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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PRE-SESSION WARM-UP! 

​How does a Bill become a law?

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How does the budget work?

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2022 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.

Pre-Session Virtual Advocacy Day

Legislators talk about Committee Days and the 
2023 Legislative Session
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
10:00 am to 11:30 am on Zoom

Register today by clicking below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlcOisrDIoGtGo-HzAqWLbM1OsssuDL1rE 
Questions? Email Diana@arcwa.org    Watch for more details to come!

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

SAIL (Self Advocates In Leadership)
Meets 2nd Tuesdays 1 to 4pm
​Click here to join the monthly meeting

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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