Cognitopia Think Work: How to Prepare for Work the Next Day
Getting ready for your next day of work the night before will save you time, reduce anxiety, and make things easier. Getting to work on time is important, and getting the right start to the day can mean the difference between a fantastic day and one that is more challenging. Use our Routines tool below
Cognitopia Think Work: How to Stock Store Shelves
Working at your job involves doing may involve doing things in a very specific way. For instance, if If you work in a retail store you might need to know how to stock store shelves with new products to keep the shelves full and looking nice. Using Cognitopia’s Routines tool you can use your phone to access follow step-by-step
Cognitopia Think Work: Using Public Transportation to Get to Work
You applied and got the job. Now you need to figure out how to get there! With Routines, you can create step-by-step directions to use on your phone to help with that. Below is an example here that shows how to use Washington D.C.’s Metro transit system. Click the following link or scan
Cognitopia Think Work: How to Write an Elevator Pitch
Whether it’s a job you’re trying to get or a personal story you want to tell, knowing how to prepare an “elevator pitch” is a valuable skill. An elevator pitch is a brief, clear description of your work goal or idea anyone can understand in the thirty seconds it might take to share an elevator ride. Use Cognitopia’s routine tool below to learn all of the
Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week September 11-17
The work performed by direct support professionals (DSPs) is critical to quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). In Oregon alone, where Cognitopia is based, over 30,000 people with IDD rely on DSPs for support at work, at home, and in the community. Cognitopia joins the National
Cognitopia Daily Living: How to Wash Laundry
OPEN THE How To Wash Laundry ROUTINE HERE: Knowing how to clean your clothes is an important daily living skill. Clean clothes make us feel and look better and are essential for job interviews, going to school or work, and more. Enjoy this routine below, which goes through, step-by-step, how
Cognitopia Think Work: How to Prepare for an In-person Job Interview
Job interviews can be stressful. However, with a few easy steps and some multimedia guidance from Cognitopia’s Routines tool, the process of preparing for a job interview can be done in a confident and efficient way that will help you practice your interviewing skills and enhance the your chances for
Cognitopia Think Work: How to Conduct a Job Search Online
In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (#NDEAM) The Cognitopia Think Work series of blog post offers helpful routines to find and sustain employment for individuals with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities. .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_d15a97-ca, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_d15a97-ca[data-kb-block="kb-adv-heading_d15a97-ca"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_d15a97-ca mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_d15a97-ca[data-kb-block="kb-adv-heading_d15a97-ca"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;} Looking for a job can be a challenging task. Learning how
Disability IN: Inclusion Works – Virtual Corporate Showcase
INTERNSHIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Opportunities come along once in a while that are worth noting. The Virtual Corporate Showcase, sponsored by Disability IN: Inclusion Works, is one such event that is worth following up on. Companies across the gambit, from Amazon to Nike to Dupont, are accepting resume
Innovative Training for Integrated Employment at Tennessee Rehabilitation Center
As we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), innovative, new technologies are being deployed in Smyrna, Tennessee at the Tennessee Rehabilitation Center (TRC), a program of the Tennessee Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. TRC offers training for integrated employment in a wide variety of occupations, ranging from auto mechanics and