Oregon Statewide Transition Conference 2022

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Cognitopia is pleased to be a Seamless Transition Sponsor for the 2022 Oregon Statewide Transition Conference, “The Journey is a Virtual Adventure.” The conference covers a wide range of topics essential to the transition from secondary school to competitive integrated employment, inclusive post-secondary education, and independent living. If you’re registered for the conference, you can find our pre-recorded presentation, “Using … Read More

New Video: Cognitopia MyLife Digital Portfolio Helps Tell Child’s Story

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If you are the primary caregiver for a neurodiverse child, you understand how tiring and frustrating it can be to tell their story over and over again. Cognitopia My Life Digital Portfolios make this easy. Your child might be young, an adolescent, or an adult, but you want other supporters to know your child the way you do. Whether autistic … Read More

Get the FACTS about Transition

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We’re excited to see that FACT Oregon is conducting its Transition to Adulthood Virtual Learning Summit on January 29th. Many decisions and new opportunities face students as they engage in this transition along with their families and wider support networks. FACT Oregon, which “helps thousands of families each year navigate raising a child experiencing disability,” focuses annually on this great … Read More

Showcasing Cognitopia 2.0

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Already an excellent tool for creating a digital portfolio with many powerful uses including self-directed IEPs, work-life management routines, or creating an engaging multimedia showcase of someone’s unique skills, needs and aspirations, we are excited to give you a peek behind the curtain to see what’s to come in our impending release of Cognitopia 2.0. Guided by hands-on input from … Read More

Harvard Business Review Explores Product Accessibility Best Practices

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In a powerful article about how companies fail people with disabilities, Harvard Business Review highlights a number of important accessibility best-practices that address common errors including: Expecting users to do the lion’s share of development work of a new product Under-resourcing accessibility maintenance Failure to address accessibility throughout the entire customer experience Not integrating accessibility into internal workflows At Cognitopia, … Read More

Think College Model Seeds Transition Opportunities for Inclusive Post-Secondary Education

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We are pleased to have just exhibited at SOTA 2021 where so many of the great Think College programs participated. Think College, based at the Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston, is a national organization dedicated to developing, expanding, and improving inclusive higher education options for people with intellectual disability. Cognitopia collaborates with several Think College programs including Montana State University (LIFE Scholars), Utah State … Read More

Innovative Technology to Increase Confidence & Student Success: New Tool for Social and Emotional Learning

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Amidst the minefield of potentially harmful, social media apps that have so many young people trying to simply keep up by looking cool, there are some amazing online tools that build rather than break down one’s sense of self-worth. Enter Cognitopia with its MyLife multimedia digital portfolio that transforms how students can effectively communicate their strengths, goals, and learning styles … Read More

Innovative Training for Integrated Employment at Tennessee Rehabilitation Center

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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 detailing to certified nursing assistant (CNA) training. In two of … Read More