A Resource Guide for Children and Adults With Developmental Disabilities Living in King County

Advocacy Day 2008
Advocacy Day offers a way for you to learn about the legislative process in person.
It’s a tool kit for learning how to make a difference!

What to Expect  
Advocacy Day begins in Olympia at 10:00am every Wednesday during the legislative session.  We start the day with an hour and a half briefing on current issues (budget, bills and speakers) and end after an afternoon of advocacy (about 3:00 p.m.). During the afternoon we will meet your legislator(s), learn about the Olympia campus and watch hearings or floor activity.

All the meetings are held at the United Churches building across the street from the Capitol campus with the exception of the first week, January 23^rd, where we will be at the Governor’s Hotel and February 13^th, the Independent Living Day Rally which will be held at the State Capitol steps (registration will be held in room 112).

The United Churches                                       The Governor’ Hotel (Washington Room)
110 Eleventh Avenue SE                                 621 South Capitol Way
Olympia                                                                Olympia

Below are the dates and highlighted topics for each day. The topics only relate to the briefing. You can come to Olympia on any Advocacy Day that fits into your schedule.

Please make appointments with your three legislators at least two weeks in advance.  To do this you may call the legislative hotline at 1-800-562-6000 and leave a message with all three of your legislators. You can find information about your legislative district, legislator’s e-mails and phone numbers at www.leg.wa.gov. If you need help in making these appointments, need information for carpooling or have other questions, please call or e-mail Cathy Murahashi 425-643-4048, cathym@arcofkingcounty.org.  We are happy to drive you!

Limited reimbursements for travel, respite and interpreter service are available from The Arc of Washington on a one time, first-come first-served basis.  Please contact The Arc of Washington State for information about these reimbursements at 1.888.754.8798.   Arrangements for these reimbursements must be made prior to Advocacy Day.  

Sponsored by the Arc of Washington and the Developmental Disabilities Council

Map:
Capitol Campus Map link 
http://www.leg.wa.gov/Legis/adainfo/adamap.gif 

Directions:

Coming I-5 “Northbound”  

·         Take Exit 105 (State Capitol/City Center)

·         Turn Right onto Jefferson (First Light, DO NOT Go through tunnel)

·         First street to the left turn Left onto Eleventh Street (11th)

·         At first light (which is the corner of Washington & 11th); the church is on the Right; for visitor parking turn Left into DNR’s visitor parking.  Self-meter parking @ $.50/hr.

  Coming I-5 “ Southbound”

·         Take Exit 105-A (State Capitol/City Center)

·         Turn Right onto Jefferson

·         First Left onto Eleventh Street (11th)

·         At first light (which is the corner of Washington & 11th); the church is on the Right; for visitor  parking turn Left into DNR’s visitor parking.  Self-meter parking @ $.50/hr.  

Parking:
Limited parking is available at the church.  Additional parking is located on the other side of 11th Ave at the Department of Natural Resources Visitor Center, or across Capital Way on the Capitol Campus. 

Email bean@arcwa.org for a map or more information.