Our technology does for the cognitive area what power wheelchairs have done for the mobility area. Over the past 20 years, power wheelchairs and related technologies have revolutionized treatment options for mobility deficits, dramatically increasing client independence. During the same period, rehabilitation of cognitive problems has changed very little. 

Our cognitive prosthetic software suite is assistive technology that supports a broad range of patient functional activities. This software is a tool for the therapist, who can move a patient much farther and much faster. The client gains increased independence, and frequently can be become competitively employed or return to school. 

Our tele-rehabilitation techniques enable an organization to serve a broad continuum of services, and delivery them to the home, school, workplace and community.  Our technology has been used to delivery services by occupational therapy, speech-language therapy, psychology, neuropsychology, behavioral neurology, vocational rehabilitation, academic support, and peer counseling.  And our services have been reimbursed as conventional therapy by a broad spectrum of payers. 

The Institute for Cognitive Prosthetic’s technology makes both clinical and financial sense for regional and national organizations, as well as organizations that want to delivery services to an international clientele.  

We have also developed special services for individuals who are high achievers by virtue of their education, occupation, income, or social status.

For more information, contact Dr. Elliot Cole by email or telephone.

A selection of publications for rehabilitation management (pdf format)

“Telerehabilitation – New Tools for Providing In-Home Brain Injury Rehabilitation”
A high functioning brain aneurysm patient is used to illustrate how occupational therapy and speech therapy services are delivered. The benefits are described for 1) cognitive prosthetics, 2) in-home delivery of services, and 3) rehabilitation where neither therapist nor patient needs to travel.

“Use of “Therapist-Friendly” Tools in Cognitive Assistive Technology and Telerehabilitation”. Therapy with a patient 500 miles away, with physical and cognitive involvement, illustrates therapist-friendly tools. Our prosthetic software is client-centered, addressing the client’s priority activities. This requires 1) that the prosthetic software is highly customized to the individual client, and 2) that the software can address a broad array of daily activities. The therapist is in the best position to customize prosthetic software for their client. “Therapist-friendly” tools enable the therapist to learn how to customize software as well as run therapy sessions via telerehabilitation with a minimum of training.