“Let’s take just one stakeholder example: students with disabilities, as well as their teachers and parents. Autism advocate and software developer Russ Ewell from the Hope Technology Group is excited. “Apple could unlock another door for autism with this breakthrough,” Ewell said. “Parents could create social story books.” So could special education teachers or therapists, tailored for each student.”
I wouldn’t be honest if I didn’t admit we were excited to be quoted on Wired.com last month. We were a big player in a significant article about education, text books, and digital publishing. You can read the entire article here.
What I consider most important about this story is in my quote. Properly developed and leveraged iBooks Author could become a powerhouse publishing platform for Social Stories.
Whether iBooks Author realizes this potential is difficult to predict, but one thing is certain, Social Stories are a vital tool for children and adults with special needs. In fact, we have begun looking into the development of a Social Stories app by Digital Scribbler. Please give us your feedback on this potential project.
About Russ Ewell
Russ Ewell is executive minister of the Bay Area Christian Church and author of He’s Not Who You Think He Is. His writing and teaching explores faith at the edge of modern life. With over four decades of leadership experience, he helps people discover biblical Christianity that is intellectually serious, emotionally grounding, and transformative.
Russ is the founder of Deep Spirituality, E-Life, Digital Scribbler, and Hope Technology Group — initiatives addressing spiritual formation, inclusive technologies, and life-span inclusion. Through writing, teaching, and innovation, Russ challenges people to rethink success, rediscover the good life, and walk with God with clarity, courage, and peace.
We're always on the lookout for emerging technologies and the incredible potential they have and Google I/O did not disappoint.
We had the privilege of joining innovators, educators, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and learners at Stanford University
At our recent “Tech Day” at Hope Technology School, we presented two exciting projects that are already making a meaningful impact.
