Estelle Slootmaker

1 week ago | secondwavemedia.com | Estelle Slootmaker

​​Nashiah Sharyan and her husband hope one day to travel to Yemen so their children can visit their grandparents. While traveling by air can cause anxiety for nearly anyone these days, flying creates even more challenges for autistic individuals and families traveling with children on the spectrum.

1 week ago | modeldmedia.com | Estelle Slootmaker

Through years of advocacy and support for autistic individuals and their families, the Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) has made education a main focus. After seeing firsthand the inequities in educational services for students with disabilities and the frustration families face when those services fall short, AAoM's team of education and policy experts decided to take action.

1 week ago | modeldmedia.com | Estelle Slootmaker

In her January, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed evolving the state’s Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) into free pre-K for all Michigan 4-year-olds. In 2023 and 2024, as part of Whitmer’s PreK for All taskforce, Policy Equity Group helped gather feedback from parents, child care providers, early childhood education professionals, and intermediate school districts to inform a Roadmap for implementing PreK for All.

1 week ago | rapidgrowthmedia.com | Estelle Slootmaker

Through years of advocacy and support for autistic individuals and their families, the Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) has made education a main focus. After seeing firsthand the inequities in educational services for students with disabilities and the frustration families face when those services fall short, AAoM's team of education and policy experts decided to take action.

2 weeks ago | flintside.com | Estelle Slootmaker

In her January, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed evolving the state’s Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) into free pre-K for all Michigan 4-year-olds. In 2023 and 2024, as part of Whitmer’s PreK for All taskforce, Policy Equity Group helped gather feedback from parents, child care providers, early childhood education professionals, and intermediate school districts to inform a Roadmap for implementing PreK for All.