STATE ADVOCACY

The Advocacy Partnership Project, Self Advocates in Leadership, and other ways to get involved.

Legislative Action Center

Contact your legislators to make your voice heard

Advocacy Day

A way for you to learn about the legislative process in person!

News & Information
State and Federal information and Links

Legislative Information
Hearings, Bills of Interest, Budget News,  and printable Issue Papers

Olympia Insider
A concise review of what's happening (and what's not) in our state's capitol city.

Advocacy Tools
Downloadable guides to making advocacy work for you.

Archives
Find that old issue paper or budget item here.

Advocacy Tools

Influencing the Rule-Making Process In Washington State (pdf format)
A role for Citizens in Public Policy
by David Del Villar Fox  
A brief, user-friendly guide for citizens wishing to influence the Regulatory Process in Washington state with special emphasis on matters pertaining to social service agencies.

Hot Tips for Advocates (updated for 2010): (Note: This is a very large pdf file and may take a minute or so to open.  Please be patient - thanks!)

Legislative advocacy is a year-round effort.  For individuals with developmental disabilities and families, it lasts a lifetime.  Use the information in this booklet to take simple steps to successful advocacy.
 

Speak Up: A Guide to Self Advocacy (pdf format)

Learn more about self-advocacy and finding your unique voice from self advocate's stories and art work.