 "The art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on."
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Hi there,
Many of you will not understand the importance of this saying until you are like me, and have your children moving out of your home and living their lives. I go back and forth from being excited and proud of them-independent and happy and
a little sad that I don't get to see them as often as I would like. Even Alexa is liking her independence from us. Oh well, "that's life" and as it should be.
Have a good February. Keep those letters, phone calls and emails coming to your Legislators. I will forward a one pager that the DDC and the Arc are using when talking to people for you to use.
Susan
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Calendar of Events
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NEW RESOURCES:
Advocacy Days Are Back!
2014 Advocacy Day Schedule (click here to view the schedule and additional info online):
Jan. 22nd: Legislative Briefing & Reception
Jan. 29th: Supporting Families
Feb. 5th: Medicaid Services
Feb. 12th: Civil Rights
Feb. 19th: Independent Living Day
Feb. 26th: Employment
Stipends for travel are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact The Arc of Washington State at 1-888-754-8798, ext. 105 for more information.
The Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) have added two new videos: one about respite services and one about personal care services. Click here to watch.
Join The Arc US on March 29: A Day of Awareness
This year in honor of National Developmental Disabilities Month, The Arc US is launching a campaign to encourage all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their friends, family members and interested organizations to get out in public and raise awareness. Click here for more info.
February 2014
2/8: Wrightslaw Special Education Law & Advocacy Training - Kennewick, WA. Free on-day workshop. Click here for more info.
Trainings available from the Autism Outreach Project -
2/13: Using Special Interests to Teach Social and Behavior Expectations to Students with Autism
2/20: Sensory Processing in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
2/27: Mental Health Issues in Autism Spectrum Disorder
All courses are from 8:30am to 3:30pm. These courses will be presented at NWESD in Anacortes, and are available statewide via videoconference. Click here for more info online.
2/22: The Gift of Childhood - 27th Annual Early Childhood Conference presented by Eastern WA Association for the Education of Young Children (EWAEYC) in Spokane. Our own Roz Bethmann (P2P Spokane) will be presenting! Click here for more info.
2/26 - 28: Western Forum for Migrant & Community Health - Seattle. Click here for more info.
March 2014
3/5 - 7: 2014 Special & General Education Conference: Inclusion, Collaboration & Differentiated Learning - Seattle. Click here for more info.
3/12 & 3/13: Assistive Technology Conferences held by Wise (Washington Initiative for Supported Employment). Click here for more info and to register.
3/21: 35th Annual Duncan Seminar: Home From the NICU - Preparing for the Early Years - Seattle. Contact Marianne Gonterman at (206) 987-5318 with questions or click here to register.
3/24 - 26: Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center Annual Conference - Portland, OR. Click here for more info.
May 2014
5/7 - 9: The Infant and Early Childhood Conference (IECC) - Tacoma, WA. Save the date! Presenter application deadline is November 1st. For more information, click here.
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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. |
