Jobs4Autism

This semester, I'm taking a class called the ITM Capstone class. In this class we work in groups to develop an IT based solution for a real-world client. I am in a group that has decided to take on a project to create a job based website for autistic people.

It's called Jobs4Autism. It is meant to be a resource site that works much in the same way as your local school's career center website works or how monster.com works. An employer can enter in the information that they have into a database and on the other side, autistic individuals can access this site and find jobs that best suit their needs. In addition, much more functionality will be added on such as the ability to rate different things, a full search command, and much more.

I think that this site will be a challenge but will also be really fun to make. I think that if this site takes off and other people start using it as well as it being spread to maybe others who might have a disability, it will really do some good in the world. Many times, people who have a disability are overlooked in the world and are not given the same treatment because they require extra care or they may not get a certain thing quickly. However, sometimes it is the same people who perform the best at a job. You really don't know until you give a person a chance and hopefully with this website, it will give autistic persons a chance to find an employer that is willing to work with them and mold their maximum potential.

We even got an email saying that we may get national attention for this if we succeed on this project. It is really exciting!