University of Wyoming, College of Engineering, undergraduate design projects to aid Wyoming persons with disabilities.

Full Abstract

In Spring 2002 the University of Wyoming received NSF funding from the Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Systems to provide a meaningful design experience for University of Wyoming, College of Engineering students that will directly aid individuals with disabilities within the state of Wyoming. Other universities have participated in this very worthwhile program [1, 2, 3]. To achieve the program purpose, the following objectives were established:
Provide engineering students multi-disciplinary, meaningful, community service design projects, Provide persons with disabilities assistive devices to empower them to achieve the maximum individual growth and development and afford them the opportunity to participate in all aspects of life as they choose, Provide engineering students education and awareness on the special needs and challenges of persons with disabilities, and Provide undergraduate engineering students exposure to the biomedical field of engineering. To accomplish these objectives the College of Engineering partnered with three organizations that provide education and service related to disability. Specifically, the college has joined with the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) assistive technology program, Wyoming New Options in Technology (WYNOT) and their Sports and Outdoor Assistive Recreation (SOAR) project along with the university's Special Education program. In this paper we will describe how the program was created, developed, and its current status.

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Author information

Author/s: Barrett, Steven F (SF); Laurin, Kathy M (KM); Bloom, Janet K Chidester (JK);

Affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA. steveb(-atsign-)uwyo.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Journal: Biomedical sciences instrumentation (Biomed Sci Instrum), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-; vol 39 (issue ) : pp 597-602

Dates: Created 2003/05/02; Completed 2003/06/17; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 12724958, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Biomedical Engineering - education; instrumentation; organization & administration
Cooperative Behavior
Curriculum
Documentation
Equipment Design
Government Agencies
Government Programs

Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Rehabilitation - education; instrumentation; organization & administration
Research Support as Topic
Self-Help Devices
Teaching - methods
Wyoming

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