For a long, long time I've been arguing that differences in the way people learn, see and think are a good thing despite the fact that the mainstream would have those who don't process information in a traditional and linear way diagnosed with any number of "defects." Mine was dyslexia. But there is an interesting shift going on.

Until now, information has typically been delivered as text - black letters on white paper. Letter-by-letter, line-by-line, paragraph-by-paragraph, page-by-page. No color, no movement, no sound, no design, no patterns, nothing. Then came the Internet and suddenly, everything changed. Reading became much livelier an experience and traditional learning went out the window along with linear thinking. Now, we have the option to watch videos and read articles. We link out of one topic to enter another. Words are colorful, "pages" include graphics and overall communication is more engaging, not solely because technology has dressed up the text, but because it creates access to information for a much broader audience. So now, for everyone who prefers an alternative to white paper with black letters on it, one (or more) exists.