Address: The Arc of Washington State, 2638 State Avenue NE Olympia, WA 98506
Phone: (360) 357-5596 | Toll Free: (888) 754-8798 | Fax: (360) 357-3279 | Email: info@arcwa.org
The legislative Notebook is your resource for advocacy. It includes public policy ideas that community members are working on and information to help you understand how health, education and social services affect people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
This web page will be updated througout the legislative session.
This year’s notebook includes survey results from the IDD community, legislative issues that advocates are working on, and resources and data to support your advocacy.
You can download the December 4, 2023, Legislative Notebook Meeting presentation here. It includes short summaries of the issue proposals, as well as highlights from the IDD Support and Advocacy Survey. You can watch the video here. (To hear the Spanish interpretation, click on the globe and choose Spanish.)
This year, we surveyed people from across state to ask them what they needed in terms of support and advocacy. Results are informing our 2024 Advocacy Days and support during the legislative session.
The issues highlighted here come from across the IDD community, including community members, coalitions, and organizations.
They propose legislation to improve services or support.
Each paper lists the groups working on the issue and a contact person.
This year, issues fall into six categories:
Early learning and K-12
Disability services
Housing
Civil rights
Connecting with Legislators (under construction)
Fact Sheets for DDA Programs & Services (under construction)