David Lindeman, director of the
KU Life Span Institute at Parsons, and Provost Richard Lariviere talk with Pam Cress, a research associate. The Parsons institute has conducted research in the field of developmental disabilities for more than 40 years and has acquired an international reputation for its pioneering work with persons with disabilities.
Provost Richard Lariviere talks with Pam Cress in her Parsons office. Cress is a research associate with
KU's University Center on Developmental Disabilities. KUCDD is federally funded to provide training, technical assistance and client services and to develop and disseminate information to area agencies that provide services to persons with developmental disabilities.
David Lindeman, director of the KU Life Span Institute at Parsons, shows Provost Richard Lariviere the institute’s facilities for distance learning, which includes a state-of-the-art, 40-by-60 foot television and film studio. The
studio is used for telemedicine consultations and evaluations, meetings and classroom teaching via video conferencing.
David Lindeman, director of the KU Life Span Institute at Parsons discusses the institute’s projects with Provost Richard Lariviere.
Provost Richard Lariviere visits with Jackie Dwyer, an administrator for
KU's Assistive Technology for Kansans project at the the KU Life Span Institute at Parsons. ATK helps persons with disabilities find ways to live and work as independently as possible through the use of assistive devices and services.
Provost Richard Lariviere visits with Jackie Dwyer, an administrator for
KU's Assistive Technology for Kansans project at the the KU Life Span Institute at Parsons. Assistive technology enhances the ability of individuals to live more independently.
Provost Richard Lariviere visits with TeamBank president Monte Taylor, center, and Jerry Rea, superintendent of the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center and an assistant research professor at the KU Life Span Institute at Parsons.
David Lindeman, director of the KU Life Span Institute at Parsons, shows Provost Richard Lariviere wall maps of Kansas charting the volume of services the institute has delivered across the state.
Provost Richard Lariviere meets with senior scientist Charles Spellman in his office at the KU Life Span Institute at Parsons. Spellman and associate research professor Sara Sack created the
Kansas Assistive Technology Cooperative, a consumer-controlled loan cooperative for people with disabilities. Sack now directs the program which provides financing tso individuals with disabilities have increased access to assistive technology equipment and devices. Spellman recently retired after 39 years of service.
Provost's Tour
David Lindeman, director of the KU Life Span Institute at Parsons, recently hosted a visit to the institute by Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Richard Lariviere along with State Rep. Richard Proehl, R-Parsons. KU programs at Parsons employ 40 research faculty and staff who generate over $5 million in grants annually, The institute has provided direct services, training, or technical assistance to more than 75,000 people in the past five years in more than 450 communities in all 105 Kansas counties.
July 2007 Credit: Bob Christensen/KU Life Span Institute at Parsons
