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"If we raise each other up around the world, I guarantee the world will be so awesome."
- Kristen Anderson Lopez
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P2P Volunteer Helping Parent of the Month:
A big thank you to Snohomish County volunteer- Char Aurdal.
Char Aurdal is an exemplary Parent2Parent volunteer in Snohomish county. As the mother and caregiver of a grown son with developmental disabilities, Char has been an active volunteer at The Arc of Snohomish County for over 7 years. She attends Arc events and supports other families at our Mothers Network support group, Caregivers support group, Autism support group and Connecting Families activities. Char is also one of our community leaders and is trained as an Arc Helping Parent, IEP Parent Partner and Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC) Leader. She is always willing to draw on her life experiences parenting a child with disabilities to offer support and encouragement to other families. Our Parent2Parent program is strong because of volunteers like Char!
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Have a wonderful Spring and give a Welcome to
Jessy Smith, new Coordinator for Spokane Parent to Parent and to Erin King-Luce, new Coordinator for Chelan/Douglas.
You are all awesome.
Susan
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Calendar of Events
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NEW RESOURCES:
GKSN (Grandparents of Kids with Special Needs) is a Facebook Group where grandparents can connect with others who "get it". To join, type GKSN in the Facebook search bar and click "Join Group".
AXS Map - a crowdsourced mobile app and website powered by Google Maps, that allows people with disabilities to find wheelchair accessible spots.
2015 Summer Camp & Program Directory is now available from CSHCN! Click here for a .pdf file of the directory, or click here for a searchable online directory.
Booklet: Hope & Destiny Jr. - a booklet written for kids with sickle cell disease. Call (219) 922-4868 to order or click here to e-mail for more information.
U of WA Autism Center Newsletter - Click here to download and subscribe.
AdultASD - website with resources, events, and useful items of interest for the adult autism community of Seattle, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond.
Click here for tips on how to apply for grants for wheelchair lifts and website links.
Chung Eun Lee (Emily Lee) at the University of Texas at Austin is looking for Korean-American mothers who have children with Autism for a research study and a one-time interview. Call (202) 390-7690 or click here to e-mail for more information.
Congratulations to The Arc of Whatcom County for having one of 8 projects selected nationally for the 2015 Healthy Tomorrows Grants! They will help establish a mid-level evaluation system between the screening done by primary care providers and tertiary center diagnostic evaluations.
April, 2015
4/10: Training hosted by the Autism Outreach Project: "Supporting the Emerging Self-Advocate with Autism in School, Home and Community Settings". Scholarships available for registration fees and accompanying workbook. Contact Carolyn Taylor with questions at 1-888-704-9633.
May, 2015
5/7 - 8 (Pre-conference 5/6): Infant & Early Childhood Conference - Tacoma. Click here for more information and to register.
June, 2015
6/16 - 18: 2015 Community Summit in Wenatchee! Click here for more information and to register.
6/27: 2015 Conference on Down Syndrome and Aging - Hilton Seattle Airport and Conference Center. Click here for more information.
December, 2015
12/2 - 4: Zero to Three National Training Institute - Seattle. Click here for more information.
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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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Important: A 3-D Chocolate printer exists
Yes, this is a real thing! The CocoJet is a prototype made by 3D Systems. Click here for a video demo.
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