Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities

University of Colorado

BOULDER | COLORADO SPRINGS | DENVER | ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS

Ninth Annual Coleman Institute Conference

"Cognitive Disability, Inequality, and Technology
in an Age of Economic Uncertainty"

November 5, 2009
Westminster, Colorado
8:30 am — 6:30 pm

Agenda

(printable version, pdf 100k)

8:00	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30	OPENING REMARKS David Braddock, PhD Associate Vice President, University of Colorado System Professor/Executive Director, Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities Conference Overview and Announcements
9:00	OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER James K. Galbraith, PhD Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations Professor of Government, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs University of Texas Austin Cognitive Disability, Inequality and Technology in an Age of Economic Uncertainty
10:00	POSTER SESSION Selected interdisciplinary research projects involving CU faculty, graduate students, academic and commercial partners and exhibitors will be highlighted in this highly interactive session.
11:15	DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER Rud Turnbull JD, LLM Distinguished University Professor, University of Kansas A Modest Proposal for Aligning No Child Left Behind with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [pdf, 260k]
11:45	DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER Ann Turnbull, PhD Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Special Education, University of Kansas Capitalizing on Technology to Enable Families to Make Wise Decisions Leading to Enviable Lives for their Children with Significant Cognitive Disabilities [pdf, 2,806k]
12:15	BOX LUNCHES AND ROUNDTABLES Articulating the Value of Investing in Technology Obtaining provider reimbursement for technology in your waiver Best Practices in Using Technology to Improve Quality of Life for People with Cognitive Disabilities University research and industry relationships: how can we work together to further cognitive technologies research, development and deployment Mobile technologies Aging and developmental disabilities Accessibility of the museum experience for people with cognitive disabilities Smart technology for residential environments Challenges faced by aging families Management challenges in the adoption of technology Social networking Family perspectives Disability policy and law
2:00	CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN COGNITIVE DISABILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Tamar Heller, PhD Professor/Head, Department of Disability and Human Development, Director of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Developmental Disabilities, University of Illinois at Chicago Aging: The Next Great Challenge for Services and Research in Developmental Disabilities [pdf, 1,780k]
2:30	Jay Lundell, PhD Digital Health Group, Intel Corporation Enabling a Vision of the Future: Are We There Yet?
3:00	SECOND POSTER SESSION
4:15	COLEMAN INSTITUTE SCIENTIST IN RESIDENCE: HIGHLIGHTS Clayton Lewis, PhD Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado at Boulder Summary of the Coleman Institute Pre-conference Workshop on Web Technologies for People with Cognitive Disabilities The Coleman Institute Student Design Competition
4:30	CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEAKER David Braddock, PhD Honoring the Legacy of Eunice Kennedy Shriver
5:00	REMARKS BY SPECIAL GUESTS Renee Pietrangelo, CEO ANCOR, American Network of Community Options and Resources Bruce Benson, President University of Colorado System
5:15	RECEPTION
6:15	ADJOURN