media inquiry

[Ben Mattlin]

For an article in Kids on Wheels magazine, I'm looking for kids with
disabilities (especially wheelchair-users, ages 8-12) and their parents for
a series of articles called "Children and the Online World."

My aim is to collect advice and anecdotes from parents and kids about the
role the Internet plays in kids' lives today. What are its good and bad
uses? How important is the online world for school and social life (making
and communicating with friends)? How do parents monitor kids' online
behavior, if at all? How do they encourage their kids to use the Internet
while ensuring kids' safety?

All I need is about 15 minutes on the phone. If preferred, I can send
written questions by e-mail first. We can do the whole thing by e-mail, if
that's easier. Either way, I need to wrap up interviews by Fri., Dec. 5th.

Please e-mail me and let me know how you can help. And feel free to pass
this along to others who might be interested.

Many thanks, in advance.

Best,
Ben Mattlin
KIDS ON WHEELS
bmat...@earthlink.net

www.kidsonwheels.cc