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The Digital Scribbler Podcast: Disability & Technology Introduction

Introduction Hello all, my name is Russ Ewell, and this is The Digital Scribbler Podcast. In this episode, I will introduce myself and provide a little background for both myself and what this podcast will cover during season one, I will also discuss reasons for doing this podcast and what I wish will come of…

InCreativity Quick Talk

5 Must-Have AAC Apps For Adults

Augmented and Alternative Communication (AAC) apps for adults can be used for varied reasons from a temporary disability to a permanent one. Using a device or AAC app for nonverbal communication gives the user freedom to express him/herself where otherwise they may have not been able to do. The app can be helpful for family…

InInclusion Research

6 Public Policy Ideas for Autism and Inclusion Advocates

Here are the six lessons I learned from his writing that I hope advocates for autism, inclusion, and disabilities in general will enthusiastically embrace, find ways to fund, and actively use.

InInclusion

Where are the Adult Inclusion Centers?

Have you ever seen a group of special needs adults in public? These groups usually have a few typical adults leading several other adults with special needs. While most people stare for a bit and then return their focus to the task at hand, those of us with special needs children pay careful attention and…

InHacking Autism Technology

Autism Beyond The iPad

The transformative impact of the iPad and touch devices on those with disabilities is plateauing, and will soon be fading. These devices have seen very little innovation since 2012-2013 with the introduction of the Mini and the Air. They are still excellent devices, but their sales have declined for these reasons.

InLeadership

Google I/O 2016: 12 Leadership Qualities of Google’s Sundar Pichai

Mr. Pichai strode across the stage at Google I/O like a scholar or professor instead of a Silicon Valley CEO. He was teaching not selling. He was presenting the results of groundbreaking research. Even the press appears unaware of exactly what is happening as they keep reporting on products, seemingly oblivious to the ideas, perhaps because ideas are more difficult to understand and explain? We look at the product called Google Home (press, developers, and me too!), while Mr. Pichai and his team have their eyes on the science.

InLeadership Technology

Google I/O 2016: “Tesla Invents, Apple Sells, but Google Thinks”

My point is when I attend Google I/O, the most inspiring and rewarding part of the experience is learning how to think. Google knows how to think about the future. Tesla invents, Apple sells, but Google thinks.

InCreativity Hacking Autism Inclusion

4 Tips for Better Working With People With Disabilities

The United States Census reports that among the 53.9 million school-aged children (age 5-17), there are 2.8 million with a disability (5.2 percent). This number is accurate, compelling, but capable of being ignored, since the majority of children in school do not have a disability. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), “some 93…

InInclusion

Inclusion, Character Education, and the Necessity of Social and Emotional Learning

When I wrote my post on “The Five Levels of Inclusion,” it was after coming to a realization. There is currently no philosophical approach to inclusion capable of achieving the vision I have in mind.

InTechnology

Prognostications of Doom for the Apple Watch

My comments on a Wall Street Journal article turned into a Blob Post. Fundamentally, I believe Apple is on the right track, and eventually we won’t need to carry a phone, because the watch will do it all.

Author: Russ Ewell