Are Your Students Making ‘Friends’ Online?
Teaching Online Safety Written by Courtney DeYoung, Registered Behavior Technician and Applied Behavior Analyst at Manhattan Children’s Center. How Can We Prepare Students for the Dangers of Online Sharing? What’s your name? What’s your address? What’s your mom’s name? Where do you live? These are all questions that we as educators are constantly asking our…
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Apple’s iPad Gets Assistive Technology Boost
Apple’s iPad Gets Assistive Technology Boost Making the Apple iPad Accessible Original Article by Michelle Diament | DisabilityScoop Known as the Tobii Dynavox Pilot, the certified Apple accessory attaches to a standard iPad to seamlessly integrate eye-tracking capabilities into all of the typical features of the tablet. In addition, TD Pilot includes TD Talk, an…
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How Prompting Promotes Independence
How Prompting Promotes Independence What is Prompting? Have you ever been asked a question and know that you know the answer but at that moment in time you were unable to remember what the correct response was? Have you ever gone to put an item away at work and didn’t quite know where it belonged?…
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Haley Moss Releases 2nd Book in 2021
Haley Moss Releases 2nd Book in 2021 Guiding Neurodiverse People With All the Work She Does Original Article by Daniel Colón Haley Moss, the first openly autistic person to pass the Florida Bar exam, is a rising star in the autism community and a friend of Digitability. Haley has been busy this year, releasing her…
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Innovation in Special Education Increases Student Outcomes
Innovation in Special Education Increases Student Outcomes Creating Real Work Experiences in Your Special Education Classroom Each school year presents another opportunity to strengthen student portfolios and workplace readiness training through each Work Simulation experience. For many special education departments, Digitability provides a new foundation for rethinking the model of transition training, while incorporating new…
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Google Seeks Help From People With Speech Issues
Google Seeks Help From People With Speech Issues Help Google Help Others! Original Article by Shaun Heasley | DisabilityScoop Google wants to make it easier for people with disabilities that affect their speech to communicate with those around them and they’re looking for some help. The company has developed an app that’s able to decipher…
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Biden Names Pick For Special Education Chief
Biden Names Pick For Special Education Chief Who is the New Special Education Chief Original Article by Michelle Diament | DisabilityScoop The country may soon see a new top special education official. President Joe Biden said late last week that he will nominate Glenna Gallo to serve as assistant secretary for special education and rehabilitative…
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Feds Update Rules For Disability Employment
Feds Update Rules For Disability Employment Feds Update Rules For Disability Employment Original Article by Michelle Diament | DisabilityScoop The U.S. Department of Education issued an updated frequently asked questions document late last month that serves as guidance for the vocational rehabilitation program. The new information replaces guidance from 2017, the agency said. Read more…
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Jobs Program Moves To End Subminimum Wage
Jobs Program Moves To End Subminimum Wage How Can One Jobs Program Help End Subminimum Wage? Original Article by Michelle Diament | DisabilityScoop The U.S. AbilityOne Commission issued a proposed rule this month barring any new contracts under the AbilityOne Program that pay people with disabilities what’s known as subminimum wage.The program, which dates back 83 years,…
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Temple Grandin Working On Line Of Playground Equipment For Kids With Autism
Temple Grandin Working On Line Of Playground Temple Grandin Working On Line Of Playground Original Article by Michelle Diament | DisabilityScoop Temple Grandin, an animal scientist and one of the most well-known and accomplished adults with autism, is working with a Chattanooga-based company called Play & Park Structures to develop a line of playground equipment…
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