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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Visit Digitability’s Evidence-Based Practices Library

Welcome to the Evidence-Based Practices Library Welcome to the Evidence-Based Practices Library Students with autism and other cognitive disabilities have complex needs. Their path to preparing for today’s modern workplace involves many  moving parts. Digitability uses the best, evidence-based practices for transitioning students to their independence. Positive Reinforcement Positive Reinforcement is streamlined throughout the entire…

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National Disability Employment Awareness Month – Day 1

Day 1 – Put up an NDEAM Poster Day 1 – Put up an NDEAM Poster The National Disability Employment Awareness Month is a great time to freshen up bulletin boards in workplaces, schools, libraries or other community locations. Start by putting up this year’s NDEAM poster. Next Up Day #2 — Review company policies…

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What to do for Disability Employment Awareness Month

What is Digitability Doing for Disability Employment Awareness Month? What is Digitability Doing for Disability Employment Awareness Month? What is Digitability Doing for Disability Employment Awareness Month Information by Office of Disability Employment Policy For employers, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is a great time to reinforce a commitment to an inclusive workplace through…

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What Skills Will Students Need to Sustain Employment Once They Obtain It?

What Skills Will Students Need to Sustain Employment Once They Obtain It? It’s important that we, as educators, make the expectations in the workplace explicit so students can identify what behaviors will make them successful and what behaviors may be perceived as problematic in some settings. Practice Workplace Behaviors in Mock Workplaces Digitability’s Workplace Behavior…

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Get Back to School With Digitability’s New Features

Get Back to School With Digitability’s New Features Get Back to School With Digitability’s New Features Welcome back! We hope you enjoyed your vacation. Each summer, the Digitability team reviews all of the requests submitted by our teachers working across the country to identify how we can enhance our offerings and ensure that teachers have…

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Check Out New Features From Digitability

Check Out New Features From Digitability Check Out New Features From Digitability Welcome back! We hope you enjoyed your vacation. Each summer, the Digitability team reviews all of the requests submitted by our teachers working across the country to identify how we can enhance our offerings and ensure that teachers have the tools they need…

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Teach 21st Century Financial Skills with Bankability

Teach 21st Century Financial Skills with Bankability Teach money skills this year with Digitability! Financial literacy skills are critical for independence. For students with Autism and other intellectual disabilities, it will take explicit, intentional instruction in these skills. Bankability, the online virtual banking system by Digitability, provides students with disabilities the experience of an online…

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Download FREE Back-to-School Activities!

Planning takes time, let Digitability help!  Planning the first days of school may seem overwhelming, but Digitability can help!  We’ll be providing teachers with FREE resources. This week, you can download our Getting to Know Your Coworkers Bingo and Inventory activities. Sign up for our newsletter to continue to receive more free classroom materials to…

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Download FREE At-Home Badge Word Wall Resource

Use Digitability’s At-Home Badge Board with the Social Economy Use Digitability’s At-Home Badge Board with the Social Economy Use this fun and crafty activity to increase expressive and receptive language communication at home with your student. You can adapt this activity based on student’s goals or specific language needs. Collaborate with your student’s teacher and/or…

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