Student Design for People with Disabilities

0118558 Bohs该提案是杜克大学NSF支持（9631587奖）项目的延续，该项目的学生为残疾人设计和建造定制项目。设计项目的目标是加强工程教育，让学生了解康复事业，改善残疾人士的生活质量，并服务社区。这些项目将解决商业设备无法满足的特殊需求。该计划将包括一门课程，学生实习生的夏季支持，以及对已经交付的项目的后续服务。在过去五年中，该课程只在秋季学期开设;但是，由于学生的兴趣越来越大，现在将在秋季和春季学期开设。扩大后的计划每年将完成大约十个项目。学生将承担现实世界的设计，因为他们开发辅助，娱乐和治疗设备的残疾人。熟悉客户的医疗保健专业人员将定期与学生设计团队会面，以确保项目满足客户的需求。除了这个顶点设计经验，该课程将为学生提供接触工程设计程序和道德，整个计划将有助于建立和加强大学与当地社区之间的联系。

0118558BohsThis proposal is a continuation of the NSF-supported (award 9631587) program at Duke University in which students design and build custom projects for people with disabilities. The objectives of the design projects are to enhance engineering education, provide students with insight into careers in rehabilitation, improve the quality of life of people with disabilities, and serve the community. These projects will address special needs not met by commercial devices. The program will comprise a course, summer support of student interns, and follow-up service for projects already delivered. During the past five years the course was offered only in the fall semester; however, because of increasing student interest, now it is to be offered in both fall and spring semesters. The expanded program will allow approximately ten projects to be completed each year. Students will undertake a real-world design as they develop assistive, recreational, and therapeutic devices for people with disabilities. A health care professional familiar with the client will meet regularly with the student design team to insure that the project meets the client's needs. In addition to this capstone design experience, the course will provide students with exposure to engineering design procedures and ethics, and the overall program will help establish and strengthen ties between the university and the local community.