Perspectives in Assistive Technology is a Winter Quarter Stanford course - completing its nineteenth year - that explores the design, development, and use of assistive technology that benefits people with disabilities and older adults. It consists of semi-weekly in-person discussions; lectures by notable professionals, clinicians, and assistive technology users; a tour of an accessible inclusive playground; student project presentations and demonstrations; and an Assistive Technology Faire. Students pursue team-based projects that address real challenges faced by people with disabilities and older adults living in the local community. Check out the course website.

End of the Quarter - The Winter 2025 course has come to an end. Week 10 saw the student teams' end-of-term presentations and prorject demonstrations. All end-of term reports have been read,and reviewed. Students' Individual Reflections have been accepted and the grades have been duly entered. Here are anonymous student comments from the end-of-term presentations scoring form.

• Amazing class! Every single lecturer was interesting and taught me a lot. Loved how you brought leaders in this field and gave them free reigns to talk about their work. Also really enjoyed the team project and completely a task that was purposeful and meaningful! Thanks for a great class!!!
• I loved all the lectures and our project! Also, I think the course structure was really accessible too.
• Thank you so much Dave! This was a great opportunity.
• I have liked this class! It was fun to work with Abby and Nathan. I feel like we designed something that we are very proud of that Abby will really be able to use.
• Thank you all for such a wonderful class. This truly is the best Assistive Technology class at Stanford ;). I will carry these lessons and experiences with me throughout my life. Thank you.
• Thanks for this great class. I learned a lot and it was so fun.
• Great course - loved designing for Abby!
• I thought the course was amazing. It was great to work with new people I didn't know and develop a product that would help someone. This class also helped me improve my presentation / professional skills. Great class and would highly recommend it to others.
• I really enjoyed this course and the open-ended projects. I enjoyed the wide variety of assistive technologies we were exposed to. Thanks!
• I loved this course! I especially liked the session where Stanford students talked about their experiences with disability. Thank you!
• I think that this class was excellent! It was absolutely amazing to meet the people that we worked with and working together as well was amazing! THANK YOU DAVE!!