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Enhancing the Quality of Life
For People with Cognitive Disabilities Through Technology

David Braddock, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, University of Colorado System &
Executive Director, Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities
  • Hilton Denver Tech Center
  • October 5, 2004
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SELECTED RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
  • Applied Assistive Technology
    • PDA-based Voice Training for Children with Down Syndrome  (Ramig, Cole)


    • Animated Learning Tools for Teaching Reading to Children with Cognitive Disabilities (Cole, Bodine)


    • Cognitive Levers:  Smart Transportation and Housing Systems (Fisher, Sullivan, Gorman, et al.)


    • Recreation Technology for Health Promotion (Bodine, Lightner, Mulligan, Bennett)
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SELECTED RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
  • Biomedical/Neuroscience Research
    • STEM CELL RESEARCH
      •  Transplantation in a mouse model of
         Down syndrome (Freed)
      •  Use of neural stem cells for
         immunological repair  (Newell, Zawada)
    • CELLULAR ENGINEERING MICROSYSTEMS
      •  Bio-compatible electrodes and telemetry
         (Restrepo, Finch, Zane, Sharp)
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SELECTED COLEMAN INSTITUTE PROJECTS
  • Capacity Building
  • UCB (9)
  • Graduate Research Assistantships


  • Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
      •   Computer Science
      •   Mechanical Engineering
      •   Institute of Cognitive Science
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SELECTED COLEMAN INSTITUTE PROJECTS
    • UCDHSC (6)
  • Graduate Research Assistantships


      •   Rehabilitation Medicine
      •   Neuroscience
      •   Pharmacology
      •   Pediatrics/Psychiatry

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SELECTED COLEMAN INSTITUTE PROJECTS
    • UCCS (4)
  • Graduate Research Assistantships
      •   Biology
      •   Psychology
      •   Center for Aging



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SELECTED COLEMAN INSTITUTE PROJECTS
  • Graduate Research Assistantships


      • Contingent Commitments for
        Pending Grants = 6-8

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SELECTED COLEMAN INSTITUTE PROJECTS
  • Capacity Building


    •   Human Subjects Technical Assistance
    •   Industry Standards Project


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KEYNOTE PANEL
  • Robert Schalock, Ph.D.


  • Enhancing Quality of Life for People with Intellectual Disabilities through Technology


  • Eric Dishman
  • The Intel Aging and Technology Initiative
  • Part I:  Research and Development


  • Responders:  Allan Bergman and Michael Rogers