The first annual meeting of the RESNA Standards Committee on Cognitive Technologies (CT) will take place June 8, 2011. Whether or not you can attend this meeting, it is still possible to join this new accessibility standards committee and help make technology easier to use.

What is this project?
There has been impressive accessibility work to make computers, the web, cell phones and other technology usable by people with motor and sensory impairments. Now it is time to address the needs of people with cognitive impairments. This project by the RERC-ACT of the University of Colorado School of Medicine aims to make everyday technology products more usable by people with cognitive impairment resulting from conditions such as Alzheimer�s, attention disorder, brain injury, cerebral palsy, Down�s syndrome, learning disability, Parkinson�s disease and stroke. Of course, many people will benefit from better design and more options for customization. Please see this RERC-ACT newsletter article for more information on the project.

RESNA 2011
The first meeting of the RESNA Standards Committee for Cognitive Technologies will be held in conjunction with RESNA 2011, Toronto, June 8, 2011, 5:30pm-7:30pm. There will be two additional meeting related to the this committee at RESNA 2011:

• An informational meeting for our CT committee will take place Tuesday, 07 June 2011, 12:00pm � 1:30pm. The primary goal of this gathering is to recruit new members.
• A presentation on the RERC-ACT D1 Development of Uniform Standards for Cognitive Technologies project will be given during the RESNA Platform 11 Policy & Standards Session on Wednesday, 08 June 2011, 3:30-5:00.