Vijay Ravindran
@vijayravindran.bsky.social
Founder/CEO @floreovr.bsky.social (floreovr.com), Amazon and WaPo vet and Sooner bred #autismdad #virtualreality #sooners
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August 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It is that time again for @sxsw.com panel votes! Please support myself and inspiring actress, producer and activist
Kathryn Morris, founder of The Savants, talking up neurodiversity and storytelling. You can vote here: participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
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My first book We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation came out four years ago this month. It simultaneously feels like it came out yesterday and a century ago. I did it in hopes that people would take the needs of #ActuallyAutistic people seriously 1/
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We're Not Broken
“This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It’s also...
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August 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My first book We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation came out four years ago this month. It simultaneously feels like it came out yesterday and a century ago. I did it in hopes that people would take the needs of #ActuallyAutistic people seriously 1/
www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...
www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...
The California National Guard situation is "unprecedented" if you are not versed in the Ghorman Massacre #Andor #knowyourhistory #StarWars
June 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The California National Guard situation is "unprecedented" if you are not versed in the Ghorman Massacre #Andor #knowyourhistory #StarWars
Today’s headlines led by Pope Leo. As a person who looks closely at identify first language — notable to me that WSJ describes him as “Pope from US” instead of as an American Pope.
May 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Today’s headlines led by Pope Leo. As a person who looks closely at identify first language — notable to me that WSJ describes him as “Pope from US” instead of as an American Pope.
The Mac Virtual Display is the only killer app so far on Apple Vision Pro. Producing a lighter cheaper version that plugs into the Mac and maintains the resolution seems like a smart way to go: www.uploadvr.com/apple-vision...
Apple Vision Pro 2 Reportedly Cheaper & Lighter, Mac-Tethered Headset Coming Too
Apple Vision Pro 2 will be cheaper and lighter, not just a chip upgrade, and the company is working on a Mac-tethered headset too, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.
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April 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The Mac Virtual Display is the only killer app so far on Apple Vision Pro. Producing a lighter cheaper version that plugs into the Mac and maintains the resolution seems like a smart way to go: www.uploadvr.com/apple-vision...
There’s no going back and there won’t be Cinderellas anymore. Excellent points on how college basketball has changed: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The clock struck midnight at March Madness. We’re not coming back.
What’s a Big Dance without Cinderella? Other smaller schools should join us by leaving Division I.
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March 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
There’s no going back and there won’t be Cinderellas anymore. Excellent points on how college basketball has changed: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
I use my Apple Vision Pro almost daily because the Mac Virtual Display really makes me more productive. That being said, some great ideas here for AVP and also begs the larger question of how it might benefit w/ more thinking of what skuemorphism should be in 3D: www.macworld.com/article/2635...
4 visionOS 3 features that can turn Vision Pro into an everyday device
Apple’s not making a new headset anytime soon, so it has to renew Vision Pro interest with software.
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March 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I use my Apple Vision Pro almost daily because the Mac Virtual Display really makes me more productive. That being said, some great ideas here for AVP and also begs the larger question of how it might benefit w/ more thinking of what skuemorphism should be in 3D: www.macworld.com/article/2635...
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"The challenge is that in divvying it up, while the federal government will still have a role, once it's not under one umbrella ... you risk that those issues will not be addressed as sufficiently and adequately as they were under the Department of Education," said @nancyayoussef.bsky.social.
March 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
"The challenge is that in divvying it up, while the federal government will still have a role, once it's not under one umbrella ... you risk that those issues will not be addressed as sufficiently and adequately as they were under the Department of Education," said @nancyayoussef.bsky.social.
Really important read for those of us that care about the autism community by @ericmgarcia.bsky.social . Trump's DEI order goes deeper and further than most realize: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump’s war on DEI comes for programs helping autistic students find jobs in STEM
Programs meant to help autistic students study science have been caught in the Trump administration’s war on DEI, Eric Garcia reports
www.independent.co.uk
March 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Really important read for those of us that care about the autism community by @ericmgarcia.bsky.social . Trump's DEI order goes deeper and further than most realize: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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M.A.S.K. toys are coming back, courtesy of The Loyal Subjects. Looking as though they are straight reissues without chrome but more detailed accompanying figures. Absolutely all in for this, the same day we saw Missing Link Arcee. We’ll talk about this day for years. 😍
March 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
M.A.S.K. toys are coming back, courtesy of The Loyal Subjects. Looking as though they are straight reissues without chrome but more detailed accompanying figures. Absolutely all in for this, the same day we saw Missing Link Arcee. We’ll talk about this day for years. 😍
Two thumbs up to Captain America 4! Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford were great and the DC battle was fun. Hains Point ftw!
February 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Two thumbs up to Captain America 4! Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford were great and the DC battle was fun. Hains Point ftw!
Todays headlines across WP, NYT, and WSJ with @nancyayoussef.bsky.social, Gordon and Brett leading WSJ
February 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Todays headlines across WP, NYT, and WSJ with @nancyayoussef.bsky.social, Gordon and Brett leading WSJ
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Trump blasted the FAA's hiring program that hired people with intellectual disabilities. It's wildly hypocritical because this program existed under his first administration.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Opinion | A simple fact check exposes Don Jr.'s ableist FAA rant
An FAA initiative being derided by the right was in place the entire time Donald Trump was president.
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January 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump blasted the FAA's hiring program that hired people with intellectual disabilities. It's wildly hypocritical because this program existed under his first administration.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
So sad to learn of the passing of Cecile Richards. I first met her when I interviewed to be the founding CTO at Catalist. And had the privilege to get to know her over the next few years when we shared office space with America Votes. She was an inspirational leader: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u...
Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67
Ms. Richards oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
So sad to learn of the passing of Cecile Richards. I first met her when I interviewed to be the founding CTO at Catalist. And had the privilege to get to know her over the next few years when we shared office space with America Votes. She was an inspirational leader: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u...
Excited to see Floreo (@floreovr.bsky.social) featured in this GovTech story on how NYC Autism Charter Schools is leveraging VR to improve the lives of its autistic students: www.govtech.com/education/k-...
With VR, Neurodiverse Students Can Practice Skills on Demand
Maryland-based ed-tech company Floreo VR gives students with autism a low-stakes, controlled environment in which to master social, emotional and safety skills under teacher supervision.
www.govtech.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Excited to see Floreo (@floreovr.bsky.social) featured in this GovTech story on how NYC Autism Charter Schools is leveraging VR to improve the lives of its autistic students: www.govtech.com/education/k-...
An entire story on how to improve the FDA and the reporter didn’t seem to talk to any of the companies being regulated and all the contributions seemed to be focused on more stringent regulations. Uh, ok: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/w...
R.F.K. Jr. Wants to Overhaul the F.D.A. How Would Scientists Change It?
While some agree with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that the agency needs reform, their ideas for fixing it are very different from his.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2024 at 3:59 PM
An entire story on how to improve the FDA and the reporter didn’t seem to talk to any of the companies being regulated and all the contributions seemed to be focused on more stringent regulations. Uh, ok: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/w...
Super depressing. Loved ones are so vulnerable when in this situation. And at the end, nothing criminal and the employees in question haven’t lost their jobs.
New York paid $2 million in 2019 to the families of three developmentally disabled group home residents who were beaten and humiliated by workers. In retaliation, court papers show, staff members withheld one's medicine, and she died. Now, the state will pay her family an additional $10 million.
New York to Pay $10 Million in Woman’s Death After Abuse in Group Home
The state in 2019 paid a $2 million abuse settlement. In retaliation, staff members withheld the victim’s medicine, and she died in a hospital.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Super depressing. Loved ones are so vulnerable when in this situation. And at the end, nothing criminal and the employees in question haven’t lost their jobs.
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My older brother passed away in 2001.
Last night I learned—in what can only be described as a Christmas miracle—that these have been hiding inside a Micro Machines box in his closet for the last 23 years. 🧵
#Transformers
#BeastWars
Last night I learned—in what can only be described as a Christmas miracle—that these have been hiding inside a Micro Machines box in his closet for the last 23 years. 🧵
#Transformers
#BeastWars
December 17, 2024 at 8:52 PM
My older brother passed away in 2001.
Last night I learned—in what can only be described as a Christmas miracle—that these have been hiding inside a Micro Machines box in his closet for the last 23 years. 🧵
#Transformers
#BeastWars
Last night I learned—in what can only be described as a Christmas miracle—that these have been hiding inside a Micro Machines box in his closet for the last 23 years. 🧵
#Transformers
#BeastWars
Excited to see Samsung and Google back in the XR race and introducing a new OS platform. For those of us on the ground trying to make a business work, the more hardware options and innovation, the better. www.cnet.com/tech/computi...
I Tried Google and Samsung's Next-Gen Android XR Headsets and Glasses, and the Killer App Is AI
We got an early hands-on look at Samsung's mixed-reality headset and Google's glasses, powered by an all-seeing assistant.
www.cnet.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Excited to see Samsung and Google back in the XR race and introducing a new OS platform. For those of us on the ground trying to make a business work, the more hardware options and innovation, the better. www.cnet.com/tech/computi...
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Trump's presidency includes a number of grifters, most notably many who have promoted misinformation about autism. I wrote about how Trump's presidency represents the apotheosis of toxic theories about autism.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
The toxic autism politics of Trump’s second administration
From Elon Musk to RFK, the right has developed an obsession with pushing two seemingly contradictory — but equally damaging — theories on autism, writes Eric Garcia. And this obsession is bleeding int...
www.independent.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Trump's presidency includes a number of grifters, most notably many who have promoted misinformation about autism. I wrote about how Trump's presidency represents the apotheosis of toxic theories about autism.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Now this is the sports and community leadership we need! www.espn.com/college-foot...
Bill would make flag planting at Ohio St. a felony
An Ohio state representative has introduced a bill that would classify flag planting at Ohio Stadium around Buckeyes football games as a felony.
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December 11, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Now this is the sports and community leadership we need! www.espn.com/college-foot...
My contribution to Thanksgiving dinner, saag paneer.
November 28, 2024 at 11:58 PM
My contribution to Thanksgiving dinner, saag paneer.
Rare to see that level of clock mismanagement as what we just saw in Bears-Lions. Ouch.
November 28, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Rare to see that level of clock mismanagement as what we just saw in Bears-Lions. Ouch.
Congrats to our friends at Cortica! They are revolutionizing whole autism care and we are so fortunate to be partnering together on @floreovr’s FDA trial! medcitynews.com/2024/11/cort...
Cortica Snags $80M to Make Autism Care for Children Less Fragmented - MedCity News
Cortica's $80 million raise was co-led by Morgan Health and Nexus NeuroTech Ventures and included participation from Autism Impact Fund.
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November 28, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Congrats to our friends at Cortica! They are revolutionizing whole autism care and we are so fortunate to be partnering together on @floreovr’s FDA trial! medcitynews.com/2024/11/cort...