How Does Digitability Keep Absent Students Engaged?
How Does Digitability Keep Absent Students Engaged? Written by Courtney DeYoung, Registered Behavior Technician and Applied Behavior Analyst at Manhattan Children’s Center. In the last few years, there have been many changes that happen, quite literally, overnight, such as quarantining, classrooms being shut down, guidelines and restrictions changing and even the revolving door of substitute…
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Neurodiversity in Tech: Are Businesses Missing Out?
Neurodiversity in Technolgy: Are Businesses Missing Out on Key Talent? Why is Neurodiversity Important in the Tech Industry? Original Article by Tracie Gildea | Tech Crunch It’s critical that businesses prioritize cognitive diversity in their workforce, as every individual brings unique knowledge, experiences, and skills to the table and can help drive progress in tech…
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Amazon Debuts Show Starring Actors With Autism
Amazon Debuts Show Starring Actors With Autism A Show About People With Autism by People With Autism Original Article by Shaun Heasley | Disability Scoop A new show on Amazon about a group of 20-somethings with autism all of whom are played by actors who are on the spectrum themselves is coming soon. Rick Glassman,…
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Can Remote Work Boost for Those with Disabilities?
Can Remote Work Boost for Those with Disabilities? Remote Work has Potential to Boost Employment for Those With Disabilities Original Article by Megan Newsham | Business Journal The pandemic has depressed employment all over the world, but for those living with a disability, employment challenges were a reality long before Covid-19. The Centers for Disease…
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This Classroom Used Tech to Transform Their Coffee Business
Video Series! Video Series! EPISODE 11: THIS CLASSROOM USED TECH TO TRANSFORM THEIR COFFEE BUSINESS New Jersey Vocational Life Skills Classroom Creates Website for Coffee Orders Lauren Alvarez, a High School Vocational Teacher at the Edison Township Public Schools, uses the Digitability Work Simulation to operate a growing coffee business. Last year, with the help…
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Digitability Bring more of Digitability’s Award-Winning Work-Ready Program to Your School or Organization. Please use the form on this page to unlock this FREE Digitability resource. Digitability prepares and trains students with a wide range of developmental disabilities for a variety of career pathways. Unlock Your Packet Unlock Your Activity You may also be interested…
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Digitability Bring more of Digitability’s Award-Winning Work-Ready Program to Your School or Organization. Please use the form on this page to unlock this FREE Digitability resource. Digitability prepares and trains students with a wide range of developmental disabilities for a variety of career pathways. Unlock Your Packet Unlock Your Activity You may also be interested…
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Icebreakers to Get Back Into School
Icebreakers to Get Back Into School Back to School Written by Courtney DeYoung, Registered Behavior Technician and Applied Behavior Analyst at Manhattan Children’s Center. When I was younger, I used to love the first day back to school following a nice, long break. I was able to tell my teachers of all the fun things…
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Disability Drives Innovation, Here’s How
Disability Drives Innovation, Here’s How Audio Books, Siri, and Hearing Aids All Have One Thing in Common Original Article by Shira Ovide | The New York Times Many innovations in tech originally stemmed from an accommodation for people with disabilities that later became a mainstream product. Back in the 1930’s, only about 10 percent to…
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How is Digitability Teaching Workplace Behavior Skills?
How is Digitability Teaching Workplace Behavior Skills? Workplace Behavior Starts in The Classroom Written by Courtney DeYoung, Registered Behavior Technician and Applied Behavior Analyst at Manhattan Children’s Center. Social Skills When it comes to social interactions sometimes I feel on top of the world like a “social butterfly,” but other times I replay every single…
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