Resource Web Links
Advocacy and Legal
Washington
For Families and Clinicians
Clinician-focused
Family-focused
National
For Families and Clinicians
Clinician-focused
Family-focused
 Washington State
For Families and Clinicians
Washington State Legislature
Find out who your legislators are, how to contact them, find and track bills you care about
www.leg.wa.gov/legislature/
TVW- Washington State's Public Affairs Network
Providing unedited TV and Web coverage of state government deliberations and public policy events.
www.tvw.org/index.cfm
Clinician-focused
Docs for Tots- Washington State
WA branch of national organization helping doctors get involved in advocacy for young children.
www.docsfortots.org/DFTWA.asp
Family-focused
Family Voices in Washington State:
http://www.familyvoicesofwashington.com/
The ARC of Washington
Promotes the education, health, self-sufficiency, self-advocacy, inclusion and choices of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families
www.arcwa.org
Washington Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities
Advocacy, information and support
www.wccd.org
Washington Disability Law Resources
http://wata.org/resource/legal
Washington Law Help
Public service by the Northwest Justice Project in collaboration with other legal aid providers in the Alliance for Equal Justice and Washington State courts. Information in Health Care about obtaining health care and your rights. Some information in Spanish and other languages.
www.washingtonlawhelp.org/WA/index.cfm
Washington Protection & Advocacy Systems
Disability rights information and referrals, problem solving strategies for disability issues, community education and training, legal services for disability discrimination or violation of rights
www.wpas-rights.org
Northwest Justice Project
www.nwjustice.org/
Starting Point Resource Guide
Search for “Advocacy and Legal” under Resource Category
http://cshcn.org/sites/default/files/webfm/file/
StartingPointGuide.pdf
Team Child - Advocacy For Youth
www.teamchild.org
Offices in WA: http://teamchild.org/index.php/counties/
 National
For Families and Clinicians
TASH
Equal opportunities and inclusion for people with disabilities
www.tash.org
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Technical Assistance Program
Comprehensive resource for information on the ADA and accessible information technology
www.adata.org
National Health Law Program
National public interest law firm that seeks to improve health care for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly and people with disabilities.
www.healthlaw.org/
Clinician-focused
Docs for Tots
Nonpartisan, advocacy organization formed to encourage more doctors to fulfill their important role as active advocates for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers on the national, state and local level. We are committed to making it as simple as possible for doctors to become involved in advocacy or to increase their advocacy activity.
www.docsfortots.org/
Family-focused
Family Voices
Information, advocacy topics and resources for family, friends, practitioners and caregivers for children with special health care needs.
www.familyvoices.org
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