Winter Quarter 2027

          
Perspectives in Assistive Technology
ENGR110/210

          

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

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Guest Speaker 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.

2027 Guest Speaker Calendar

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Guest Speakers and Presentation Titles

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.


Guest Speaker Schedule

Click on the date to view more information about a particular lecture,
including presenter's photograph & biosketch and lecture abstract.

Week Date Topic

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Tue - Jan 5th

Course Overview & Introduction to Assistive Technology
David L. Jaffe, MS

 

Thu - Jan 7th

Team Project Pitch Day
Project Suggestors

2

Tue - Jan 12th

Creating Assistive Technologies - Understanding the Problem
Gayle Curtis, MS

 

Thu - Jan 14th

Bridging the Gap between Consumers and Products in Rehabilitation Medicine
Deborah E. Kenney, MS, OTR/L

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Tue - Jan 19th

Perspectives of Stanford Students with a Disability

 

Thu - Jan 21st

The Billion-User Blind Spot: Who, What, and How of Digital Accessibility
Sean J. Keegan

4

Tue - Jan 26th

Recent Advances in Intracortical Brain-Computer Interfaces
Frank R. Willett, PhD

 

Thu- Jan 28th

The Design and Control of Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation
Katherine Strausser, PhD

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Tue - Feb 2nd

Robots for Humanity
Steve B Cousins, PhD & Michelle Q. Wang Baldonado, PhD

 

Thu - Feb 4th

Assistive Robotics
Monroe Kennedy III, PhD

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Tue - Feb 9th

Mid-Term Student Team Project Presentations

 

Thu - Feb 11th

Field Trip to the Magical Bridge Playground
Olenka Villarreal

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Tue - Feb 16th

Issues of Human Interface Design
Gary M. Berke, MS, CP, FAAOP

 

Thu - Feb 18th

Assistive Technology Faire
Various Exhibitors of Products and Services

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Tue - Feb 23rd

Designing Beyond the Norm to Meet the Needs of All People
Peter W. Axelson, MSME, ATP, RET

 

Tue - Feb 25th

From Idea to Market: Eatwell, Assistive Tableware for Persons with Cognitive Impairments
Sha Yao, MFA

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Tue - Mar 2nd

Video Theater
Various Trailers

 

Thu - Mar 4th

Wheelchair Fabrication in Developing Countries
Ralf Hotchkiss

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Tue - Mar 9th

End-of-Term Student Team Project Presentations

 

Thu - Mar 11th

Student Project Demonstrations, Course Evaluation, and Celebration

Updated 10/15/2026

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