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Assistive
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Technology and design benefitting individuals with disabilities and older adults in the local community
January 18, 2014  
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Welcome to this edition of  Perspectives,
the e-newsletter of the Stanford course,
Perspectives in Assistive Technology.
This issue invites you to attend the next class session and
encourages your participation in the course's assistive technology faire.

What is the course? - Perspectives in Assistive Technology is a Winter Quarter course at Stanford that explores the design, development, and use of assistive technology benefitting people with disabilities and older adults. Much more information can be found on the course website. Student enrollment in the course seems to have stabilized at 48.

Invitation to attend - You are invited to attend all class lectures. They will be held in the Thornton Center - Classroom 110 on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 4:15 to 5:30pm and are free and open to the public.

Next class session - Tuesday, January 21st at 4:15pm:

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Perspectives of Stanford Students with a Disability
Morgan Duffy, Kareem Edouard, Nathaniel Wynn, Aubrie Lee, Kartik Sawhney, and Christopher Connolly


Abstract: In this panel discussion, several Stanford students with disabilities will discuss their disabilities, academic goals, the assistive technology they use to be successful students, and the challenges they have faced.


Morgan Duffy's Biosketch: Studies and experiences have lead Morgan to concentrate her work on something essential in her life: disability. As a woman with a disability, Morgan has traveled to inaccessible parts of the world to work with children who remind her of her childhood friends from summer camp. At Stanford she studies Cross Cultural Health and Policy and has completed internships at Whirlwind Wheelchair; the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and Stanford Hospital. In her spare time, Morgan enjoys shopping in open markets, being outdoors, taking road trips, meeting new people, talking politics, and reenergizing with hot yoga.


Kareem Edouard's Biosketch: Kareem is a PhD candidate in the Learning Sciences and Technology Design Program of the Graduate School of Education.


Nathaniel Wynn's Biosketch: Nate is a senior who's taken the slow route to graduation - he spent 6 months interning at a robotics research institute in Germany, another 6 months at a medical devices startup here in the Bay Area, and spent the last year in the robotics group at SRI International. In his spare time he enjoys reading, designing random devices, and researching his next computer upgrades.


Kartik Sawhney's Biosketch: Kartik is a freshman who is really passionate about assistive technology. He intends to major in Computer Science, specializing in Human Computer Interaction. Using his knowledge, he wishes to simplify the user interface, while incorporating accessibility features into mainstream software.


Upcoming class sessions:

Would you like to participate in the assistive technology faire? - This repeat event - scheduled for Tuesday, February 11th - will provide an opportunity for students and community members to get an up-close look at a variety of devices and learn about available services. If you are a vendor of assistive technology products or supply assistive technology services and would like to participate, please contact me. Everyone is welcome to attend the faire.

Would you like to support the course? - Funding in any amount for the course and student projects is always welcomed. Monetary gifts support approved project expenses, administrative costs, honoraria for guest lecturers, and the end-of-term celebration. Refer to the Team Project Support webpage for more information.

Please contact me if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about the course and thank you again for your interest.

Dave

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Do you have a question or comment? - David L. Jaffe, MS, the course instructor, can be reached by email or at 650/892-4464.

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