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:
"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)
William Bronston, MD (more)
Digital Literacy is a lifelong learning process of capacity building for using digital technology, communication
tools and/or networks... (more)
tools and/or networks... (more)
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)
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.
For information about employment specific resources and services, visit http://www.ausm.org/employment.html
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.