One Out of Five Project
In 2008, Washington state legislature passed a law declaring October as Disability History Month. Until now, schools have created their own approaches to honor the month.
One Out of Five: Disability History and Pride Project was designed by the Washington State Governor's Office of the Education Ombuds (OEO) in partnership with two local educators, Adina Rosenberg and Sarah Arvey, as a guide for schools to address Disability History Month.
Each school shall conduct or promote educational activities that provide instruction, awareness, and understanding of disability history and people with disabilities.
Reach out to Nicole Fitch at
nsfitch@seattleschools.org, Director of Special Education School-based Services if you have questions.
DeafThrive 2018!
Families, students, and community members celebrated the richness and dynamism of Deaf Culture on Saturday, September 15th for DeafThrive Day. DeafThrive Day is a "family-friendly festival that brings the Deaf community together to celebrate being Deaf, and to show Seattle that we are happy, healthy, and thriving!" The event - featuring speeches, performers, activities, and resource sharing - took place in Cal Anderson Park and was attended by many Deaf and non-signing folks alike. The event is an annual celebration and one not to be missed!
Mayor Jenny Durkan also recognized September 15th, 2018 as DeafThrive Day. Seattle Public School students presented the official proclamation in American Sign Language. A sample of the proclamation text reads as follows: "Whereas our City's Deaf community has made incredible contributions to ensuring that Seattle continues to be an accessible, vibrant and inclusive city for all our residents [...] the City of Seattle recognizes the need for Deaf people to come together and celebrate as one, and thanks our Deaf community for their incredible and lasting contributions to our great City." We are so proud of our Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students and community!
Celebrating Empathy, Teamwork, Diversity, and Fitness in Unified/Partner Physical Education
Be sure to take a moment to read this
Seattle Public Schools district article about the innovative and meaningful work being doing in the district around adaptive PE and fostering inclusive learning environments. If you know anyone participating in or supporting the unified/partner PE, give them a high five and congratulate them on their work!
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