autism.mobi now available to provide mobile-friendly content and services on Autism-related issues to world's two billion mobile users SAN DIEGO and WASHINGTON, July 8
SAN DIEGO and WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Autism Research
Institute, a leading non-profit organization, has launched a mobile Internet
Web site, http://autism.mobi, designed specifically for users of mobile
devices and mobile phones, including the Apple iPhone.
According to Steve Edelson, director of the San Diego-based research and
education group, this is the first .mobi Web site created and maintained by a
national autism organization, and is in response to consumers' desire for
"practical" mobile content.
"There are almost two billion mobile Internet users today, and we're
tailoring our organization's services to better serve those needs," said
Edelson.
Many of the major papers and published studies from the Autism Research
Institute's popular website, www.autism.com, have been reformatted for easy,
on-the-go reading on http://autism.mobi.
The site also includes advice for parents, treatment tips, and answers to
frequently asked questions. One especially valuable feature is the Autism
Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC), which is designed to evaluate
cognitive, communication, sensory, and social skills - as well as the physical
health - of individuals on the autism spectrum. Parents and specialists can
complete the ATEC on their mobile phones at any time, such as when waiting in
the doctor's office, and they can immediately forward the results to their
child's or patient's physician for review.
Amy Mischler, dotMobi's Vice President of Identity and Brand Services
said, "dotMobi recently released the results of a study that showed consumers
want useful, practical content available for their mobile phones. Autism.mobi
is an excellent example of that, as well as being a site which is designed to
serve the needs of a community. Globally, people are more likely to have a
mobile phone with Internet access than a computer with Internet access, and
having a .mobi site available allows an organization to reach a greater
population who will be able to benefit from its services."
For more information about http://autism.mobi or about the Autism Research
Institute, call 619-281-7165 or visit www.autism.com.
About the Autism Research Institute (ARI)
Established in 1967, the Autism Research Institute is the first
organization dedicated to autism research. ARI supports and conducts research;
networks with parents, professionals and other autism organizations; and
disseminates information about autism through its publications, conferences,
and the Internet. The Institute's founder, Dr. Bernard Rimland, founded the
Autism Society of America and was the chief consultant to the Oscar-winning
movie Rain Man.
About dotMobi
dotMobi (the informal name of mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd.), a consortium
headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is leading the growth of internet use from
mobile phones with the .mobi domain name. Unique among domain name providers,
dotMobi ensures that services and sites developed around .mobi are optimized
for use by mobile devices. On-the-go consumers can have confidence that a Web
site will work on their mobile phones when using a .mobi address.
dotMobi is backed by leading mobile operators, network & device
manufacturers, and internet content providers, including Ericsson, GSM
Association, Hutchison 3, Microsoft, Nokia, Orascom Telecom, Samsung
Electronics, Syniverse, T-Mobile, Telefonica Moviles, TIM, Visa and Vodafone.
For more information on dotMobi domains and registration information,
visit http://dotmobi.mobi. Visit the dotMobi blog at http://blog.mobi.
For more information, please contact:
Vance Hedderel
dotMobi
703-485-5563
vhedderel@dotmobi.mobi
Danielle Siemon
Edelman for dotMobi
650-762-2947
danielle.siemon@edelman.com
Steve Edelson, Ph.D.
Director, Autism Research Institute
director@autism.com
619-281-7165
SOURCE dotMobi
