Meet the WOW People
There are specific actions that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and parents, educators, Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS) staff, and employers can take to facilitate the education, training, and employment processes, and result in a broad range of jobs and careers in the technology fields for individuals with ASD:
Top 10 Actions that Individuals
   and Families Can Take
Top 10 Actions for Educators
Top 10 Actions for Employers
Top 10 Actions for Vocational
   Rehabilitation Services
The Digital Economy
and Why People on the
Autism Spectrum
Must Be Included
"We are a crossroads: A place in space and time that requires new ways of thinking, new vision and a new
direction in the digital world."
     William Bronston, MD  (more)    
Why is
Digital Literacy
Critical for the Future?
Digital Literacy is a lifelong learning process of capacity building for using digital technology, communication
tools and/or networks...   (more)
Supporting Minnesotans
on the Autism Spectrum
to Get Jobs in
Technology Fields
 
Employment outcomes for individuals with ASD have traditionally been poor. Finding the right position begins with discovering the interests and skills of the person... (more)
Competencies
for Information
Technology (IT)
Literacy
According to the Partnership for the 21st Century, we all live in a technology and media-suffused environment...   (more)
The above art work was created by artists with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
AUSM on Facebook The Autism Society of Minnesota has set up a Facebook account to address concerns,
and provide advice and insight regarding employment issues to individuals on the autism spectrum.

Thank you to the Minnesota Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division, Department of Employment and Economic Development for their support of this project.

This project was financed with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds under provisions of P.L. 111-5 and by a contractual
Interagency Agreement, Agreement Number B22-15234, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
Project findings and related project materials do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of DEED or the Minnesota Department of Administration.