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

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.

2024 Lecture Calendar

List of Speakers and Lecture Titles

• David L. Jaffe, MS - Course Overview & Introduction to Assistive Technology
• Project Pitch Day - Assistive Technology Project Suggestors
• Gayle Curtis, MS - Creating Assistive Technologies - Understanding the Problem
• Deborah E. Kenney, MS OTR/L - Bridging the Gap between Consumers and Products in Rehabilitation Medicine
• Stanford Students and Faculty with a Disability - Perspectives of Stanford Students and Faculty with a Disability
• Joanna Weakley, MS, PT - Exoskeletons in Rehabilitation and Industry
• Erin Michelle Kunz, PhD Student - Brain-Computer Interfaces for Communication
• J Kenneth Salisbury Jr, PhD - The Third Arm Project
• Gary M. Berke, MS CP FAAOP - Issues of Human Interface Design
• Monroe Kennedy III, PhD - Assistive Robotics
• Olenka Villarreal - Field Trip to Magical Bridge Playground
• B. Jenny Kiratli, PhD & Jeffrey P. Jaramillo, MSPT - Assistive Technology for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury
• Various Vendors - Assistive Technology Faire
• Peter W. Axelson, MSME ATP RET - Designing Beyond the Norm to Meet the Needs of All People
• Sha Yao, MFA - From Idea to Market: Eatwell, Assistive Tableware for Persons with Cognitive Impairments
• Film Screening - Film to be determined
• Ralf Hotchkiss - Wheelchair Fabrication in Developing Countries

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.

Updated 04/01/2024