Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 9.2: (continued)
Score
Reason
−
36 (1.3/76)
Neutral
because the restriction should be based on how much the artifi-
cial parts enhance the performance of an athlete for a specific event. It's
an inexact scientific assignment. It's clear that as science advances super
mechanical parts will become available and no one argues athletes fitted
with such parts should be allowed to compete.
−
53 (1.0/76)
No
because the right judges in such cases are those sponsoring the com-
petition.
−
43 (1.0/76)
Yes
because the Court Of Arbitration For Sport is the supreme sports
court. (CAS said the IAAF failed to prove that Pistorius' running blades
give him an advantage.)
−
36 (1.0/76)
No
because his goal was to demonstrate that the accident did not affect
his ability to run. He does not need to compete with professional athletes
inordertodothis.
−
17 (0.5/76)
No
because no maybe he should try olympics for the disabled.
Appendix 3: Small-Group Discussion Questions
in the PWIAS-ICICS Workshop
Evaluation
1.
What devices, methods, and protocols can assist researchers and clin-
icians in measuring how, when, and under what circumstances AT is
being used? Should users make these determinations?
2.
What devices could be designed and implemented to bypass self-
reporting? What best-practices might prevent violations of privacy if
self-reporting is eliminated?
3.
What novel devices and methods for collecting data can be used to
evaluate the impact of AT? What do we mean by impact?
4.
What novel devices, algorithms, and methods could non-intrusively de-
tect/predict abandonment?
5.
How does device novelty affect its knowledge translation? Where in
the pipeline from academic research to end-user use does knowledge
translation fail, and why?
6.
When is AT appropriate? What user circumstances determine if AT
should be used? When a device is abandoned, what determines whether
a replacement device is required?
Sensing
1.
How does a user's specific circumstance (type of disability, social net-
work, use of AT) influence what type of data should be gathered?
2.
What level of security is required for user data? What privacy standards
should be enforced? What are potential consequences of breaches?
3.
How much user benefit is required to overcome a loss in privacy (e.g.,
utility of Google mail often outweighs privacy concerns)?
