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"Don't give up. I believe in you all. A person's a person no matter how small."
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Coordinators,
Keep on sharing your parent stories with providers, legislators and even our federal government. It is a challenging time for people with disabilities and their families. Lots of discussion about budgets and cutbacks. I will be in Olympia March 6th and 20th. Love to walk around with you and visit your legislators.
Also, look for a conference call this month about "Engaging our Volunteer parents in Programs"; ideas given by other Coordinators on how they keep their volunteers engaged with their Programs and utilize volunteers in other ways than one to one peer mentoring.
Take care,
Susan |
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NEW RESOURCES:
March 2013
3/2: Partnerships in Action For Special Education - A day of inspiration and learning for family members and professionals involved in the life of a child in special education in Vancouver, WA. Click here for registration information.
3/6 - 8: Special Education Conference, Shoreline Conference Center. Click here for more information or call (360) 379-6994.
3/12 - 14: Three Social Thinking Conference Days - Tacoma. Take a deeper look at how to understand and design strategy-based Social Thinking lessons for our more concrete and literal learners versus those with more nuance based issues. Click here for more info and to register.
3/16: Families United For a Better Future - a bi-lingual conference for families raising children with developmental and other disabilities in Sunnyside. Pre-registration required; contact the Blanca Navarro at the Washington State Migrant Council at (509) 837-8909 or toll free at 1-877-821-4113.
3/22: 34th Annual Duncan Seminar: Cerebral Palsy - Seattle Children's. For more info, contact Marianne Gonterman at (206) 987-5318.
3/23: South Sound Autism Partnership Conference and Resource Fair - At the UW Tacoma. Click here to register.
3/30 - Family Support Conference, Spokane. Click here for more info.
April 2013
4/13: Spectrum Respite Retreat: Serving Kids on the Autism Spectrum aged 11-18 - 11:00am to 2:00pm in Kirkland. Click here for more information.
May 2013
5/1 - 3: Infant and Early Childhood Conference - in Tacoma. Click here for additional information.
June 2013
6/3: Challenges in Caregiving Conference - Tukwila. This conference is for those caring for an elder or an adult with disabilities. Click here for more info.
6/19 - 21: "The Community Summit...Let's Get Connected" (Division of Developmental Disabilities) - in Ellensburg will bring together individuals committed to building inclusive communities...contact Monica McDaniel, Summit Coordinator with any questions at (206) 343-0881, #107.
July 2013
7/22 - 25: Combined Summer Institute on Special Education "Learning: Make It Meaningful and Relevant" - Wenatchee. Click here for more info.
August 2013
The next Arc National Conference will be in Bellevue in 2013. Click here to get more info when it becomes available. Click to read the entire article. |
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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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"You must always remember...you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
-Christopher Robin
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