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. You are invited to view the preliminary agenda for our 8th annual conference on October 16, 2008. Please register for the conference now to reserve your place.
Mission
- To catalyze and integrate advances in science, engineering, and technology to promote the quality of life and independent living of people with cognitive disabilities.
Goals
- To empower the independence, self-determination, and productivity of individuals with cognitive disabilities,
- To strengthen the national and international voice in support of persons with cognitive disabilities, and
- To develop and support a community of researchers, clinicians, and public policy experts working in the field.
Principal Activities
- Research Grants to University of Colorado Faculty
- Graduate Research Fellowships, Postdoctoral Fellowships and Faculty Fellowships
- Commercialization of Intellectual Property Emanating from our Research Programs
- Annual Conferences on Cognitive Disability and Technology
- Public Policy Advocacy and Resource Development
Quick Links
- Welcome letter from Associate Vice President David Braddock, PhD.
- Register for the 2008 Annual Conference October 16, 2008 at the St. Julien Hotel, Boulder, Colorado. Preliminary Agenda (pdf).
- Overview of Emerging Technologies and Cognitive Disability (pdf).
- Explore the key activities of the Institute's Scientist in Residence Clayton Lewis, PhD, Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado at Boulder.
- Search our Cognitive Technology Literature Database, a research bibliography.
- Investigate the Coleman Institute's largest funded project: The University of Colorado Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for the Advancement of Cognitive Technologies (RERC-ACT), a co-funded project with the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).
- See the testimony (pdf) and addendum (pdf) by David Braddock, PhD before the Colorado Interim Legislative Committee on Developmental Disabilities.
- Link to The State of the States in Developmental Disabilities.