Community Resources
Scroll down for information about social activities and recreation, college programs, camps, and more.
Summer Camps
Special Education Family Resource Sessions – Past Recordings
- Becoming Nate's Legal Guardian (Filing For Guardianship) (Presenter: Rachel Nemhauser, Arc of King County) (video)(PowerPoint)
- Extreme Demand and Avoidance & the PDA profile of Autism: part 2 (video)
- Launching into Adulthood/IEP Transition Plans (Video)(PowerPoint)
- DDCS: Developmental Disabilities Community Services 101 (formerly known as DDA) (Video) (PowerPoint)
- Strategies to Promote Positive Behavior (Elementary)(Secondary)
- Disability Outreach and Advocacy (Video)(PowerPoint)
- Sensory Strategies for Home & School (Video)(PowerPoint)
- Helping My Anxious Child (Video)(PowerPoint & Additional Resources)
- Evaluation 101 (video) (PowerPoint)
- How to Succeed in a College Setting with a Disability (video)
- Guardianship, Wills, and Special Needs Trusts (Presenter: Attorney Christy Ibrahim) (video)
- Unlocking Potential: Navigating Assistive Technology for Families (video)
Social Activities & Recreation
The agencies below provide a variety of services for individuals with disabilities, including, but not limited to: continuing education, social opportunities, recreational activities. Please click on the links below to learn more information. Some of these are day programs and some offer classes/activities during the evenings and on weekends
- Highland Community Center
- Bridge of Promise
- Tavon Center (Brochure)
- Aaron’s Place (Northwest’s Child) (Brochure)
- Alyssa Burnett Center
- Friendship Adventures (Brochure)
- Trips Inc.
- Outdoors for All
- Little Bit Therapeutic Horse Riding Center
- Summit Community Center
- Aspiring Youth/Delphi Youth
- DSC (Down Syndrome Center of Puget Sound)
- Friendship Circle of Washington
- Wanderrock
- NOC Society (Needs of Community)
College Programs & Other Transitional Supports for Adults with Disabilities
- Video: Special Education Family Resource Session: How to Succeed in a College Setting with a Disability
- OLS (Occupational Life Skills Program at Bellevue College) (Flyer)
- Neurodiveristy Navigators Program (at Bellevue College) (Flyer)
- ACHIEVE (at Highline College) (Brochure)
- WSU ROAR (at WA State University) (Flyer)
- Enigma ASD Services (strength based goal-oriented transitional support)
- Life Skills Advocate (life skills coaching, vocational support, executive functioning support)
- WA Do It Program
- High School vs. Higher Ed Accommodations Handout (from Bellevue College)
- Think College
- Beyond Brilliant (1:1 coaching, groups, & social experiences)
Disability Outreach, Advocacy, & Support Resources
Other Transition Resources
Developmental Disabilities Community Services (DDCS)
*Formerly known as DDA
Under Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS)
- DDCS Website
- DDCS Applications
- DDCS HIPPA Form
- DDCS Consent Form
- DDCS Waiver Info
- How to Request DDCS Services
- Voters Registration Form
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
Under Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS)
Guardianship, Special Needs Trusts & Wills
- Becoming Nate’s Legal Guardian: by Rachel Nemhauser (Arc Of King County)
- BSD Special Ed. Parent Resource Series Video: Guardianship 101 Presentation (Attorney Christy Ibrahim)
- Guardianship One Page Review [English]
- Guardianship Review [Spanish]
- Wills and Special Needs Trusts One Page Overview
- Legal Decision Making (Arc of King County)
SSDI, Employment Wages, and Employment Benefits
Residential Services
There are several different types of residential services to consider, such as adult family homes, supported living, alternative living services, companion home services, and assisted living facilities. See the DSHS links below to find out more information. If your child is already a DDCS client, please reach out to their assigned DDCS case manager to get the process started. If they are not enrolled in DDCS yet, and you would like to see if they are eligible, please see info above regarding DDCS.