Zac opens the door to the Web for autistic kids
After observing his autistic grandson Zackary's frustration when trying to use the Internet, John LeSieur designed Zac, a browser that simplifies and filters the Web so that it's easier and less intimidating for Zackary to use. Zac isn't guaranteed to help all autistic children - each pattern of abilities and impairments is different. Still, educators of autistic students have shown interest in the software.
John LeSieur is in the software business, so he took particular interest when computers seemed mostly useless to his 6-year-old grandson, Zackary. The boy has autism, and the whirlwind of options presented by PCs so confounded him that he threw the mouse in frustration.
LeSieur tried to find online tools that could guide autistic children around the Web, but he couldn't find anything satisfactory. So he had one built, named it the "Zac Browser for Autistic Children" in honor of his grandson, and is making it available to anyone for free.
