Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer Care (ETAC)

The Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer Care (ETAC) initiative is a research funding effort established in 2003 by the Alzheimer’s Association and Intel Corporation. 

The consortium is committed to the development of new technologies that may compensate for functional impairments, enhance care and treatment strategies, foster independence, and improve the quality of life for people with dementia and their caregivers.

The goal of the ETAC initiative is to fund more than $1 million of research to develop new models of Alzheimer care based upon current and evolving technologies in computing, communications and home health care.

To meet this goal, the consortium is seeking additional partners committed to building a national alliance of research and development experts from diverse disciplines including software engineering, medicine and business.

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 ETAC 2nd Annual Symposium Proceedings (8 pages)
In October 2006, ETAC partners and award grantees met to review the most recent research and discuss how current and developing technologies can address growing needs in Alzheimer care. 

ETAC partnership opportunities 
This section provides information about ETAC partners and opportunities to join the ETAC consortium.

Applying for an ETAC grant
ETAC research grants are managed through the Alzheimer’s Association grant program. Grant application details can be found on the ETAC Grant page.