Outreach

An introduction to HuskyADAPT (Accessible Design and Play Technology)

Keshia AccessEngineering, News, Outreach, Projects

A team of volunteer students work together to solder an adaptive switch onto a toy in time for the holidays.About HuskyADAPT: HuskyADAPT (Accessible Design and Play Technology) is a new collaboration between the UW Departments of Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering, the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, and the Division of Physical Therapy.

The Problem: Play is important for all age groups – for socialization, development, learning, and community engagement. In the Pacific Northwest, there are over 1.5 million people with disabilities- people who face a lack of access to environments and experiences that are inclusively designed to enable meaningful engagement in life and play.

Our Goal: We aim to create the first adaptive toy lending library in our state and in the region, including on-line infrastructure for sharing open-source designs, integrating outreach events to encourage underrepresented groups in STEM, and expanding access to inclusive play technology. Because Play is for Everyone!

To learn more, visit our website, facebook page, or follow this link for HuskyADAPT visuals (PDF).

BIOE Seminar – 12:30pm Foege N130

Keshia News, Outreach

A portrait of Dr. Kat Steele.

Please join us THIS THURSDAY, January 26th for a Bioengineering seminar (part of the BIOEN 509 Seminar Series) presented by Kat Steele – Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington.

Title of Presentation: The Ultimate Machine: Engineering to Improve Movement for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Date/Time: Thursday, January 26, 2017; 12:30 – 1:20PM

Location: Foege N130

See you there!

 

Upcoming Webinar – Making Engineering Welcoming and Accessible for Students with Disabilities

Keshia AccessEngineering, News, Outreach, Projects
Upcoming Webinar – Making Engineering Welcoming and Accessible for Students with Disabilities

Making Engineering Welcoming and Accessible for Students with Disabilities

Check out this upcoming webinar featuring some of our AccessEngineering team!

Date and Time
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Complimentary 1-hour session! 1-2 pm ET, 12-1 pm CT, 11 am-12 pm MT, 10-11 am PTSponsored by NAPE, STEM Equity Pipeline, and the National Science Foundation

Description

This webinar focuses on strategies for making engineering welcoming and accessible for students with disabilities. The University of Washington presenters run the AccessEngineering program, a nationwide program that works to increase the participation of people with disabilities in engineering academic programs and careers and improve engineering with their expertise. Project staffs engage faculty and students nationwide in efforts to (1) better serve a diverse student body, including students with a broad range of disabilities, in engineering courses and programs, and (2) integrate relevant accessibility-related and universal design content into engineering courses.

Intended Audience Community college, high school and university faculty, counselors, CTE and STEM staff

Objectives Participants will

  1. Gain an understanding of AccessEngineering and strategies to better serve a diverse student body.
  2. Learn methods to integrate disability-related and universal design content into engineering courses.
  3. Become familiar with strategies to make engineering labs and maker spaces accessible.

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Registration
Register for this 1-hour complimentary webinar on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. Once you register for the complimentary event, information and instructions about accessing the event will be sent to your email address

 

 

“Can thoughts be harnessed to move robotic limbs?” – Lab featured in Seattle Times NW

Keshia Media, News, Outreach

jaynaThis past Friday, the University unleashed its most ambitious philanthropic campaign, UW Together. The Ability & Innovation Lab was honored to have a team of undergraduate’s work featured, an elbow-driven orthosis for Jayna.

This story is now featured in the Seattle Times NW Showcase section, and Kat, our Director, is featured in an ad to the right of the story. To read and watch the video, CLICK HERE. We are proud to partner with the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering (CSNE) here in the College of Engineering. Innovation occurs at the intersection of multiple disciplines, and Together we can change the world.

Go Dawgs and Go Biomechanics!

 

Can Technology Make a Difference in Pediatric Rehabilitation? – A NCMRR Webcast

Keshia AccessEngineering, News, Outreach, Projects, UbiquitousRehabilitation

Interested in how technology can be used to make a difference in pediatric rehabilitation? A video cast from the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) discusses the topic in Bethesda MD. The workshop is organized by the Motion Analysis Laboratory and supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.

The workshop on August 9th, 2016 brought together a group of experts in rehabilitation to discuss how technology can help us to address pressing needs in pediatric rehabilitation. To follow all of the talks this past week and listen to “Can Technology Make a Difference in Pediatric Rehabilitation?”, follow this link, CLICK HERE.