by crusonweb | Sep 27, 2024 | Arc Amplified
Find The Arc on Instagram!! The Arc of Snohomish County has a new Instagram page! Find us at the handle @ArcSnohomishLeads. As the page name suggests, our goal with this new account is to highlight and share news and updates on leadership development...
by crusonweb | Sep 27, 2024 | Arc Amplified
Self-Advocacy Report: A Summary of Activities and Discussion from the July 2022 Meeting of the Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council Leigh Spruce, Self-Advocacy Coordinator at The Arc of Snohomish County, serves on the Washington State Developmental...
by crusonweb | Sep 27, 2024 | Arc Amplified
READ-ALOUD: Ribbit! A group of frogs are living happily in a peaceful pond, until they discover a surprise visitor: a little, pink pig. Sitting contentedly on a rock in the middle of their pond, the pig opens his mouth and says: RIBBIT! The frogs are bewildered...
by crusonweb | Sep 27, 2024 | Arc Amplified
Point of View: The Hospital Hangover The “hospital hangover.” It’s totally a thing. If you are a parent or family medical-caregiver, you know it is a thing. It is the day after you get home from a hospitalization with your child. You wake up with all the tell-tale...
by crusonweb | Sep 27, 2024 | Arc Amplified
How to Engage in Advocacy During the 2022 August Congressional Recess Each year, our national legislators in Congress recess for the month of August. They take this time away from Congress to return to their home states and, often, use the time to meet with...
by crusonweb | Sep 27, 2024 | Arc Amplified
Local Disability Rights Advocates Attend New Arc Leadership Workshop on July 23rd The Arc of Snohomish County welcomed a dozen local disability rights advocates at a leadership training event on Saturday, July 23rd, 2022. Event trainees included parents and...
by crusonweb | Sep 27, 2024 | Arc Amplified
READ-ALOUD: The Lucky Blue Angel Lucky McGuire is a spirited Navy jet with big dreams. Lucky loves to fly and be with his friends. Lucky dreams of becoming a Blue Angel, but does not know where his next adventure will take him. Will it be flying in the skies...
by crusonweb | Sep 27, 2024 | Arc Amplified
Advocacy Spotlight: Laura Akers Laura Akers is a self-advocate from Everett who manages multiple jobs while advocating for herself and others. “I keep busy. I have three jobs. I’ve been working at Lumen Field since 2015, Angel of the Winds Arena since 2018, and just...
by crusonweb | Sep 27, 2024 | Arc Amplified
Self-Advocacy Report: A Focus on Accessible Transportation On May 25th, 2022, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) hosted an online listening session to discuss transportation issues around the country and what plans are being put forward to address...
by crusonweb | Sep 27, 2024 | Arc Amplified
JUST RELEASED: Leadership Collective Newsletter — Spring 2022 The Arc of Snohomish County published the Spring 2022 e-newsletter — recently re-branded as the “LEADERSHIP COLLECTIVE” quarterly publication — on July 5th. The Leadership Collective shares stories...
