Coleman-Turner Professor and Executive Director. Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities. Associate Vice President .... Duane Tempel. Greg Wellems ...
The Eighth Annual Coleman Institute Conference on Cognitive Disabilities and Technology David Braddock, Ph.D. Coleman-Turner Professor and Executive Director Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities Associate Vice President, University of Colorado System
St. Julien Hotel Boulder, Colorado October 16, 2008
WELCOME CU NEWS Bruce Benson was named the 22nd President of the University of Colorado NIH Grant to UCD for Translational Medicine [bench to bedside] : $76 million NASA Award to UCB for Mars Study project: $485 million
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Six State Summit: Economic Momentum in the States
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INDEX OF ECONOMIC MOMENTUM IN CMS REGION 8 STATES U.S. RANK 1 2 3 5 6 13
STATE North Dakota Wyoming South Dakota Utah Colorado Montana UNITED STATES
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INDEX 3.14 1.97 1.70 1.57 1.30 0.58 0.00
Index of economic momentum: Weighted average growth in personal income, employment and population (Federal Funds Information for States, June 2008).
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Six State Summit: Economic Momentum in the States 1 INDEX OF ECONOMIC MOMENTUM BY REGION (JUNE 2008)
1. ROCKY MOUNTAIN (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT & WY) 2. Southwest (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX) 3. Pacific (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pac. Basin) 4. Northwest (AK, ID, OR, WA) 5. Great Plains (IA, KS, MO, NE) 6. Southeast (AL, FL, GA, KY, NC, SC, MS, TN) 7. Mid-Atlantic (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV) 8. Northeast (NJ, NY, PR, VI) 9. Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI) 10. New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
UNITED STATES
1.71 0.96 0.85 0.43 0.31 0.05 -0.32 -0.57 -0.71 -0.74
0.00
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Index of economic momentum: Weighted average growth in personal income, employment and population (Federal Funds Information for States, 2008)
Source: Braddock, D., Coleman Institute and Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, 2008. 4
Six State Summit: Deteriorating Fiscal Conditions in the States in FY 2008/09 TWENTY-NINE STATES AND DC WITH PROJECTED BUDGET GAPS FOR FY 2009: NO CMS REGION 8 STATES State Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Illinois Iowa Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts
Budget Gap ($ Billion) $0.78 $1.90 $0.11 $22.20 $0.15 $0.22 $0.10 $3.40 $0.20 - $0.30 $1.80 $0.35 $0.27 $0.12 $0.81 $1.20
Percent of 2008 State General Fund 9.2% 17.8% 2.5% 21.3% 0.9% 6.4% 1.5% 11.0% 1.0% - 1.5% 6.6% 6.0% 2.9% 4.0% 5.5% 4.2%
State Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Oklahoma Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Vermont Virginia Wisconsin TOTAL
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Budget Gap ($ Billion) $0.47 $0.94 $0.09 $0.90 $0.20 $2.50 - $3.50 $4.90 $0.73 - $1.30 $0.11 $0.43 $0.25 $0.47 - $0.59 $0.06 $1.20 $0.65
Percent of 2008 State General Fund 4.9% 5.5% 1.8% 13.5% 6.4% 7.6% - 10.6% 9.1% 2.7% - 4.7% 1.6% 12.6% 3.7% 4.2% - 5.2% 5.1% 6.9% 4.8%
$47.50 - $49.30 9.3% - 9.7%
ANNUAL % CHANGE IN INFLATION-ADJUSTED I/DD SPENDING IN THE U.S.: 1978-06 15%
11.5%
Percent Real Change
12%
9%
7.0% 6.3% 6%
3%
5.0%
3.3% 2.4%
1.6%
1.6% 1.3%
0.2% 0% 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 Fiscal Year Source: Braddock, D., Coleman Institute and Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, 2008. 6
ANNUAL % CHANGE IN INFLATION-ADJUSTED I/DD SPENDING IN COLORADO: 1978-06 25%
21.0% 20%
Percent Real Change
15% 10%
7.0%
5.0%
6.0% 3.0%
5%
4.0%
4.0%
4.0%
0%
-1.0%
-5%
-2.0%-1.0%
-10% -15% -20% -25% 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
Fiscal Year
Source: Braddock, D., Coleman Institute and Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, 2008. 7
Six State Summit: The Next Big Bubble? These are the economic bubbles Americans would like to foolishly invest in to take their minds off the current fiscal crisis most. 1
Carbides
Some sort of fund
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Debt refinancing
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Postmodernism
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[No preference]
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Atmospherics
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Illegal immigration futures
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COLEMAN INSTITUTE 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.
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COLEMAN INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES Research and Development Support
115 research grants to 51 different CU faculty, staff and students including support for graduate research fellowships, postdoctoral fellowships and faculty fellowships, conferences, and lab support www.cu.edu/colemaninstitute
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2008 CONFERENCE
2008 Pre-Conference Workshops Workshop on Mobile Technologies for People with Cognitive Disabilities
Workshop on World Wide Web Accessibility for People with Cognitive Disabilities
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 8:30
Welcome and Remarks
8:45
“Augmented Reality: A Cyberfuture Where Our Abilities Transcend Our Disabilities” Speaker: Bill Coleman
9:45
Poster Session
10:45 Current Developments in Smart Home and Personal Support Technologies for People with Cognitive Disabilities Moderator: Dan Davies Noon Continuing Poster Session and Lunch 1:30: Health Promotion, Technology and People with Cogntiive Disabilities Speakers: Jim Rimmer, PhD and Holly Wyatt, MD 12
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 2:30
Policy Directions for Cognitive Accessibility on the Web Moderator: Clayton Lewis
4:00
Coleman Institute-Supported Advances in Biomedical Technology Related to Cognitive Disabilities Speakers: Dan Abrams MD, Curt Freed MD, and Karen Newell PhD
5:00
Closing Remarks including special guests Rene Pietrangelo from ANCOR and President Bruce Benson
5:30
Final Poster Session and Cocktail Reception Hosted by ANCOR
6:45 Dinner “Life As Jamie Knows It” Speaker: Michael Bérubé 13
PRESENTATION AT 8:45 EIGHTH ANNUAL COLEMAN INSTITUTE FOR COGNITIVE DISABILITIES CONFERENCE ON COGNITIVE DISABILITY AND TECHNOLOGY
DISTINGUISHED KEYNOTE SPEAKER William T. “Bill Coleman III Augmented Reality: A Cyberfuture where Our Abilities Transcend Our Disabilities
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PRESENTATION AT 10:45 Panel on Current Developments in Smart Home and Personal Support Technology Moderator: Panelists:
Dan Davies Rodney Bell Jeff Darling Duane Tempel Greg Wellems
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PRESENTATION AT 1:30 Health Promotion, Technology and People with Cognitive Disabilities James Rimmer, PhD Using Technology to Promote Physical Activity amoung Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities Holly Wyatt, MD The Importance of Lifestyle Change in Health Promotion: Preventing Obesity and Diabetes
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PRESENTATION AT 2:30 Panel on Policy Directions for Cognitive Accessibility on the Web Moderator: Panelists:
Clayton Lewis, PhD Chester Finn Mike Paciello Paul Timmers Cynthia Waddell Scot Weeres Cameron Wilson
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PRESENTATION AT 4:00 Coleman Institute-Supported Advances in Biomedical Technology Related to Cognitive Disabilities Daniel Abrams, MD Curt Freed, MD Karen Newell, PhD Introduced by Claudia Coleman
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PRESENTATION AT 8:00 Distinguished Dinner Speaker Michael Bérubé Life as Jamie Knows It
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