Blog Archive 2022

A budget proviso (request for funding) have been submitted to the legislative budget team for consideration. The proviso is for the healthcare authority, in partnership with the developmental disabilities administration, to convene and facilitate a work group to examine and make recommendations on the implementation of a residential home model that provides enhanced behavior supports for […]

Nearly 70% of individuals with disabilities and 95% of people with severe cognitive disabilities such as autism will never hold down a job. The reason is that no matter what they do and how well they do it, employers rarely give them a chance. Hiring people with disabilities confirms: People with disabilities perform their job […]

The proposal to create Enhanced Behavior Support Homes (EBSH) in Washington state is an attempt to provide appropriate therapeutic options to meet the needs of DDA-eligible individuals with level 2 or 3 autism and/or Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD) who experience significant challenging behaviors putting them at risk of institutionalization. Behaviors may include self-injury, injury to […]

Live event will be held Saturday, April 30, at Juanita High School