Following completion of several formative research projects focused on technology and intellectual disabilities conducted from 1991 – 1996, Daniel K. Davies founded AbleLink Technologies in 1997. AbleLink was created to specifically address the significant need for well-researched cognitive support technologies for individuals with intellectual disabilities. AbleLink researchers have received over 35 research and development grants to investigate, research, and develop technology applications for this population. These have resulted in a number of assistive technology devices to assist with independent living, web access, email communication, and a variety of vocational needs. Following ten years of research and development in the area of prompting technology, AbleLink Technologies created the AIMS XML-based protocol for describing instructional media that creates a common “language” for prompting systems which can facilitate sharing of instructional content across organizations and across technology platforms.
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The Coleman Institute was founded in 2001 by a generous gift to the University of Colorado System from William and Claudia Coleman. Their 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. The Institute is actively engaged in supporting research, development, dissemination, and education in cognitive disabilities on the four campuses of The University of Colorado System in Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Denver. The Coleman Institute is committed to providing scientific, technological, and public policy leadership to strengthen the voice of persons with cognitive disabilities and their families in our society. In October 2004 NIDRR director Steven Tingus announced that CU had received a grant from NIDRR to establish the first Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Cognitive Technologies. The Coleman Institute is providing an additional support for this ground-breaking center.
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Sciences, is dedicated to matching people with appropriate assistive
technologies to meet their needs, as well as developing innovative
assistive technologies for the unmet needs of people with disabilities.
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The Center for Lifelong Learning and Design (L3D) is part of
the Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado
at Boulder. Their mission is to establish the scientific foundations
for the construction of intelligent systems that serve as amplifiers
of human capabilities. |