Neurodiversity is a term coined by sociologist Judy Singer (who is autistic) in 1997, and it refers to the idea that neurological differences, such as those found in individuals with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other conditions, should be seen as natural variations in human functioning rather than as disorders that need to be cured or fixed. The term “neurodiverse” is used to describe individuals whose brains function differently from the neurotypical population, meaning people whose brains are wired in the typical way…
Neurodiversity challenges the traditional view of disability as a deficit or a defect, and instead emphasizes the unique strengths and abilities that neurodivergent individuals bring to the table. For instance, people with autism often have exceptional attention to detail, strong pattern recognition abilities, and a keen eye for design. People with dyslexia may excel in areas such as creative problem-solving, verbal communication, and interpersonal relationships.
Popular examples of Assistive Technologies (AT) are, wheel chairs, prosthetic limbs or even hearing aids. AT is considered assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and the elderly. Comparatively, AT devices for the blind and deaf lean heavily on emerging software programs such as – LiDAR, a remote sensing method utilized in mobile phones.
Our goal is to assist the neurodiverse community in acquiring appropriate Assistive Technology (AT) to help them participate in activities of daily living, employment and education. In addition to assisting individuals with disabilities with AT access, our learning platforms & professionals also play a key role in advocating for local pro-neurodiverse policies and regulations. We promote the development and adoption of AT solutions, be it at home or at work.
Most of all, cybercriminals appreciate the power of Social-Engineering! Simply put, many of our clients have been hacked, defrauded, and victimized via Social-Engineering. DigitalHygieneServices.com, a subsidiary of 168 hours group, LLC, uses edutainment & e-tools to stress the importance of not interacting with unknown persons and or systems, they are not familiar with. In many instances the cyber fraudster is able to walk straight through the front door, because we tend to hand the culprit the keys to our personal/financial/social data… As advocates, sadly, we have seen a constant of financial devastated by identity theft & credit card fraud…these injustices tend to cripple individuals within our community at an alarming rate.
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 requires that Federal agencies make their electronic and information technology (EIT) accessible to people with disabilities. This means that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use EIT, they must ensure that it is accessible to people with disabilities, such as individuals who are blind, have low vision, are deaf, hard of hearing, or have mobility or cognitive disabilities.
Section 508 has helped to spur the development of assistive technologies and accessibility features in mainstream technology products, such as smartphones, computers, and software applications. These features, such as voice recognition, text-to-speech, and closed captioning, benefit not only people with disabilities, but also anyone who finds them useful.
Often parents within our community tell horror stories of how their children were compromised and duped by identity fraudsters. Of course the neurodiverse are at increased risks. Many have spent years trying to rightly recovery their digital Identity and benefits, e.g. SSN, Medicare, IRS , Federal benefits, Credit File, etc…
From 2019 to 2020, the number of identity theft reports went up by 113% and the number of reports of identity theft by credit cards increased by 44.6%.
Credit card fraud accounted for 393,207 of the nearly 1.4 million reports of identity theft in 2020.
This makes credit card fraud the second most common type of identity theft reported, behind only government documents and benefits fraud for that year.
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