Spread the word: free technology for people with autism

Posted by Beth Finke on September 10th, 2009

Technology can provide exhilarating possibilities to the 54 million of us in America who have disabilities. But a study commissioned by the California Endowment and conducted by the Alliance for Technology Access found that fewer than 25% of us who could be helped by assistive technology are using it to our advantage. The study said most …Read More » »

Try a symbol-based web browser for free

Posted by Patricia Wright on June 26th, 2008

A comment to my blog about web accessibility for people with autism and other disabilities offered a 30-day trial of Webwide. I wanted to let you know about this offer, in case you missed the comment.

If any readers are interested, you can try Webwide for free for 30 days by …Read More » »

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 » »