Written By: Michael McWatters (Colin’s Dad) UX Architect, TED (TED.com) This post was written by Colin’s loving father, Michael McWatters. Â We applaud your efforts as a parent trying to find the right tools to help your son reach his goals.…
Category: Success Stories (page 7)
Nathan’s Success Story
Nathan, a Fort Bend ISD kindergartener with a mild form of Autism, uses technology both in and outside of the classroom. His teacher uses weekly visits to a computer, daily center time at the classroom computer workstation and an iPad…
Role Reversal: Viewing Apps Through Disability
Written By: Matt Walker Age 15, High School Freshman and dyslexic. I was sitting at a table in The Austin Convention Center with school principals, teachers, parents, and app developers all eager to experience what it was like to have…
Liam’s Success Story Update
Written By: Kristin Steen (Liam’s Mom) Liam is now 5 years old and is still using his iPad regularly.  He has shown so much progress, specifically with his ability to trace letters much more precisely, his attention span (both in trying to…
Richard’s Success Story
Written By: Mark and Laurel Carleton (Richard’s Parents) Meet Richard, an energetic and determined little seven-year-old boy whose favorite person in the world is his eleven-year-old sister Camille. Every morning, without fail, Richard bolts across the upstairs landing at our…
Maya’s Success Story
Maya is 2 ½ years old now and has been using her iPad since she was about 10 months old. It’s incredible to me how proficient she is at navigating and correctly using her apps. Her fine motor skills have…
William’s Success Story Update
Our son William was born in 2005 with Down syndrome and some serious medical complications. In 2011, we founded “Special iApps” to develop educational apps to help teach children like William and those with other learning disabilities. We last wrote here about William…
Eli’s Success Story
Eli is 3 years old and has Down Syndrome. He loves the iPad! Â He is completely capable of flipping through the screens to find his app of choice,for that moment, and engages independently while asking for help when necessary. When…
Christopher’s Success Story
Meet Christoper Hills! This inspiring young adult is an Apple Certified Pro Final Cut Pro X, Level One and an accessibility ambassador. Christopher has Cerebral Palsy and uses a switch to access his Mac, iPhone, and iPad. He lives in Australia…
Todd’s Success Story
At the age of eight, Todd Stabelfeldt became a C4 quadriplegic after he was accidentally shot by his young cousin when they were playing with an antique rifle that was left lying around his house. In spite of this incredibly…