Free info session: Learn how special education students can learn relevant, work-ready skills for the tech-driven economy with Digitability
Today, 70% of people with cognitive disabilities are unemployed. However, Digitability is changing that quickly. In this picture of six Digitability graduates, 67% of these students have obtained meaningful employment.
Join us on the evening of November 8th 2017, for a free information session on Digitability's award-winning, work-ready program and learn more about how Digitability is changing the status quo.
This free information session is hosted by North Penn School District & The Montgomery County Down Syndrome Interest Group & will be presented by Michele McKeone, M. Ed., founder of Digitability.
Who the info session is for: parents, guardians, educators, transition coordinators, OVR personnel and administrators of students ages 14-21 receiving special education services.
Info session date & time: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
The free info session will be held at:
Hosts: North Penn School District, The Montgomery County Down Syndrome Interest Group & Digitability
By registering and attending you will also get free resources, like the Digitability IEP Goal Bank. There will also be time for Q & A.
To register now please fill out the form on the side.
Social skills, problem solving and self-advocacy do not happen in a silo; therefore they can not be taught in one. Digitability's one-of-a-kind program streamlines all of the necessary academic, social/emotional and vocational skills training needed for work-readiness and independence.
Individuals who participate in the Digitability program run the gamut; therefore, to create an inclusive environment, all of our resources are extensively differentiated to support a very wide range of learning and behavior profiles from adolescence into adulthood. Our unique model provides the necessary structure to promote generalization of skills that truly translate into independence.
Link to Digitability Program Overview: http://digitability.
About Digitability's Founder:
Wanting to do more for her own students, Michele McKeone, M.Ed founded Digitability to level the playing field for all students who were identified with a disability. She understood that there would be social and psychological barriers to overcome. In her 2016 TedxTalk, Michele emphasized the importance of empathy in achieving a workforce where neurodiversity is embraced.
Today, 75% of all jobs require some degree of technical literacy. In a CNET feature that discusses, "How tech means jobs ahead for kids with cognitive disabilities," Digitability is highlighted as a company focused on changing the current status quo of pigeonholing people with cognitive disabilities into unemployment or underemployment.
About Disability and the Workplace:
For people with disabilities like Down syndrome and Autism the unemployment rate is about 70%. The term, "cliff," is used to denote the drop-off of services to support people through their transition to our tech-driven economy. The goal of this workshop is to show you how you can act now to reverse the trend of joblessness and the skills gap, especially your own children or the child of someone you care for.
Have questions about the IEP & Work-ready Skills Info Session?
For questions about the info session please send an email to info@digitability.com
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to see how Digitability works in classrooms