get ready for the legislative session
During the legislative session families, self advocates, and allies to the disability community will be able to testify, attend hearings, sign in to support or oppose bills and lobby their legislators all from the comfort of their own homes.
Click here to watch the recorded Legislative Notebook meeting and to review/print the pages of the notebook. This notebook outlines priorities sent to legislators on behalf of people who experience a disability, IDD, or special healthcare need.
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Click here to watch the recorded Legislative Notebook meeting and to review/print the pages of the notebook. This notebook outlines priorities sent to legislators on behalf of people who experience a disability, IDD, or special healthcare need.
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PRE-SESSION WARM-UP!
How does a Bill become a law?
How does the budget work?
How does the budget work?
VIRTUAL ADVOCACY DAYs
Advocacy Days, part of The Arc’s Advocacy Partnership Project, are held during each legislative session to involve individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD), their families and their service providers in the legislative process, giving them opportunities to make their voices heard by their legislators and to have an impact on policy and budget legislation that affects the services and supports available to them. To make the meetings more accessible to people all around the state, we have moved to a virtual platform on Zoom.
Visit the Arc Website to sign Up for 2023 Advocacy Days
Visit the Arc Website to sign Up for 2023 Advocacy Days
2023 Legislative Notebook Meeting
Each year in December, The Arc of Washington State releases their Legislative Notebook for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD).
In this notebook you will find:
2023 Legislative Notebook Meeting
Monday, December 5, 2022
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Register by clicking the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEldemhqTMsHtUi6z3td7fG24hkD4Vf8JmH
View past Legislative Notebooks by clicking the links below:
Legislative Notebook for the 2022 Legislative Session
Legislative Notebook for the 2021 Legislative Session
In this notebook you will find:
- One-page information sheets on the issues of importance
- Budget charts and other data charts
- Budget requests from Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA)
- One-page Fact Sheets on each DDA service
- Summaries of Reports to the Legislature
- List of all Legislators and their contact info
- Who’s on which Committees
- Priorities Lists from various Community Organizations
- and so much more!
2023 Legislative Notebook Meeting
Monday, December 5, 2022
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Register by clicking the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEldemhqTMsHtUi6z3td7fG24hkD4Vf8JmH
View past Legislative Notebooks by clicking the links below:
Legislative Notebook for the 2022 Legislative Session
Legislative Notebook for the 2021 Legislative Session
other events
People First of Pierce County
Meetings: 2nd Wednesday at 2pm
Click this link to join the monthly meeting!
By Phone: 1-253-215-8782
Meetings: 2nd Wednesday at 2pm
Click this link to join the monthly meeting!
By Phone: 1-253-215-8782
SAIL (Self Advocates In Leadership)
Meets 2nd Tuesdays 1 to 4pm
Click here to join the monthly meeting
Meets 2nd Tuesdays 1 to 4pm
Click here to join the monthly meeting
Ready Set Advocate!
2nd and 4th Wednesdays
Join Tim McCue from DD Ombuds and other community advocates twice a month to learn how to be a better advocate
Click here to join the meeting
2nd and 4th Wednesdays
Join Tim McCue from DD Ombuds and other community advocates twice a month to learn how to be a better advocate
Click here to join the meeting