Qustodio & quot;parental & quot; controls for iOS - no longer compatible with modern web
MyQustodio review [1] was delayed because I signed up for the School (professional) version rather than the Home version (long story, not interesting). The two versions seem to have a lot in common, but there important differences. The Home version has an iOS app for managing users, the School version must be managed by a desktop browser (no app, no support for iOS browsers).Unfortunately I discovered fatal flaws to Qustodio ’s approach that mean I won’t be testing their home version. The short version is that they route all traffic through a VPN that isn’t compatible with modern requirements for SSL connections. Fo...
Source: Be the Best You can Be - February 11, 2018 Category: Disability Tags: smartphone smartphone4all technology Source Type: blogs
Qustodio " parental " controls for iOS - no longer compatible with modern web
MyQustodio review [1] was delayed because I signed up for the School (professional) version rather than the Home version (long story, not interesting). The two versions seem to have a lot in common, but there important differences. The Home version has an iOS app for managing users, the School version must be managed by a desktop browser (no app, no support for iOS browsers).Unfortunately I discovered fatal flaws to Qustodio ’s approach that mean I won’t be testing their home version. The short version is that they route all traffic through a VPN that isn’t compatible with modern requirements for SSL connections. Fo...
Source: Be the Best You can Be - February 11, 2018 Category: Disability Tags: smartphone smartphone4all technology Source Type: blogs
Qustodio " parental " controls for iOS - no longer compatible with modern web
MyQustodio review [1] was delayed because I signed up for the School (professional) version rather than the Home version (long story, not interesting). The two versions seem to have a lot in common, but there important differences. The Home version has an iOS app for managing users, the School version must be managed by a desktop browser (no app, no support for iOS browsers).Unfortunately I discovered fatal flaws to Qustodio ’s approach that mean I won’t be testing their home version. The short version is that they route all traffic through a VPN that isn’t compatible with modern requirements for SSL connections. Fo...
Source: Be the Best You can Be - February 11, 2018 Category: Disability Tags: smartphone smartphone4all technology Source Type: blogs
Vulnerable user support: Qustodio review and PC Magazine parental control page
It ’s been a while since I reviewedMMGuardian andsimilar parental control apps. The last time I did this I promised to took at Qustodio, but life got in the way. Now I ’m back to the topic, preparing to update one of the tougher chapters inmy book - Smartphones for All.I signed up for Qustodio and quickly ran into some issues withpossibly outdated documentation. I say “possibly” because there may be some quirks related to my subscribing with an old test account they gave me. So I’ll get to evaluate their user support too. I’ll put that post out after I get things fixed.In the meantimeI ’ve put out a call for ...
Source: Be the Best You can Be - January 28, 2018 Category: Disability Tags: smartphone smartphone4all support technology Source Type: blogs
Vulnerable user support: Qustudio review and PC Magazine parental control page
It ’s been a while since I reviewedMMGuardian andsimilar parental control apps. The last time I did this I promised to took at Qustudio, but life got in the way. Now I ’m back to the topic, preparing to update one of the tougher chapters inmy book - Smartphones for All.I signed up for Qustudio and quickly ran into some issues withpossibly outdated documentation. I say “possibly” because there’s some quirks related to my reuse of an old test account they gave me. So I’ll also be evaluating their user support. More on that when I hear more.In the meantimeI ’ve put out a call for feedback on use of “parental c...
Source: Be the Best You can Be - January 28, 2018 Category: Disability Tags: technology Source Type: blogs
Down syndrome traits -- many also true of non-Down low IQ adult
Recently I had the privilege of taking about smartphone support for special needs adults for the Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota. As a speaker I could attend the conference for free, including a talk by a psychologist,Dennis McGuire.I don ’t have a child with Down Syndrome (John Langdon Down ’s syndrome has become Down Syndrome) but #1 ’s IQ is in the typical Down Syndrome range. So I was curious how much of Dr McGuire’s talk applied to my son. I decided about 80% or so — even though #1’s temperament is very different from the Down Syndrome athletes I know from Special Olympics and Minnesota Special Ho...
Source: Be the Best You can Be - September 10, 2017 Category: Disability Tags: adolescence adult behavioral therapy cognitive impairment support Source Type: blogs
Adventures of the autistic family - the Duluth Traverse mountain biking trail.
Sowe did this. We ’ve comea long way in 7 years. It ’s not like there weren’t issues, but, really, it is kind of amazing. (Source: Be the Best You can Be)
Source: Be the Best You can Be - July 24, 2017 Category: Disability Tags: adolescence adult Asperger ' athletics autism exercise vacation Source Type: blogs
Apartheid in Minnesota: Disabled need not apply
This shocked me:West St. Paul, South St. Paul restrict housing for disabledWest St. Paul and South St. Paul have taken steps to restrict housing options for people who receive state assistance for being both low-income and disabled ……. “We have enough of these properties in the community,” said Tom Seaberg, a South St. Paul City Council member. “It’s not a discriminatory thing, it’s an economic issue.”…… West St. Paul passed an ordinance in November prohibiting people who get government rental assistance and support services, a category the state calls “registered housing with services,” from living...
Source: Be the Best You can Be - July 7, 2017 Category: Disability Tags: adult legal Source Type: blogs
Minnesota adoption assistance and disability support
We have been told, and I think this is true, that if a Minnesota child with a cognitive disability receives state adoption assistance, which includes medicaid coverage it ’s not possible to get disability support until the adoption assistance ends at age 21. It appears to be an unwritten rule. I wonder if in some cases it would be better, with a special needs adoption, to forego the adoption assistance and take the disability path instead. I ’m sure this exclusion is an unintended consequence.The transition from medicaid coverage under adoption assistance to medicaid coverage under the disability program is not instan...
Source: Be the Best You can Be - June 29, 2017 Category: Disability Tags: adult cognitive impairment disability law money transition Source Type: blogs
Smartphones for all has a new web site
I ’ve created a separate blog for mybook project on smartphone support for special needs and autism spectrum teens and adults. I replaced an older static site with a wordpress site withblog (feed) and static pages. I ’ll post links to the best stuff here. This site will continue with non-book posts focused on supporting special needs persons. They are less frequent now because I’m focused on the book work.I ’m also refreshing companion Facebook pages and a Twitter account; I’ve put that into anintro blog post over on the book site. Check it out! (Source: Be the Best You can Be)
Source: Be the Best You can Be - June 11, 2017 Category: Disability Tags: smartphone smartphone4all Source Type: blogs
