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Lost in translation: Parents of special ed students who don’t speak English often left in the dark
King County announces $24.67 million in affordable housing funding for construction, preservation, and acquisition of nearly 1,000 housing units
Local disability rights advocate Jae Kim builds community and connection through her career in social work
My journey living with schizophrenia
Washington state children with disabilities are left behind by remote learning
After 5 months stuck in hospital, autistic Washington teen sent to facility 2,700 miles from home
Once a safeguard against homelessness, disability payments can’t keep up with the rent
Disability Equity Action Plan Update
WA launches probe of private special ed schools as lawmakers consider reforms
Another reason the cap on special education is bad practice
Stop exploiting people with disabilities by paying them subminimum wages
Here’s why Washington must fully fund special education
Community has key role in combating sexual abuse of people with disabilities (April 2018)
Komo 4: Eric's Heroes: 'Mayor of Ballard' a Seattle neighborhood takes care of one of their own (April 2018)
Airline Reporter: A Success at Sea-Tac (March 2018)

March is DD Awareness Month

DD Awareness Month is a time to highlight the many ways in which people with developmental disabilities enrich our communities and uplift our society. We are excited to celebrate inclusion and diversity with this wonderful video that explores what makes people happy! This video was produced by Informing Families, a project of the Washington State DD Council, in partnership with the Washington State Developmental Disabilities Administration.

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