About Cognitopia
Where self-determination comes to life™
Our Mission
LIVES IN EACH OF US
Improve independence, self-determination, and transition success for individuals with autism and other cognitive disabilities while enhancing support from others in their lives who help and guide them.
Our History
IT ALL STARTED WITH 2 BROTHERS
Cool Timeline
1980
1980’s through 2012
Tom Keating is primary caregiver for his brother James, who had Autism. James passed away in 2012. Now, his memory lives on in the work of Cognitopia.
1990
EARLY 1990’s
Keating earned his doctorate in special education and rehabilitation from the University of Oregon.
2000
2000
ASSISTECH SYSTEMS LLC, the research development company, gets established.
2003
2003
COGNITOPIA SOFTWARE, the commercial company, starts up.
2009
2009
Picture Planner App, a visual calendaring software, gets developed. This is the first commercially sold product.
2014
2014
Keating enrolls in ID8 Pre-accelerator through local business development nonprofit FertiLab Thinkubator.
2014 – 2015
First 4 employees join; a business management person, lead engineer, UX Designer, and Marketing and Communications Coordinator. They are brought on to help build Assistech Systems and Cognitopia. Additionally, company leadership graduates from 12-week Eugene Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN) mentorship and business development program.
2015
2015
MyLife and Goal Guide, the first 2 web-enabled products are developed.
2016
2016
Routines Application Developed and the rest of the software platform suite is growing.
2018
2018
New Chief Operating Officer (COO), Eric C. Smith, and veteran software industry entrepreneur, added for Assistech Systems, LLC. and Cognitopia, LLC. His main goal: To transition Cognitopia from R&D to Commercial Viability, allowing more people across the nation to benefit from Cognitopia’s assistive software technology.
2020
2020
Cognitopia, LLC. converts to Cognitopia Inc. and Assistech Systems, LLC transfers rights of IP to Cognitopia.
2021
2021
CVS Health formally announces their partnership with Cognitopia. ––– CVS Health wrote, ❝We are excited to announce our collaboration with the Cognitopia platform… Together we have taken an innovative approach to learning, remotely or in person, with ❝ a job coach in your pocket ❞ virtual platform concept. This approach allows program participants to guide themselves through the roles and responsibilities of a CVS Store Team Member in a unique manner.❞
Meet our frontline team.
Built on everything we learned from Research and Professional use, Cognitopia makes life easier.
