Cloud Computing and Its Implications for People with Cognitive Disabilities

The first presentation about Cloud Computing and Its Implications for People with Cognitive Disabilities associated with the Coleman Institute was at the Institute's 2008 conference when Bill Coleman presented “Augmented Reality: A Cyber-future Where Our Abilities Transend our Disabilities” [video]. His presentation included slides on “The Information Age: At the Inflection Point” [ppt, 1274k]. Since then the Institute has increasingly engaged in activities related to Cloud Computing.

Below you will find links to various resources that you may find useful, from understanding what Cloud Computing is, to a making a case for establishing a right to technology access for people with disabilities, to residential and community services and Cloud Computing. These one-of-a-kind videos, presentations and documents, and those that will be added over time, will be a valuable repository on cognitive disability and the future of technology.

Cloud Computing Resources

2012

• “The State of the States in Cognitive Disability and Technology: 2012”
  Coleman Institute Conference
  • “Recent Advances in Cloud Computing”
    Video
    Bill Coleman
• Special Feature
  • “Towards a Right under the ADA to Web Access for People with Cognitive Disabilities”
    Working Paper
    Peter Blanck, PhD, JD

2011

• “Implications of Cloud Computing for Residential Supports and Community Services”
  Coleman Institute Pre-Conference Roundtable
  • About Cloud Computing
    Primer on Cloud Computing
    Clayton Lewis
  • “Implications of Cloud Computing for Residential Supports and Community Services”
    Roundtable Whitepaper Summary
    Jeffery Hoehl & Shea Tanis

2010

• “All Together Now: The Power of Partnerships In Cognitive Disability & Technology”
  Coleman Institute Conference
  • “Forty Years after PARC v The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Is There a Right to Technology Access?”
    Video
    Thomas Gilhool, JD
  • “Accessible TeleMEd and eHealth Strategies for People with Cognitive Disabilities”
    Video
    “Accessible TeleMEd and eHealth Strategies for People with Cognitive Disabilities”
    Slides
    David O'Hara, PhD with John Maltby
  • “Implications of Cloud Computing for People with Cognitive Disabilities”
    Video
    Conference Panel
• “Implications of Cloud Computing for People with Cognitive Disabilities”
  Pre-Conference Workshop
  • View the agenda along with presentations and videos from the workshop.
  • “Technology and the Cloud”
    Video
    Bill Coleman
  • “Cognitive Accessibility”
    Video
    “Cognitive Accessibility”
    Slides
    Michael Wehmeyer
  • “Technical Opportunities and Commercial Infrastructure, including the Farther Future”
    Video
    Discussion Panel
  • “Potential Benefits, Opportunities, and Challenges of Cloud Computing from the Viewpoint of People with Disabilities, Families, Caregivers, and Advocates”
    Video
    Discussion Panel
  • “Legal and Regulatory Barriers to Accessibility Technology in The Cloud”
    Video
    Discussion Panel
• “Cloud Computing and Disability Communities: How Can Cloud Computing Support a More Accessible Information Age and Society?”
  Pre-Conference Roundtable
  • “Cloud Computing and Disability Communities: How Can Cloud Computing Support a More Accessible Information Age and Society?”
    Roundtable Whitepaper Summary
    Jeffery Hoehl & Kaleb Sieh

2009

• “Web Technologies for People with Cognitive Disabilities”
  Pre-Conference Workshop
  • “Web Technologies for People with Cognitive Disabilities”
    Workshop Whitepaper Summary
    James Sullivan, Clayton Lewis, and Jeffery Hoehl

2008

• “Cognitive Disability and Technology”
  Coleman Institute Conference
  • “Augmented Reality: A Cyber-future Where Our Abilities Transend our Disabilities”
    Video
    “The Information Age: At the Inflection Point”
    Slides
    Bill Coleman
  • “Using Technology to Promote Physical Activity Among Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities”
    Slides
    James Rimmer, PhD
• “Mobile Technologies and Web Accessibility”
  Pre-Conference Workshop
  • “Mobile Technologies and Web Accessibility”
    Workshop Whitepaper Summary
    James Sullivan, Clayton Lewis, and Jeffery Hoehl