Washington Autism Alliance reached out to our community to submit businesses that they know support employing people with disabilities.

With all the increased talk about teacher shortages, especially in special education, there are more and more articles popping up offering suggestions to reduce their workload or other suggestions to make the teaching profession more appealing. One recent article I came across caught my attention. Education Week posted “Can AI Write A Good IEP”?   My immediate reaction […]

July 26, 2022 marks the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which gave disabled people the right to access housing, employment, education and public spaces without discrimination and with the guarantee of reasonable accommodation. While autism was not a common diagnosis back in 1990, the rights guaranteed by the ADA benefit people […]

Outside of school, people who support our children in performing Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and maintaining or obtaining functionality (Occupational Therapy(OT)/Physical Therapy(PT)/Behavior Therapy(BT), etc.) can continue to provide these services because as essential workers, they are exempt for the stay healthy, stay home initiative.