It is
estimated that between 750 million and one billion people globally have
vision, speech, hearing, mobility or cognitive limitations. We will
consider how impairment and aging may affect a person's use of
interactive devices, common assistive technologies and information
technology. This course will discuss the growing role of technology in
society and how design and engineering determine usability and access to
technology. We will discuss both barriers and solutions to access
through an evaluation of a gamut of technologies that aim to increase
function, productivity and independence for users with various
disabilities. We will also consider the financial, cultural, knowledge
and physical barriers that prevent many people from having access to
computing, and therefore to the information and services that are
accessed through computing.
Students enrolling in the winter capstone will be given priority placement in CSE490D in fall.
This
course is structured in a two credit seminar in the fall, followed by a
5 credit intensive capstone project course in the winter.
Juniors
and Seniors in Electrical Engineering, Human
Centered Design Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bio Engineering and graduate students in Rehabilitation Medicine
are all strongly encouraged to register.
Fall course 2 credits: CSE 490D: SLN 22970
