Category: Funded Projects

Executive functions (EF) are a collection of cognitive domains governing task initiation, motor planning, attention, and goal-oriented action. Difficulties with EF have marked impacts on adaptive living skills, learning outcomes, and quality of life for people with cognitive and psychosocial disabilities, as well as the broader population. While there is considerable research interest in EF…

The purpose of this project is to develop participatory research skills among Robotics Researchers in the United States to support more effective research outcomes, direct benefits to participant groups, and translation to market. This research project proceeds in three phases: 1) participating robotics researchers engage in an online learning community where they are introduced to…

AccessComputing awarded a Mini Grant for 5000 dollars to fund a website series supporting researchers to integrate disability theory into their research projects and agendas. This series was led by Rua M. Williams, PI of the CoLiberation Lab and featured 7 zoom events, a 2-week design jam, and an online community hosted on discord. The…

Cyborg Imaginaries is a speculative design futures project. Participants shared their lived experiences with accessing, maintaining, and modifying the adaptive and assistive technologies (AT) they need to live their lives. These testimonies are complemented with interviews of AT policy makers, developers, and distributors. By investigating the space of AT through these three lenses of life,…