DII@FSE > ASU-ACCEL
The Arizona Center for Comprehensive Education and Life Skills has collaborated with ASU allowing undergraduate students to develop or modify assistive devices.
The ASU-ACCEL program brings together small teams of Arizona State University undergraduate engineering students to work with local families to develop or modify an assistive device with help from the Arizona Center for Comprehensive Education and Life Skills.
Most recently, three student teams are working with families representing a range of needs related to cerebral palsy, autism, orthopedics, vision imparities, speech and language imparities and more. For example, the device pictured above was designed for an individual who has limited vision. It’s an adjustable stand for a camera that connects to a tablet device giving the user more control for viewing, enlarging and manipulating images.
Participating ASU students represent several different engineering backgrounds including mechanical, biomedical, electrical and software engineering. All ASU students have participated in workshops and discussions regarding accessibility and universal design, assistive and rehabilitation devices, person-first and identity-first language and ethical research and practice
Contacts
Rod Roscoe
Associate Professor
The Polytechnic School
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Jennifer Blain Christen
Associate Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Wendy Barnard
Director, College Research and Evaluation Services Team
Institute for the Science of Teaching and Learning