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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.
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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.
The best way to learn
about advocacy is through experience. The Arc of Washington State offers
opportunities
for beginners as well as old time policy wonks who just can't get enough. We
love what we do, and we want to share our knowledge and passion with anyone
who's interested (or who has the potential to
be interested).
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