What is Supported Decision Making? It lets people with disabilities choose supports to make decisions and exercise their legal rights.  With an SDM agreement, the person chooses a trusted friend, relative and/or other to help them understand and make decisions, and to communicate decisions to, for example, doctors and the bank. People who use SDM [...]

Hello, as we start the New Year, I thought I'd put out this reminder of where we have chapters, who the contact is and if and when they are meeting. East King County - Meeting the 3rd Thursday evening of each month. Contact Tim Schutz for details, tjgames.com@live.com. Chelan - Contact Merrick Hill, mervsebikerentals@gmail.com. Ellensburg [...]

If you weren't aware, the virtual webinars from 2021 are available on the Fathers Network website on our resources page, here.  The menu on the left hand side of the page lists Webinar Recordings as the last choice.   Recordings are available of the following sessions: Introduction to Housing Options An Introduction to the Office of [...]

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Session Descriptions and Registration Here. Our January Session is: Sibling Support - 7 Simple Strategies for Parents to Connect With Their Typically Developing Kids, Presented by Emily Holl, Director of the Sibling Support Project.  Siblings of children with disabilities play important roles in their families, and often experience similar concerns and opportunities as parents. This [...]

https://www.safeinhome.com/ Several months ago I put out information about this company and their work.  They have now expanded into Washington so I wanted to mention them again in case anyone would be interested in checking them out and learning more.