Look Who's Doing DTP

One of the complaints that surfaced with the development of "easy desktop publishing" programs was that "any one with a computer and a piece of software" suddenly thought they could be a designer. Well, sometimes that's a good thing...

While some of us ponder whether to use a mouse or tablet and waver between upgrading QuarkXPress or making the switch to InDesign, there will be folks going to India in November to show how well they can use CorelDRAW, PageMaker, Photoshop (not the latest versions either), and other software to create brochures, reports, and slide shows - and some will be doing it without using their hands... Desktop Publishing is one of the Vocational Skills event categories at the 6th International Abilympics this year.
World to gather in Delhi for Abilympics
(Vocational Skills Tests for ages 15 years and up include Creating Web Pages, English Text Processing, CAD Engineering Drawing, English Desktop Publishing, Poster Designing, and Photography. Children's Events for ages 8-15 years include creating a Greeting Card with Instant Artist software)

Meanwhile, troubled and at-risk teens are digging in the dirt and staying out of trouble while planting gardens... and learning desktop publishing to help them market the fruits and veggies they grow in the Stardusters Topeka Urban Farm program.
Young gardeners -- Fertile fields

These are just some of the examples of how desktop publishing is making a difference in people's lives.