The November 20th edition of the Puget Sound Business Journal includes an article titled “Washington’s Economic Detective: Dick Conway (pictured) explains why the tax system of today starves the state.” Mr. Conway is a regional economic researcher and serves on the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers. As a proponent of a single rate income tax […]
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On Thursday, October 8 The Evergreen State College was presented with an Outstanding Employer Award by the Community Employment Alliance (CEA). Evergreen was one of two finalists to receive an award from the five employers Morningside nominated for 2015. The award is a result of the work through which Project SEARCH trains students with disabilities. […]
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From my office on the second floor of The Business Center I just saw one of our long term clients cross the road. The weather is rather threatening and the sight of him brought back a recent memory of both dismay and joy. This particular client loves to listen to the radio and he can […]
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This month is the 25th Anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On July 26, 1990 President George H. W. Bush signed into law the most comprehensive civil rights act in U.S. history for people with disabilities. The ADA ensures individuals with disabilities the right to access employment, communications, and travel […]
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This was a CARF year at Morningside. At the survey’s end we once again received a three year accreditation – the highest possible. I figure this is Morningside’s 15th CARF survey process and my 9th survey as CEO. So what is CARF? CARF was established in the late 1960s to provide independent accreditation for rehabilitation […]
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When I look back over the past 42 years I have been in this business I am amazed at how far we have come supporting individuals with developmental/intellectual disabilities. In 1973, when I started, the Vocational Rehabilitation Act had just been signed into law and the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142) now […]
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Advocacy is very critical for continuing to provide services for individuals with developmental disabilities in the community. There has been quite a tug of war the last few years over services offered by the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) over the types of “day services” individuals with disabilities need. Basically we have advocated and the state […]
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It seems every year about this time my son, Andrew, becomes the subject of this blog. Andrew is now 19 years old, a high school graduate, and he also happens to be a person with a disability – he is missing his left arm. Two years ago I wrote about helping Andrew prepare for his […]
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My clock radio at home is set to the local NPR station, KPLU, which means I awaken to a variety of stories. I look forward with anticipation to each broadcast throughout the week. Typically, I hear the national Morning Edition Monday through Friday with the addition of Northwest news with Kirsten Kendrick. But Friday’s broadcasts […]
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For those of you not familiar with Group Supported Employment (GSE), it is designed to provide services for a group of up to 8 individuals in an integrated (i.e. “normal”) work setting. An example of a GSE work site is a janitorial crew that cleans a state building. This is as opposed to sheltered workshops […]
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