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Learning in School
- From Birth to Three Toolkit
- Ages 3-5 Transition Toolkit
- Where to Begin When A Student Needs Help
- Planning my Path – A User-Friendly Toolkit for Young Adults
- Special Education Blueprint: The Six Principles of IDEA
- IDEA: The Foundation of Special Education
- Starting School: When and How to Enroll a Student in School
- Tips to Help Parents Plan for the Upcoming School Year
- Steps to Read, Understand, and Develop an Initial IEP
- Steps to Read, Develop, and Understand an IEP Worksheet
- Section 504: A Plan for Equity, Access and Accommodations
- What Happens During an Early Intervention Evaluation?
Parent & Family
- Ages 3-5 Transition Toolkit
- School Services That Can Be Billed to Medicaid
- LGBTQ+ and Disability Rights in School
- Keeping Kids Busy Through Summer: Summer Camp Alternatives
- Apple Health for Kids: Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHiP) in Washington State
- Parents, Navigate Adapted Physical Education, IEPs, and 504 Plans
- Autism Spectrum Disorder: Information and Resources for Families
- 7 Factors Linked to Post – High School Success
- What is Person Centered Planning?
- Glossary of Terms for Future Planning
- Purple Up! Celebrating the Month of the Military Child
- Self-Advocacy: Becoming an Active Member in Your Community
Health & Wellness
- School Services That Can Be Billed to Medicaid
- Apple Health for Kids: Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHiP) in Washington State
- Parents, Navigate Adapted Physical Education, IEPs, and 504 Plans
- Youth, Explore Adapted Physical Education in Your IEP or 504 Plan
- Healthcare in Transition
- Glossary of Terms for Future Planning
- Medicaid Basics
- Measles, Childhood Immunizations, and Washington State
- What Will Happen When We’re Gone? Planning for the Future for Your Child with Disabilities, Part 2: Age 13 through Adulthood
- What Will Happen When We’re Gone? Planning for the Future for Your Child with Disabilities, Part 1: Ages Birth to 12
- Holiday Survival Tips For Families with Special Healthcare Needs
- Medicaid Waiver Benefits for Military Families
Youth
- Library Career Resources
- Apple Health for Kids: Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHiP) in Washington State
- Youth, Explore Adapted Physical Education in Your IEP or 504 Plan
- 7 Factors Linked to Post – High School Success
- What is Person Centered Planning?
- Transition Triangle
- Ready for Work: Vocational Rehabilitation Provides Guidance and Tools
- Transitioning Rights and Accommodations from IDEA to ADA and 504
- Healthcare in Transition
- Healthcare Transition and Medical Self-Advocacy
- Abbreviation Cheat Sheet
- Glossary of Terms for Future Planning
Military Families
- Glossary of Terms for Future Planning
- Purple Up! Celebrating the Month of the Military Child
- Medicaid Waiver Benefits for Military Families
- Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP), Part 2: How Does EFMP Benefit Military Families?
- Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP), Part 1: What Makes a Military Family Exceptional?
- Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission (MIC3), Part 3: How the Compact Protects Academic Progress toward Graduation
- Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission (MIC3), Part 2: Supporting Appropriate Placement and Inclusion of Military Families
- Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission (MIC3), Part 1: The Impact of MIC3 on Military Families
- Disability Redetermination: What Happens to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) When a Child Turns 18?
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- MIC3 Step-by-Step Checklist-Resolve School Issues with the Interstate Compact
- Five Tips for a Smooth PCS
