Staff Favorites & Headlines
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Resources and events to help you engage
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If you are looking for support and information, be sure to check The Arc of King County’s Community Calendar for a complete listing. Also, check out our Resource Guide. You can find these on our website, http://arcofkingcounty.org
Staff Favorites:
Disability Empowerment
Help raise awareness with this online library.
Recommended by Eric Matthes, Community Change Champions Coordinator.
Disability Empowerment is a campaign that aims to empower those with learning disabilities by helping them better understand, explore and utilize their differences — encouraging them to thrive, in both academic and professional environments, and inspiring parents to foster their success. Sampling of articles: The Hidden Advantages of Dyslexia; Tapping the Potential of Our Disabled Workforce; From Misinformed to ADHD Advocate; David Flink on Teaching Kids to Have Pride in Learning Differences
Disability Empowerment is a campaign that aims to empower those with learning disabilities by helping them better understand, explore and utilize their differences — encouraging them to thrive, in both academic and professional environments, and inspiring parents to foster their success. Sampling of articles: The Hidden Advantages of Dyslexia; Tapping the Potential of Our Disabled Workforce; From Misinformed to ADHD Advocate; David Flink on Teaching Kids to Have Pride in Learning Differences
Website address: http://www.educationandcareernews.com/campaigns/disability-empowermen
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United for Student Success – 2016 Equity and EngagementConference
Experts, advocates & professionals: 1 building, 1 day (and pretty close by)
Recommended by Cathy Murahashi, Family EngagementCoordinator
Join advocates and education professionals from across the state, and leading engagement voices from across the nation. Learn how to bridge divides and come ready to be inspired by experts in equity, engagement and inclusion.This is event designed for both families and professionals.
- Saturday, October 1; 8 am to 4 pm; Jackson High School, 1508 136th St SE, Mill Creek, WA
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Parent Leadership Training Institute, a civic engagement course – Presented by creator Elaine Zimmerman, Executive Director of the State of Connecticut's Commission on Children and nationally recognized advocate for children and families
- WATCH D.O.G.S, Promoting education and safety by using the positive influence of fathers and father-figures – Presented by Eric Snow, Executive Director of the National Center for Fathering
- Redesigning School and District Family Engagement towards Racial Equity - Presented by Dr. Ann Ishimaru, Assistant Professor, Education Policy, Organizations & Leadership, College of Education, UW
- Closing the Gap - A plenary panel on the achievement gap featuring candidates for state superintendent for public instruction, principals, parents and students
- Plus: 17 breakout sessions on equity, engagement and inclusion. Full list.
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Creating Connections Community Workshops
Focus on teens and adults
Recommended by Robin Tatsuda, Director for Information and Family Support
Recommended by Robin Tatsuda, Director for Information and Family Support
Join us for the next installments in this three-part series: Special Needs Trusts, on October 1, and IEPs and Transition Plans, on November 19.
- Hosted by Ryther’s Aspiring Youth
- Both workshops are 10 am to 1 pm
- Ryther, 2400 NE 95th St., Seattle, WA 98115
Check out The Arc of King County's online calendar for a full listing of community events, training, and support and information groups that meet regularly.
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Your input is needed!
What are the best practices for family engagement? A survey by Washington state’s Office of the Education Ombuds.
Recommended by Ramona Hattendorf, Director of Advocacy
You’ll need to print this one out and mail it back, but the information will help the state better understand the needs and preferences of families in the K-12 education system. FamilyCollaboration/Engagement Survey
Please email responses to oeoinfo@gov.wa.gov, or mail to Governor’s Office of the Education Ombuds, 155 NE 100th St, Suite 210, Seattle, WA 98125
Questions? Email oeoinfo@gov.wa.gov
For information about the Office of the Education Ombuds, visithttp://oeo.wa.gov/
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Don’t miss the State Superintendent Candidates' Forum: Diversity and Inclusion in Our Schools.
Recommended by Stacy Gillett, Executive Director
- Wednesday, September 28
- 7 – 8:30 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm)
- Town Hall Seattle, Great Hall, 1119 8th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 (enter on 8th Avenue)
- Tickets are $10. You can purchase them here, https://townhallseattle.org/event/state-superintendent-candidates-forum/
The superintendent is responsible for envisioning and fostering schools that are inclusive, diverse, and welcoming to all children. Will the next superintendent be successful in reforming our schools and creating a system that is responsive to the whole child?
HEADLINES
Self-Advocacy Gets National Push
- Efforts to promote self-advocacy among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are getting a major boost with the creation of a first-ever national resource center. … Disability Scoop, September 16, 2016.https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/09/16/self-advocacy-gets-national-push/22758/
- Being on a waiting list for community-based services may be evidence enough that an individual with developmental disabilities is at risk for institutionalization in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. … Disability Scoop, August 30, 2016. https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/08/30/waiting-list-may-violate-ada/22685/
- Disability providers are looking to Congress for a substantial boost in funding over the next three years as they cope with new mandates that many worry could force service cuts. … Disability Scoop, August 23, 2016. https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/08/23/service-providers-washington-help/22663/
- Being educated in an inclusive environment is a basic right for students with disabilities, according to a new set of guidelines from the United Nations. … Disability Scoop, September 7, 2016.
Fewer with Disabilities Employed, Data Shows
- The unemployment rate for Americans with disabilities is edging up as less people in this population actively seek work, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Labor. … Disability Scoop, September 6, 2016. https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/09/06/august-jobs-16/22701/
- “… We will integrate an inclusive perspective across all of our grantmaking. As I’ve come to learn, the mantra of the disability community is “Nothing about us, without us”—words that ring true across our work. After all, we make better decisions when we hear and heed the important contributions of all humankind. And I am confident that by adding and applying this additional lens across our efforts—by asking the extra question, Are we mindful of the needs of people with disabilities? — we will see new opportunities we otherwise might have missed.” … A letter from Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, September 12, 2016. http://us10.campaign-archive2.com/?u=3f89269c6132144b6f1c5ce78&id=d5a39099f5&e=1d5cd13105
