The Eighth Annual Coleman Institute Conference on Cognitive Disabilities and Technology David Braddo

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The Eighth AnnualColeman Institute Conference
onCognitive Disabilities and TechnologyDavid
Braddock, Ph.D.Coleman-Turner Professor and
Executive DirectorColeman Institute for
Cognitive DisabilitiesAssociate Vice President,
University of Colorado System

• St. Julien Hotel
• Boulder, Colorado
• October 16, 2008

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EMERGING CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
SERVICES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION AND THE
UNITED STATES
David Braddock, Ph.D.Associate Vice President,
University of Colorado System Executive
Director, Coleman Institute for Cognitive
Disabilities

• Estes Park, Colorado
• October 8, 2008

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ECONOMIC MOMENTUM IN THE STATES
Source Braddock, D., Coleman Institute and
Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado,
2008.
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ECONOMIC MOMENTUM IN THE STATES
Source Braddock, D., Coleman Institute and
Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado,
2008.
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POPULATION GROWTH/ROCKY MOUNTAINREGION 1999-2008
Source Braddock, D., Coleman Institute and
Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado,
2008.
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DETERIORATING FISCAL CONDITIONSIN THE STATES IN
FY 2008/09
These 15 States and DC had additional mid-year
FY 2009 budget gaps of 5.9 B (3.1 of their
General Fund).
Source McNichol Lav (September 26, 2008).
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NUMBER OF STATES WITH INFLATION-ADJUSTED CUTS IN
I/DD SPENDING 1978-2006
1979 6 1990 4 2001 10 1980 18 1991
6 2002 5 1981 15 1992 10 2003 13 1982
14 1993 16 2004 18 1983 17 1994
8 2005 21 1984 10 1995 5 2006 24 1985
5 1996 11 1986 5 1997 11 2009
30/35? 1987 7 1998 4 2010 35/40? 1988
6 1999 9 1989 5 2000 4
Source Braddock, D., Coleman Institute and
Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado,
2008.
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FISCAL EFFORT FOR I/DD SERVICES IN REGION 8 A
300 VARIANCE AND COLORADO LAST IN THE REGION
U.S. 4.12 in 2006
Source Braddock, D., Coleman Institute and
Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado,
2008.
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CAREGIVERS AGED 60 YEARS
Source Braddock, D., Coleman Institute and
Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado,
2008.
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3. WAITING LISTS IN CMS REGION 8 STATES

• COLORADO 12,281
• Montana 1,372
• North Dakota 0
• South Dakota 14
• Utah 1,654
• Wyoming 0

Sources Colorado (End the Colorado DD Wait list,
3/10/08) Montana and Utah (State Health Facts,
Kaiser Family Foundation, 2006, for Waiver
waiting list) North Dakota (personal
communication, R. Hendrickson, ND DHS) South
Dakota and Wyoming (Prouty, Smith Lakin,
University of Minnesota, 2007).
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COLEMAN INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES

• 120 GRANTS AND 7 MILLION ALLOCATED 2001-08
• Research and development projects
• Faculty fellowships and sabbaticals
• Postdoctoral and graduate research fellowships
• Workshops, symposia and conferences
• 4 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PARTNERSHIPSWITH FACULTY
• Abrams et al, Freed, Newell, Zane/Popovic

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2008 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Workshop on Mobile Technologies Todays best
practices, shaping the new technologies,
potential applications areas (communication,
scheduling, independence and safety, etc) open
source and platform issues, regulatory
approaches, economic and market-based
motivations Workshop on World Wide Web
Accessibility Accessibility built into
cyber-infrastructure, language engineering,
profiles, configuration, barriers, incentives,
etc.
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PRESENTATION AT 845
EIGHTH ANNUAL COLEMAN INSTITUTE FOR COGNITIVE
DISABILITIES CONFERENCE ON COGNITIVE DISABILITY
AND TECHNOLOGY Augmented Reality A
Cyber-future Where Our Abilities Transcend Our
Disabilities
DISTINGUISHED KEYNOTE SPEAKER William T. Bill
Coleman III
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PRESENTATION AT 1045
Panel on Current Developments in Smart Home and
Personal Support Technology
Moderator Dan Davies Panelists Rodney
Bell Jeff Darling Duane
Tempel Greg Wellems
Imagine!
Ablelink
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PRESENTATION AT 130
Health Promotion, Technology and People with
Cognitive Disabilities
James Rimmer, PhD Using Technology to Promote
Physical Activity among Individuals with
Cognitive Disabilities Holly Wyatt, MD The
Importance of Lifestyle Change in Health
Promotion Preventing Obesity and Diabetes
RECTECH
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PRESENTATION AT 230
Panel on Policy Directions for Cognitive
Accessibility on the Web
Moderator Clayton Lewis, PhD Panelists
Chester Finn Mike Paciello Paul
Timmers Cynthia Waddell Scot
Weeres Cameron Wilson
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PRESENTATION AT 400
Coleman Institute-Supported Advances in
Biomedical Technology Related to Cognitive
Disabilities

• Introduced by Claudia Coleman
• Daniel Abrams, MD
• Curt Freed, MD
• Karen Newell, PhD

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PRESENTATION AT 800
DISTINGUISHED DINNER SPEAKER Michael Bérubé
Life as Jamie Knows It
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WELCOME
Assistive Technology Awareness Week October
12-16, 2008 Declared by Governor Bill Ritter