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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.
2025
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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
- Erin
Michelle Kunz, PhD Student - Brain-Computer Interfaces for
Communication
- Lindsey
Dolich Felt, PhD - Bionic Ears: Cochlear Implants and the Future of
Assistive Technology
- Katherine Strausser, PhD - The Design and
Control of Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation
- Steve
B. Cousins, PhD - Thoughts on Assistive Robotics
- Monroe
Kennedy III, PhD - Assistive Robotics
- Olenka
Villarreal - Field Trip to Magical Bridge Playground
- Gary M.
Berke, MS CP FAAOP - Issues of Human Interface
Design
- 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.
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Lecture
Schedule
Click on the date to view more information about a particular
lecture,
including presenter's photograph & biosketch and lecture
abstract. |
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Jan 7th |
Course
Overview & Introduction to Assistive Technology
David L.
Jaffe, MS |
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Thu -
Jan 9th |
Project Pitch
Day
Project Suggestors |
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Tue -
Jan 14th |
Creating
Assistive Technologies - Understanding the Problem
Gayle Curtis,
MS |
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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 and Faculty with a Disability
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Jan 23rd |
Brain-Computer
Interfaces for Communication
Erin Michelle Kunz |
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Jan 28th |
Bionic Ears:
Cochlear Implants and the Future of Assistive Technology
Lindsey
Dolich Felt, PhD |
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Jan 30th |
The Design and
Control of Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation
Katherine Strausser,
PhD |
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Tue -
Feb 4th |
Robots as
Assistive Technology
Steve B Cousins, PhD |
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Feb 6th |
Assistive
Robotics
Monroe Kennedy III, PhD |
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Feb 11th |
Field Trip to
the Magical Bridge Playground
Olenka Villarreal |
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Thu -
Feb 13th |
Mid-Term Team
Project Presentations
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Tue -
Feb 18th |
Issues of
Human Interface Design
Gary M. Berke, MS, CP, FAAOP
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Feb 20th |
Assistive
Technology Faire
Various Vendors of Products and
Services |
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Feb 25th |
Designing
Beyond the Norm to Meet the Needs of All People
Peter W. Axelson,
MSME, ATP, RET |
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Feb 27th |
From Idea to
Market: Eatwell, Assistive Tableware for Persons with Cognitive
Impairments
Sha Yao, MFA |
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Mar 4th |
Film
Screening
Film to be determined |
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Mar 6th |
Wheelchair
Fabrication in Developing Countries
Ralf Hotchkiss
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Mar 11th |
End-of-Term Student
Team Project Presentations |
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Mar 13th |
Student Project
Demonstrations, Course Evaluation, and Celebration
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