I’m building this site to support a book project. It replaces an older site that you can see here.
Material from my Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota presentation of Sept 2017 is here.
About the author
John Faughnan is a father of two persons with atypical minds. He’s writing a book to share what he’s learned over the past five years of promoting independence and responsible smartphone use for persons with autism and cognitive disabilities who need external support.
In addition to his experience as a parent John is a family physician, a specialist in medical informatics, and decades of experience in software development.
You can contact John at jf@sphone4all.com
Blog
Smartphones for All chapter excerpt: Music for iPhone Explorers
From Smartphones for All (draft): In our family music has been problem-free entertainment. I think this is a general rule — music doesn’t show up on anyone’s list of smartphone concerns. Fifty years ago elders feared the corrupting influence of rock-and-roll, now that seems quaint. Music we can handle. There are broadly speaking, 3 ways …
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iOS 12: Restrictions becomes Screen Time with “family” support, definition of “child” is a concern for vulnerable users
Two years ago Apple’s iOS had better family restriction options than Google’s Android. In the past year Google has forged ahead and Apple has stood still. In my testing third party apps that claim to manage iPhone use fail badly — due to lack of Apple support. With iOS 12 Apple is redoing “restrictions” as …
Chapter Excerpt: Maps and Transit
I was surprised that these apps haven’t been more useful for our Explorers. I’d love to hear of different stories. Email me at jf@sphone4all.com and share! — Location tracking has been a big win for our Explorers. To my surprise the map and transit apps we’ve tried have been less valuable … so far! I’ll try …
Contact
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