One area that I'm particularly interested in is increasing access to the cultural activities for individuals with special health care needs and their families. With that in mind I've begun working with the City of Seattle office of Arts and Culture and with the King County equivalent, 4Culture to learn what the real and perceived [...]
Boy Scouts of King County are looking for input on how to best serve individuals with special health care needs and their families. The input will come by way of community conversations. The first of these will take place at the Bellevue Special Needs PTA meeting on Jan. 24th from 6:30-8:30 pm in the library [...]
Another nice article about the importance of fathers in the development of their children: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160714110912.htm
After the fact but something to know about for next year: Volunteers hack toys for children with disabilities at UW: http://www.washington.edu/news/2016/12/07/volunteers-hack-toys-for-children-with-disabilities-at-uw-dec-11/
A cool story: Company manufactures 500 copies of discontinued cup for man's autistic son. http://distractify.com/trending/2016/12/01/humans-can-be-ok
Information can be found on the Pave calendar at: http://wapave.org/events-and-news/?utm_source=Winter+Pipeline+November+Edition+2016&utm_campaign=November+Pipeline+2016&utm_medium=email
Hi everyone, I recently ran across a Holiday Guest Guide from Rachel Nemhauser at the Arc of King County. In it she offers some tips for people who are visiting her family. Perhaps you have or would want to have some tips of your own.
DDA’s Basic Plus, Core, Community Protection (CP) and Children’s Intensive In Home Behavior Supports (CIIBS) waiver applications are being renewed in 2017 with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. DDA conducted face to face meetings in September to talk with waiver participants, families and others about what is working in the current waiver [...]