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
Letter to Senator Amy Klobuchar on Apple’s Screen Time failures
I wrote a few weeks ago that iOS 12 Screen Time bugs blocked book work. Today I returned to the fight and this time I found more reports on Apple Support and on Twitter. In one case a very tech savvy user fought their way up the tier of Apple phone support before they were …
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Book hiatus: iOS 12 Screen Time is a mess.
I’ve spent about 8 weeks plugging away on one critical chapter in my iPhones for All book project on supporting independence for special needs adults. It’s a chapter on enabling safe use and it’s forced me to do a deep dive into what works and what doesn’t work with iOS 12 Screen Time. Today I …
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Apple “Ask to Buy” isn’t useful for managing app installation by children or Explorers
Apple’s Family Sharing has an “Ask to Buy” option for users (Explorers) under the age of 18 [1]. It seems like a good option for managing installation of apps and media. It isn’t. It’s only a good option for managing initial purchases. If an app or media has been previously purchased by a family member …
Contact
You can reach me at jf@sphone4all.com or on Twitter (@sphone4all)