We Need More Autistics in Tech
From: IDG Connect - 07/26/2013
By: Dan Swinhoe

In the logical, numbers-based world of software, Autistics can thrive. SAP
has realised it, so why haven't the other tech giants? This week we look at
the tech industry and the IT skills it needs - exploring why the tech giants
don't employ more autistic people, getting personal insight into what tech
can do for those with autism, and where the tech industry stands today in
terms of skills and salary. What do you think - are autistic people perfect
for the IT industry?

Read the entire article at:
http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/2863/we-need-more-autistics-in-tech

Links:
Chinese researchers use the Kinect to translate sign language to text
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/161771-chinese-researchers-use-the-kinect-to-translate-sign-language-to-text

Breakthrough Braille Smartphones for the Blind
http://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2013/04/24/breakthrough-braille-smartphones-for-the-blind/

Camera Glasses Could Completely Change the Lives of Visually Impaired (with video 2:39)
http://www.bitrebels.com/technology/guiding-camera-glasses-innovation/

Wheelchair sat nav - a move in the right direction? (with video 3:07)
http://www.channel4.com/news/no-go-britain-wheelchair-sat-nav-pedestrian

Easing the Burden of Alzheimer's (with video 3:15)
http://www.mobiledia.com/news/181008.html

Hacking for autism: Apps to help everyone on the spectrum
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57594769-94/hacking-for-autism-apps-to-help-everyone-on-the-spectrum/

SAP in autism recruitment drive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22621829

National Autism Society - Employment
http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/employment.aspx

Autistic People Find Job Niche in Tech (with video 0:29)
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/autistic-people-find-job-niche-tech/story?id=19245249

German company trains autistic as IT specialists
http://www.dw.de/german-company-trains-autistic-as-it-specialists/a-16424659

Innovative start-up company employs an entirely autistic workforce to test out software
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2040196/Aspiritech-Start-company-employs-autistic-workforce-test-software.html

Specialisterne
http://specialistpeople.com/specialisterne/

Outsourcing to the Autistic Rather Than to India
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-27/outsourcing-to-the-autistic-rather-than-to-india

Asperger's and IT: Why my prejudices are great for your business
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/10/asperger_syndrome_beneficial_effects_for_it_clients/

Young Adults with Autism Can Thrive in High-Tech Jobs
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/04/22/177452578/young-adults-with-autism-can-thrive-in-high-tech-jobs

Rise of the Autistic Workforce (preview)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23596-rise-of-the-autistic-workforce.html