CMPE 80A:
Universal Access: Disability, Technology, and Society

Class Hours: MWF 2:00 tp 3:10 pm
Room: Kresge Clrm 327
Instructor - TA Roberto Manduchi Doug Gray
Office: E2 327 E2 301
Office Hours: T 2:00 to 3:00 pm or by appointment M 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Email: manduchi@soe dgray@soe

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Announcements

  • 3/8 - The 3nd graded homework is out! See the Assignments page.
  • 3/6 - IMPORTANT: Please use this web form for submitting your book report
  • 3/6 - The due date for your project's deliverable is Friday, March 14.
  • 2/27 - IMPORTANT: Please fill up the project/volunteering web form.
  • 2/26 - Don't miss tomorrow's panel with UCSC students! Organized by the DRC.
  • 2/22 - An announcement from Alida Lindsey: Project Homeless Connect will be held at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, on Wednesday, February 27th.
  • 2/21 - The solutions of the 2nd homework are out. Check the Assignments page.
  • 2/19 - More info about the required book report is available here.
  • 2/19 - The 2nd graded homework is out! Check the Assignments page. Please use Doug's submission page.
  • 2/9 - Here is some more info about the project.
  • 1/28 - Today's office hour is canceled - sorry for the short notice.
  • 1/27 - The first graded homework is out - go to the Assignment/Projects page
  • 1/25 - Interested in volunteering? Read the updated info page here.
  • 1/24 - Alida Lindsey sent me information about the next Project Homeless Connect on February 27. Check the Assignment/Projects page for more info.
  • 1/20 - Foster Andersen from Shared Adventures will visit us on Wednesday, Jan. 23
  • 1/16 - Alida Lindsey from Whirlwind Wheelchair International will visit us on Friday, Jan. 18
  • 1/16 - The Assignments/Projects page has been updated with new info.
  • 1/3 - Welcome to CMPE 80A! Announcements related to the course will be posted here. Please check this page frequently.

General Description

  • This course presents an overview of human-centered technology and of its potential for increasing the quality of life and independence of disabled individuals. A substantial portion of the course is devoted to studying physical, psychological and psychosocial aspects of disability. Topics covered in class include: diversity and integration, legislation, accessibility, and universal design.
    Here is the detailed calendar of the course.

Course Information

  • Textbook:
    • There is no required textbook for this class. Related resources (articles, web pages) will be posted here.
  • Required reading:
  • Attendance:
    • Attendance to the class is mandatory. Up to three absences are allowed without justification. If for any reason you need to miss class more than three times, please contact me in advance.

  • Grading
    • Homework: 35%
    • Quizzes: 35%
    • Project/Volunteering: 40%
    • Book report: 10%

Calendar

WEEK 1 1/9 Introduction
1/11 What is normal?
WEEK 2 1/14 The musculoskeletal and nervous system - pathologies
1/16 Mobility impairment and assistive technology
1/18 Guest lecture: Alida Lindsey, Whirlwind Wheelchair International
WEEK 3 1/21 Holiday
1/23 Guest lecture: Foster Andersen, Shared Adventures
1/25 The visual system
WEEK 4 1/28 Visual impairments and assistive technology
1/30 Guest lecture: Brent Gifford
2/1 Guest lecture: Verjene Kalashian, ACRE
WEEK 5 2/4 Guest lecture: Andrea Martin, Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz
2/6 Quiz 1 - Hearing system: intro
2/8 The hearing system
WEEK 6 2/11 Hearing impairments and assistive technology
2/13 Guest lecture: Sri Kurniawan, Computer Engineering, UCSC
2/15 Guest lecture: James Coughlan, The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
WEEK 7 2/18 Holiday
2/20 Guest lecture: Sybil Kline
2/22 Quiz 2 - Intro to HTML
WEEK 8 2/25 Guest lecture: Susan Willats, ADA Compliance, UCSC
2/27 Student panel (organized by the DRC at UCSC)
2/29 Guest lecture: Robin Anderson
WEEK 9 3/3 Guest lecture: John Daugherty, Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District
3/5 Guest lecture: Karen Keen and Peggy Church, DRC, UCSC
3/7 Disability-related legislation
WEEK 10 3/10 Augmentative and Alternative Communication
3/12 Quiz 3
3/14 Project presentation
WEEK 11 3/17 Project presentation

If you qualify for classroom accommodations because of a disability, please submit your Accommodation Authorization from the Disability Resource Center (DRC) to me during my office hours in a timely manner, preferably within the first two weeks of the quarter. Contact DRC at 459-2089 V, 459-4806 TTY.