"Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new."
- Ursula K. LeGuin
The Lathe of Heaven
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Watch the latest edition of The Arc of Washington State's Olympia Insider. Executive Director Sue Elliott and DDC Director Ed Holen talk about our budget in Olympia and how by "telling our stories", we can inform and educate our Legislators.
Please e-mail or phone your Legislators, or attend an Advocacy Day this legislative session!
"Change is made by those who show up!"
See you in Olympia,
Susan
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Calendar of Events
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NEW RESOURCES:
February 2012
(TBA): Internet Resources for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Children & Teens - a free Childhood Communication Center Family Information Series at Seattle Children's. Call (206) 987-4209 for more info.
2/7 or 5/12: Parenting with Love & Logic: Children with Health Issues - Bellevue. To register, call (425) 688-5259.
2/9: The Big 5 of the National Reading Panel - Lecture presented in Seattle by the WA State Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. Click here for more info.
2/11: Learning Styles & Strategies for Students with ADHD, LD & Other Disorders (Workshop for Educators) - Renton. Click here or call (253) 759-5085 for more info.
2/25: Annual Fragile X Conference - at Seattle Children's Hospital, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm. Contact Cathy Broberg at (425) 488-2948 for more info.
March 2012
3/6 - 3/7: Autism Works National Conference - St. Louis, MO. The only national conference focused on autism employment. Agendas, articles and registration on Facebook at Autism Works National Conference.
3/7 to 3/9: Special Education Conference: Improving Special Education & Related Services to Students of All Ages - A Professional Continuing Education Conference in Seattle. Click here for more info.
3/13 - 14: From Spectrum Training Systems, Inc. - Special Needs Workshop in Seattle "Critical Strategies for Education in Autism Spectrum Disorders". Click here for more info.
3/24: Connections Conference on Early Childhood - Mt. Vernon. Info, registration fee & scholarship applications available here, or call (360) 629-8181 for more info.
3/30: Family Support Conference - Spokane. Contact Helen Black, Spokane P2P at (509) 328-6326, ext. 220.
3/30: 33rd Annual Duncan Seminar, "Adulthood Here We Come: Smoothing the Healthcare Transition for Kids with Disabilities" - Seattle Children's Hospital. Limited scholarships available; contact Marianne Gonterman at (206) 987-5318 for more info.
April 2012
4/4 - 5: From Spectrum Training Systems, Inc. - Special Needs Workshop in Seattle "Behavioral Interventions for Challenging Students". Click here for more info.
4/12: Intervention & the Dyslexia Friendly Classroom - Lecture presented in Seattle by the WA State Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. Click here for more info.
4/16 - 17: "Addressing the Behavior, Social, Sensory, and Self-Regulation Needs of Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders" workshop, a training opportunity through the Autism Outreach Project. Click here for more information.
May 2012
(TBA): Balance Disorders: Diagnosis & Treatment - A free Childhood Communication Center Family Information Series from Seattle Children's. Call (206) 987-4209 for more info.
5-2 to 5/4: Infant and Early Childhood Conference. Click here for more info.
5/17: Understanding the Law: Special Education & 504 Services in the Public Schools - Lecture in Seattle presented by the WA State Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. Click here for more info.
July 2012
7/30 - 8/2: Combined Institute on Special Education - Wenatchee. Click here for more info.
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Resource Links |
Resource Links now on the Arc website in the Resource Library.
Click here to access the links.
Click here to find a local P2P Coordinator. |
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"Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
- Albert Einstein
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