Our guest author Trevor, is an adult on the autism spectrum and the author of Six-Word Lessons on Growing Up Autistic and What Movies Can Teach Us About Disabilities. Learn more at GrowingUpAutistic.com. The past three summers where I live, the temperatures got up to 110 degrees, record-highs for Washington State. The first summer, I had no AC, and […]

If you lost your health coverage or are uninsured, now through May 8th @WAHealthplanfinder can help you find, compare, and enroll in a health plan during these tough times. You may even qualify for free coverage. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2VjBCft  Every single Washingtonian needs to know their options for health coverage. Free, over-the-phone enrollment assistance is available […]

There's a public hearing on a Senate Bill (5966) tomorrow at 1:30 pm that would undo some of the gains we made with the restraint bill (House Bill 1240) in 2015. It would change the standard from imminent likelihood of serious harm (objective) to “reasonable belief” of such harm (subjective, and looser).  Please sign up […]

OSPI and the department of health have clarified that schools know that students with high support needs can return to in person instruction this fall, so if you have a student with high support needs in your family who cannot be educated remotely, please contact your district’s special ed director as soon as possible to […]