A Web browser custom-built for an autistic child
The Wall Street Journal's health blog has an item about a man who built a Web browser especially for his autistic grandson:
The basic idea is to simplify the user experience and reduce the number of available choices. The browser presents the user with a few large icons (a big soccer ball, a stack of books) that lead to a limited number of sites with activities like music and educational games. It blocks advertisements and other “flashing distractions,” the AP says.The browser also disables some keys on the keyboard, as well as the right-click button on the mouse, to reduce the chances that a child will hit an incorrect key — which can quickly lead to frustration.
An Associated Press article on the browser is here. Disclaimer: I have not tried the browser so I'm neither endorsing it nor warning you away from it.
