A Short Email, With An Important Message, That I’d Like to Share
The following was shared with me by a friend who received it from his sister: I would just like to put this out there. If your kids are not around special needs kids at school and have never been taught that not everyone is the same, maybe you could take 10 min tonight to explain [...]
Second SPARK Snapshot – A Window Into the Autism Journey of SPARK Participants
Really interesting information presented in a very readable format. http://spark-sf.s3.amazonaws.com/newsletter/201809/spark_snapshot_report.pdf
Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities – Take the Survey
The OSPI/DDA/DVR Transition Workgroup has launched a survey to gather stakeholder feedback. Here is the link to the survey: http://sgiz.mobi/s3/acb2109fbdd9
A Course Offering in Spokane – Special Needs Parenting: Life After High School
At Spokane Community College, a 6 session course offered by Brian Holloway of The Arc of Spokane. Get more information here.
A Reminder That Washington’s ABLE Savings Plan Recently Opened for Enrollment
From WA ABLE: For too long, people with disabilities could not save for the future out of fear of losing needed government benefits. The disability community fought long and hard to change this, and together we’ve come up with a solution. A Washington State ABLE Savings Plan is a way to save for eligible expenses, [...]
Thousands of autistic girls and women ‘going undiagnosed’ due to gender bias
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/14/thousands-of-autistic-girls-and-women-going-undiagnosed-due-to-gender-bias?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Pages_Manager