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The UW LEND program has welcomed 34 long-term trainees for the 2026–2027 academic year. The cohort spans 16 disciplines and includes two self-advocates and four family leadership trainees.

Registration opens Wednesday, September 23, at 8:30 am for Wings for All®, an airport rehearsal for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

Julia Mattson, MD, PhD, a developmental-behavioral pediatrician and faculty member at the University of Washington IHDD, recently presented “Helping the Helpers: Empowering Parents to Navigate [...]

Families and care supporters may encounter applied behavior analysis (ABA) as a commonly recommended therapy for autistic children and adults, but it is not the only option available. In WA [...]

Britt St. John, PhD, MPH, OTR/L, assistant professor in the UW Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, has received $270,000 through the ACT4Rehab K12 program for research focused on improving access [...]

Special Olympics Washington invites families and community members to celebrate inclusion, community and the power of sport at the Seattle Storm game on Monday, August 10. The evening will [...]

Heather Feldner, PT, PhD, associate professor in the University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, has received a $3 million National Institutes of Health R01 grant to lead the [...]

Gary Stobbe, M.D., Director of IHDD’s Adults and Elders Program, recently joined The David Kaufer Podcast: The Lighter Side of the Spectrum for a conversation about autism care across the [...]

Three University of Washington researchers affiliated with UW CREATE, the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences, were recently featured by KOMO News for work [...]

We made it through Spring quarter, and if we can just hold on through the cold, dark month of June, we have hope for summer. After the funding uncertainty of the past year, we also have hope for [...]