Making the Internet work for people with autism


Posted by Patricia Wright on June 5th, 2008

Do people still actually use those big books of yellow pages? I suppose so. But I must say, I can’t remember the last time I looked up a phone number or address that way. Why do that when I can access information more quickly using a Web browser?

The ability to utilize the internet is key for staying connected to the …Read More » »

Gus & us: diagnosing autism early


Posted by Bob Glowacki on April 9th, 2008

It was great to read Matt’s post yesterday about Easter Seals Bay Area launching an Early Intervention Autism Program to serve children 18 months through 3 years old. A story about autism on the OnMilwaukee blog points out why programs like that are so necessary. The story features Gus, a client we serve at Easter Seals Southeast …Read More » »

Blogging about autism


Posted by Beth Finke on February 19th, 2008

I tell people I am the only blind woman in America being paid to moderate a blog. I’m not sure that’s true, but so far no one has challenged me on that statement.

This Thursday I’m one of the presenters at a session called “It’s My Party, and I’ll Blog if I Want To.” That’s just one of many sessions being …Read More » »

Super Tuesday, autism, and secret ballots


Posted by Beth Finke on February 4th, 2008

Tomorrow’s Super Tuesday! If you live in one of the states holding a primary, you might want to take a last-minute look at what the candidates have to say about autism before you duck into the voting booth.

In November, Katy Beh Neas blogged about autism being …Read More » »

An electric experience in New Hampshire


Posted by Katy Beh Neas on November 2nd, 2007

Today my colleague at Easter Seals’ Office of Public Affairs, Jennifer Dexter, is guest-blogging from a presidential candidate’s forum on disability in New Hampshire. Jennifer is Assistant Vice President of Government Relations and works on housing, aging issues, assistive technology, telecommunications, transportation, and AgrAbility appropriations. It sounds like the forum is an exciting experience.–Katy Beh …Read More » »

Thumbs up for Music Within


Posted by Beth Finke on October 26th, 2007

Donna Smith is a colleague of mine from Easter Seals Project ACTION in Washington, D.C. She wrote with details about a movie that sounds very interesting, I thought I’d share this with our readers. 
– Beth Finke

Thumbs up for Music Within

by Donna Smith

A limited release of a movie titled Music Within starts this weekend. …Read More » »

The ADA: past, present, and future


Posted by Patricia Wright on July 30th, 2007

Last Thursday I attended the National Council on Disability (NCD) press conference marking the 17th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). As mentioned in a previous post, …Read More » »

New reports on the ADA: I’m all ears


Posted by Beth Finke on July 24th, 2007

I lost my sight in 1985. Up until then I had been working as an advisor at a major University, counseling students who wanted to study abroad. Undergraduates would come in, we’d talk, I’d get on the phone and make sure their credits would transfer. It’s a job a person without sight could do. But the …Read More » »

Autism-friendly screening: Harry Potter


Posted by Beth Finke on July 23rd, 2007

If only we lived in England! Among all the buzz I heard this weekend about the new Harry Potter book I happened to catch wind of a theatre in Nottingham featuring a special autism-friendly screening.

“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” will air in a special “autism-friendly” setting at …Read More » »

Accessible accommodations at the ASA Conference


Posted by Julie Dorcey on July 13th, 2007

The hotel industry is customer-focused by nature, but here in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa has taken hospitality to a new level in hosting the Autism Society of America’s (ASA) 38th Annual Conference.

ASA and Westin staff began laying …Read More » »