Presentations: State of the Science Conference: October 25 & 26, 2007

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| Designing for Cognitive Impairment: Processes for Creating Compelling Technology | |
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| Presenter: | Jay Lundell, PhD, Intel Corporation |
| Time: | 1:45-2:30pm |
| Room: | Standley I & II |
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| Polytrauma and Blast Related Injuries: A New Paradigm | |
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| Presenter: | Micaela Cornis-Pop, PhD, Veteran’s Administration |
| Time: | 3:00-3:45pm |
| Room: | Standley I & II |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | A New Paradigm of Rehabilitation for a New Generation of Veterans .ppt |
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| The Face of Cognitive Disabilities | |
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| Presenter: | Tamar Hellar, PhD, University of Illinois – Chicago |
| Gale Whiteneck, PhD, Craig Hospital | |
| Nicole Tartaglia, MD, The Children’s Hospital | |
| Time: | 3:45-4:45pm |
| Room: | Standley I & II |
| PowerPoint Presentations: | The Face of Cognitive Disabilities Aging with Developmental Disabilities.ppt |
| The Face of Traumatic Brain Injury.ppt | |
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| Future of Research in Technology for Cognitive Disabilities | |
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| Presenter: | Robert Jaeger, PhD, National Science Foundation |
| Time: | 8:00-8:30am |
| Room: | Standley I & II |
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| Reducing the Cognitive/Linguistic Load of Persons with Aphasia and Traumatic Brain Injury Who Rely on AAC | |
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| Presenter: | David Beukelman, PhD, University of Nebraska - Lincoln |
| Time: | 8:30-9:00am |
| Room: | Standley I & II |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | Reducing the Cognitive Linguistic Load of Persons with Aphasia and Traumatic Brain Injury Who Rely on AAC.ppt |
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| Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease | |
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| Presenter: | John Rothman, PhD |
| Time: | 9:00-9:30am |
| Room: | Standley I & II |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | A Neuro-Cognitive Assessment Device.ppt |
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| Assessing the Match of Individuals with Assistive Cognitive Technologies | |
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| Presenter: | Marcia Scherer, PhD, The Institute for Matching Person and Technology |
| Daniel K. Davies, MA, AbleLink Technologies | |
| Steven Stock, MA, AbleLink Technologies | |
| Time: | 10:00 – 10:20am |
| Room: | Standley I |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | Assessing the Match of Individuals with Assistive Cognitive Technologies.ppt |
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| Cognitive Accessibility for the Web – Technical Considerations | |
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| Presenter: | Clayton Lewis, PhD, University of Colorado – Boulder |
| Gregg Vanderheiden, PhD, University of Wisconsin – Madison | |
| Rich Schwerdtfeger, IBM | |
| Lise Menn, University of Colorado | |
| Time: | 10:00-10:45am |
| Room: | Standley II |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | Cognitive Accessibility on the Web.ppt |
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| Advancing Cognitive Technologies through Multi-site Collaborations | |
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| Presenter: | Diane Bryen, PhD, Temple University |
| Time: | 10:00-10:20am |
| Room: | Cotton Creek |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | Advancing Cognitive Technologies through Multi-Site Collaboration.ppt |
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| Distributed Cognitive Aid with Interactive Task Guidance | |
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| Presenter: | Edmund LoPresti, PhD, AT Sciences, LLC |
| Time: | 10:00-10:20am |
| Room: | Meadowbrook |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | Distributed Cognitive Aid with Scheduling and Interactive Task Guidancei.ppt |
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| Using Lego Robots to Estimate Cognitive Ability in Children who have Severe Disabilities | |
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| Presenter: | Albert M. Cook, PhD, University of Alberta |
| Time: | 10:25-10:45am |
| Room: | Standley I |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | Using Lego Robots to Estimate Cognitive Ability in Children who have Severe Disabilities.ppt |
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| Combining Academic Research with Commercial Marketing Tools: Needs & Opportunities | |
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| Presenter: | Cheryl Volkman, Co-Founder, CEO Emeritus, AbleNet Inc. |
| Vicki Hanson, PhD, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center | |
| Caroline Van Howe, MA Ed. Assistive Technology Industry Association | |
| Cathy Bodine, PhD, CCC-SLP, Assistive Technology Partners | |
| Time: | 10:25-10:45am |
| Room: | Cotton Creek |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | Combining Academic Research with Commercial Marketing Tools Needs and Opportunities - ATIA Perscpective.ppt |
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Picture Planner: Cognitively Accessible Personal Activity Organizer |
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| Presenter: | Tom Keating, PhD, Eugene Research Institute |
| Time: | 10:25-10:45am |
| Room: | Meadowbrook |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | Picture Planner A Cognitively Accessible Personal Activity Organizer.ppt |
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| Barriers to the Flow of Intellectual Property | |
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| Presenter: | Michael Lightner, PhD, University of Colorado – Boulder |
| Steve Bauer, PhD, T2RERC (Tech Transfer) | |
| Caroline Van Howe, MA Ed. Assistive Technology Industry Association | |
| Dave Hershberger, BS, Saltillo, Corp. | |
| Time: | 10:45-11:30am |
| Room: | Standley I |
| PowerPoint Presentations: | Barriers to the Flow of Intellectual Property - ATIA Perspective.ppt |
| Barriers to the Flow of Intellectual Property - Overview.ppt | |
| Barriers to the Flow of Intellectual Property - Saltillo Perspective.ppt | |
| Barriers to the Flow of Intellectual Property - University Based Technology Transfer.ppt | |
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| Interagency Committee of Disability Research (ICDR) Working Group RoundTables | |
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| Presenter: | Cathy Bodine, PhD, CCC-SLP, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center |
| Time: | 10:45-11:30am |
| Room: | Cotton Creek |
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| The Sims and Second Life: Potential Applications for Cognitive Rehabilitation | |
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| Presenter: | Ed LoPresti, PhD, AT Sciences, LLC |
| Time: | 10:45-11:05am |
| Room: | Meadowbrook |
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| The Kellar Instructional Handheld data (KIHd) System | |
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| Presenter: | Michael Behrmann, PhD, George Mason University |
| Time: | 11:05-11:30am |
| Room: | Meadowbrook |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | Kellar Instructional Handheld data (KIHd) System.ppt |
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| Using Technology to Promote the Self-Determination of Youth with Cognitive Disabilities | |
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| Presenter: | Michael Wehmeyer, PhD, University of Kansas |
| Kendra Williams-Diehm, PhD, University of Kansas | |
| Susan Palmer, PhD, University of Kansas | |
| Time: | 1:00-2:00pm |
| Room: | Standley I |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | Using Technology to Promote the Self-Determination of Youth with Cognitive Disabilities .ppt |
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| Beneficial Designs, Standards Development for Cognitive Technologies: Is It Possible? | |
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| Presenter: | Peter Axelson, MSME ATP RET, Beneficial Designs |
| Time: | 1:00-2:00pm |
| Room: | Standley II |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | Standardization and Cognitive Technologies .ppt |
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| Assistive Technology (AT) Enhancement of Written Expression for Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disorders | |
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| Presenter: | Susan W. Harris, BS, CCRP, University of California – Davis |
| Laura Greiss Hess, MS OTR/L, University of California – Davis | |
| Kerrie Lemons Chitwood, MA CCC-SLP, University of California – Davis | |
| Time: | 1:00-1:30pm |
| Room: | Cotton Creek |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | AT Enhancement of Written Expression for Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.ppt |
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| ADL Assistant™: An Aware Remote Caregiving System to Support People with Cognitive Disabilities in Their Own Homes | |
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| Presenter: | Tom Keating, PhD, Eugene Research Institute |
| Time: | 1:00-1:30pm |
| Room: | Meadowbrook |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | ADL Assistant An Aware Remote Caregiving System.ppt |
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| The Profiles of Basic Cognitive Functioning for Children with Mild Mental Retardation | |
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| Presenter: | Dasen Luo, PhD, Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Time: | 1:30-2:00pm |
| Room: | Cotton Creek |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | The Profiles of Basic Cognitive Functioning for Children with Mild Mental Retardation (MMR).ppt |
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| New Technology for Simplified Electronic Communication | |
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| Presenter: | Michael Williams, PhD, CaringFamily, LLC |
| Time: | 1:30-2:00pm |
| Room: | Meadowbrook |
| PowerPoint Presentation: | New Technology for Simplified Electronic Communication.ppt |
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