The Value of Partnerships

We have formed a consortium of companies, practitioners and other universities who share our vision of technology enabling older adults and people with disabilities. The new QoLT field provides partnership opportunities with multiple academic communities - K-12, pre-college, undergraduate, post-graduate - on the use of cutting edge technologies in a vital public service. It provides a vehicle to inspire and engage diverse populations in learning and careers. Student engagement helps refine ERC programs to reflect the communities' needs and preferences, and make QoLT a field that is truly participatory.

Partner organizations and institutions benefit through co-creation of curricula and outreach activities, real-world perspectives of the other partners, and early access to newly implemented QoLT Center devices and methods. We all benefit from a mutual understanding of each others' needs, constraints, challenges, and successes.

Current industry members are engaged in assistive technology, medical goods and devices, information technology, robotics, consumer electronic and appliances, health care products, and health services.  The QoLT Center is a vehicle for corporate interaction both across and within those markets, providing opportunities for companies to share information while protecting confidentiality. Industry members actively participate in the Center, helping shape both the long-term and near-term research agendas.  They enjoy facilities access to the Center's faculty, students, test sites, and end-users.  Through unique licensing programs, members at higher grades can quickly translate the Center's research results into practice.