fundraising finish line to help bring a Magical Bridge Playground
to Sunnyvale.
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Abilities
Expo
Abilities Expo
The
Abilities Expo is the go-to
source for the community of people with disabilities, their families, seniors,
veterans, and healthcare professionals. This event offers new technologies,
possibilities, solutions, and opportunities. Discover ability-enhancing
products and services, play adaptive sports, learn new dance moves, and attend
informative
workshops.
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Email questions, comments, or
suggestions - Please email
me if you have general questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the
course. Thank you again for your interest.
Dave
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