Assisted Cognition in Community, Employment and Support Settings (ACCESS)
ACCESS is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) (grant number H133A031739).
This project is a collaboration between the Center for Human Development and Disability (CHDD), and the departments of Rehabilitation Medicine and Computer Sciences and Engineering. Kurt Johnson, Ph.D. is the principal investigator, Henry Kautz, Ph.D., is the co-principal investigator. Gaetano Borriello, Ph.D., Patricia Brown, Ed.D., Mark Harniss, Ph.D., and Brian Dudgeon, Ph.D., will serve as co-investigators.
Project ACCESS will investigate the use of assisted cognition as a tool for caregivers in supporting individuals with disabilities in living, working and fully participating in community activities. The project will demonstrate the use of assisted cognition devices in increasing independence and decreasing reliance on the family/friend/caregiver network and community support staff.