Below is a new handout from the Fathers Network written to offer tips to direct service providers who work with men who have a child with special health care needs in their life. Your comments and/or additional tips would be appreciated. Please share and like.
An article from Pacific NW magazine. https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/thinking-differently-about-employment/ Please share and like
King 5 recently ran a series about the state of Special Education in WA. Here is a link to one show in that series: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/cap-on-funding-leaves-kids-with-learning-disabilities-in-limbo/281-550510661 Under the video you can find links to information on the other episodes in the series. Please share and like.
Supported employment is available for those with special needs right here in King County, including the Adult Detention Facility in Seattle.
I actually read the book based off this unique and wonderful true story, The Chicken Who Saved Us, which proves how animal bonds have tremendous benefit for those on the autism spectrum--especially when they have to go through illness.
Gentlemen, mark your calendars! This Sunday, there will be a presentation on the IEP basics, as sponsored by the WAAA. But it's limited to 25 participants on a first come, first serve basis, so book your space now!
Although this article is written from a woman's perspective, the tips that she offers are still applicable to both moms and dads.
"Last week, 217 members of the House of Representatives voted to decimate our country’s safety net for people with disabilities. And many of them gleefully toasted its passage on the White House lawn with President Trump. Yet, on every front, the American Health Care Act (AHCA) threatens the civil rights, health, employment, freedom, and the [...]