Sometimes the hardest part of advocacy is figuring out what to do next. When a child has unmet needs at school, family advocates can seek changes to a student’s services by asking for an evaluation, a meeting, a behavioral assessment, or something else. Putting any request in writing formalizes the process and holds everyone accountable. [...]
Pre Register here. Tuesday, October 18, 2022 6:00-8:00 PM via Zoom. Parent Coalition "Ask the Advocate" Special Education 2 Part Series Online Zoom Workshop Part 2: Building a Foundation for Advocacy: Parent Action, Accountability, & Resolving Differences Families are encouraged to attend this parent focused workshop empowering participants to advocate for their child’s Special Education [...]
Register HERE Guardianship and Special Needs Trusts Description: Covering questions such as: What is a guardianship? Why do I need one? What is a special needs trust, what types are there and why are they needed? Presenter's Bio: Christy Thompson Ibrahim is the lead attorney at Jones & Ibrahim PLLC and has practiced law with the firm [...]
Washington Autism Alliance will be hosting free special education clinics for low-income families to provide advice about their child’s rights to an education. Attorneys from the Washington Autism Alliance will meet with families via zoom to discuss topics related to IEP or 504 plan. The clinic is open for 30-minute sessions on Mondays and Thursdays [...]
For more information and to register, go here. From strategies for organizing like-minded people to methods for communicating messages to a variety of issue stakeholders, this series will teach you everything you need to start making an impact on matters most important to you. Webinars are one hour long and feature real-time Spanish translation. Episode [...]
On September 10th we were once again able to have our annual breakfast, after not being able to do so for two years, due to the pandemic. Jason and Lori Maji hosted us at their home in Maple Valley. And, Cliff Gillett, Jeremy Kredlo and Hameed Quraishi prepared a delicious breakfast. It was beautiful setting, the weather was [...]
The information in this link was presented by long time Network member Paul Blair at the 2022 Fathers Network Gathering as part of a tribute to James May, our first director. In it, Paul describes not only his journey as a member of the Network but also some valuable and interesting insight into the early [...]