Chef Chris Anderson takes us through his day during the COVID-19 pandemic as the EEU provides emergency child care to UW Medical Center staff.

“Imagine you’re a parent, and you receive a diagnosis that your child has an intellectual or developmental disability,” says Haring Center researcher and Behavior Analyst Katy Bateman (PhD ‘17). “But, due to a variety of factors, you are unable to access services and support.” Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, a component of early intervention for autism, aims to improve quality of life by focusing on changing human behavior in socially significant ways. With an autism diagnosis, families can access ABA…

Haring Center Researcher Kathleen Artman Meeker discusses the importance of supporting the well-being of early childhood professionals — many of whom are dealing with challenges such as food insecurity — so that they can help early learners get a strong and fair start.

“An international exchange around inclusive education is an opportunity to network with other professionals, listen to stories from parents of children with special needs, learn from struggles and successes and share our passion,” says Pamela Matamoros, a Honduran entrepreneur and founder and director of Centro Psicopedagógico Eduktiva. In October 2018, Matamoros spent four weeks at the Haring Center as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI). Matamoros applied for the YLAI Fellowship to…

“Early childhood education is the foundation for future success,” says Haring Center researcher and Associate Professor Angel Fettig. “Early childhood is a critical time, and we need quality people in higher education institutions to advance this field and prepare future educators.” With a new collaborative grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the Haring Center has a new opportunity to shape the future of the early childhood education field. The University of Washington will join nine other elite institutions of…

The Haring Center has long been a fulcrum of Washington’s inclusive education community through its role as a leader in classroom learning, research and professional development. That impact will multiply across the state in the coming years with the launch of a new partnership with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). Currently in Washington state, “only 56% of students with disabilities are included in general education settings for 80-100% of the school day,” reports OSPI. To change this,…

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The Haring Center’s own Dr. Yev Veverka and Susan Ramage RN discuss the current status of intervention for mealtime challenges and highlight the gaps in current methods and research. They also discuss ideas to embed mealtime intervention strategies in existing routines.

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 The Haring Center Auditorium, CD 150, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Mealtime challenges are common for parents, caregivers, and staff working with young children. We will discuss the current status of intervention for mealtime challenges and highlight the gaps in current intervention methods and research. We will present ideas for intervention that can be embedded into natural settings such as home and school, where mealtimes are already taking place. We will highlight two projects: Lunch Bunch, a parent training…

In Washington state, half of children with developmental disabilities will never be in a classroom alongside their typically developing peers, despite research showing that inclusive education is beneficial to all children. A recent gift to the University of Washington’s Haring Center for Inclusive Education will support an effort to improve academic and life outcomes for children with developmental disabilities by strengthening high-quality professional development for educators and administrators across the state. The $800,000 gift from Bill and Alyssa Sunderland will strengthen the…