Welcome
The Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities was established in 2001 by the Regents of the University of Colorado. A private endowment and sustained annual contributions by our founding donors, William T. and Claudia L. Coleman, support the Institute's activities. The Institute is headed by David Braddock, PhD, Associate Vice President of the University of Colorado, who serves as Executive Director. Enid Ablowitz is the Institute's Associate Director.
The Institute's mission is to catalyze and integrate advances in science, engineering and technology to promote the quality of life and independent living of people with cognitive disabilities.
What's New
New website section focused on Cloud Computing and Its Implications for People with Cognitive Disabilities
In 2008 at the Institute's annual conference, William T. (Bill) Coleman III provided a glimpse of the future when he talked about Cloud Computing. Since then, the Institute has been leading the national dialogue about Cloud Computing and Its Implications for People with Cognitive Disabilities. Click here for more information and for links to related presentations and papers.
View our latest additions to the Cloud Computing section below:
- Peter Blanck's, PhD, JD, working paper “Towards a Right under the ADA to Web Access for People with Cognitive Disabilities.”
- The 2011 Pre-Conference Roundtable whitepaper on “Implications of Cloud Computing for Residential Supports and Community Services.”
SAVE THE NEW DATE!
The Twelfth Annual Coleman Institute Conference
On Cognitive Disability and Technology
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012
Westin Westminster Hotel, Westminster, Colorado
The agenda for the conference and a link to register will be posted by June 1, 2012.
Conference Co-Sponsors
Record Breaking Attendance At The Eleventh Annual Coleman Institute Conference
STATE OF THE STATES, STATE OF THE NATION: 2011
A Coleman Institute National Conference on Cognitive Disability and Technology in Challenging Economic Environments
View the 2011 conference agenda and links to select presentations and posters.
On October 13, 2011, the Coleman Institute hosted its eleventh annual conference on cognitive disability and technology. The theme, STATE OF THE STATES, STATE OF THE NATION: 2011, addressed economic perspectives on disability as they relate to federal funding, state budgets, changes in supports and services as a result of fiscal constraints for people with cognitive disabilities and the roles technology can play to improve outcomes.
The outstanding list of distinguished speakers and panelists included:
- Peter Blanck, PhD, JD, Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
- David Braddock, PhD, Chair of Conference, Associate VP, University of Colorado, Executive Director of the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities
- Ann Cameron Caldwell, PhD, Chief Research and Innovations Officer, The Arc of the US
- Bill Coleman, founding donor, partner, Alsop-Louie Partners, San Francisco
- Diane Coyle, PhD, renowned economist, internationally acclaimed author of The Economics of Enough: How to Run an Economy as if the Future Matters, Princeton University Press
- Mark Emery, CEO, Imagine! Colorado
- James F. Gardner, PhD, President and CEO, The Council on Quality and Leadership [CQL]
- K. Charlie Lakin, PhD, Director, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research [NIDRR]
- Sharon Lewis, Commissioner, Administration on Developmental Disabilities, US Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS]
- William Pound, Executive Director, National Conference of State Legislatures [NCSL]
- Jo Ann Simons, Board Chair, National Down Syndrome Society
- Sue Swenson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services [OSERS]
- Nancy Thaler, Executive Director, National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities [NASDDDS]
Pre-Conference Roundtable on “Implications of Cloud Computing for Residential Supports and Community Services” hosted by the Coleman Institute, in partnership with CU Law School's Silicon Flatirons Center and the State of the States Project
On October 12, 2011, the Institute, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Developmental Disabilities' funded State of the States Project and the CU Law School's Silicon Flatirons Center hosted a Pre-Conference Roundtable on “Implications of Cloud Computing for Residential Supports and Community Services.” The roundtable brought together leaders from industry, education, public policy, disability, advocacy, and government with a shared interest in shaping technology infrastructures, accessibility and applications to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities, particularly those with cognitive disabilities, and their families.
Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship enhances the Coleman Institute's work in technology and technology access and has been a leader in accessible technology, including participation in the establishment of the Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure [GPII].
Topics at the Pre-Conference Roundtable included cloud technology, cognitive accessibility, standards for design, configurability, regulatory issues and consumer guidance.
- Roundtable Whitepaper
- View the 2011 Pre-Conference Roundtable whitepaper on “Implications of Cloud Computing for Residential Supports and Community Services.”
- Related Documents
- View the agenda for the 2010 Pre-Conference Workshop on “Implications of Cloud Computing for People with Cognitive Disabilities.”
- View the 2010 Pre-Conference Roundtable whitepaper on “Cloud Computing and Disability Communities: How Can Cloud Computing Support a More Accessible Information Age and Society?”
The 2011 edition of State of the States in Developmental Disabilities has been released. The new interactive website is available at State of the States.
On the website you can view longitudinal data for fiscal
years 1977-2009 and create tables and charts based on state-by-state comparative data for fiscal year 2009.
Quick Links
- Welcome letter from CU Associate Vice President David Braddock, PhD
- Search our Cognitive Technology Literature Database, a research bibliography.
- Read David Braddock's presentation prepared for the Summit on the Federal Developmental Disabilities Act [pdf, 32k] and related priorities, entitled "Envisioning the Future" hosted by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Bethesda, Maryland on January 31, 2011 and the regional hearing panel in Denver on December 6, 2010
- Overview of Emerging Technologies and Cognitive Disability [pdf]
- Find out more about the National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research [NIDRR] and Coleman Institute sponsored Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for the Advancement of Cognitive Technologies, RERC-ACT.
- View the 2001-2011 Conference Agendas with links to videos, presentations and posters.
- View select videos of recent speakers:
- “What's Happening in the State Legislatures?” by William Pound [video]
- “What's Happening in the States in Developmental Disabilities?” by Nancy Thaler [video]
- “The Economics of Enough: How To Run The Economy As If The Future Matters” by Dianne Coyle, PhD and Robert Metts, PhD [video]
- Introduction of Keynote Speaker Thomas Gilhool by Sue Swenson [video]
- “Forty Years after PARC v The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Is There a Right to Technology Access?” by Thomas K. Gilhool, JD [video]
- “The National Broadband Plan and Access for People with Cognitive Disabilities” by Elizabeth Lyle with Pamela Gregory [video]
