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
The Ninth Annual Coleman Institute conference, Cognitive Disability, Inequality, and Technology in an Age of Economic Uncertainty, was held on November 5, 2009 at the Westin Hotel in Westminster, Colorado. You can view the agenda to see the roster of speakers and for links to select presentations and posters. More will be posted shortly. Below are links to videos of the keynote speaker and a special tribute by the executive director.
Quick Links
- Welcome letter from CU Associate Vice President David Braddock, PhD.
- Overview of Emerging Technologies and Cognitive Disability [pdf].
- Find out more about the Coleman Institute Student Design Competition. [pdf]
- View keynote presentations from the 2008 Annual Coleman Institute
for Cognitive Disabilities Annual Conference on Cognitive Disabilities
and Technology:
- William T. "Bill" Coleman III
- Video presentation: Augmented Reality: A Cyber-future Where Our Abilities Transcend Our Disabilities
- The Information Age: At the Inflection Point [ppt, 1,275k].
- Michael Bérubé
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Video presentation: Life as Jamie
Knows It
- Dr. Bérubé's remarks. [pdf]
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Video presentation: Life as Jamie
Knows It
- William T. "Bill" Coleman III
- Search our Cognitive Technology Literature Database, a research bibliography.
- Link to The State of the States in Developmental Disabilities Project's website.
- Link to the AAIDD website to order the 2008 revised edition of The State of States in Developmental Disabilities.