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American
Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Washington
705 Second Avenue
Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 624-2180
Web: http://www.aclu-wa.org/contact/index.html
Info: Civil rights advocacy and legal information. Focus areas
include cases involving freedom of speech, freedom of religion,
government-sponsored religious activities, privacy, discrimination based on
race, gender, sexual orientation or disability, police misconduct, censorship in
school or libraries, fairness in application of school discipline, workplace
privacy, access to government documents, inhumane jail and prison conditions,
and other issues of fair treatment by government.
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Columbia
Legal Services (Statewide Administrative Office)
101 Yesler Way, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 464-5911
Toll-Free: (800) 542-0794
TTY: (206) 464-1518
Fax : (206) 382-3386
Web: http://www.columbialegal.org
Info: Nonprofit legal service provider. Services include:
domestic violence, special education, family law (including Medicare/Medicaid),
public benefits and individual rights issue impacting low-income populations.
Income requirements, case significance and other qualifiers may apply.
Spanish and Tagalog speakers on staff.
Equal Justice Coalition of
Washington State (EJC)
PO Box 21026
Seattle WA 98111
Phone: (206) 447-8168
Fax (206) 382-3396
E-mail: Equalj@ejc.org
Web: http://www.ejc.org
Info: A public-private partnership working to provide civil legal
assistance to low-income residents of Washington State. Serves as an
information clearinghouse of access to justice activities in Washington state.
Legal Aid for Washington Fund
101 Yesler Way, Suite 206
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 623-5261
E-mail: justice@legalaidforwafund.org
Web: http://www.lawfund.com/
Info: Legal Aid for Washington Fund helps people all over the state of Washington protect themselves and their families from homelessness, unsafe working conditions and domestic violence by supporting access to civil legal aid programs.
Legal
Foundation of Washington
500 Union Street
Suite 545
Seattle WA 98101
Phone: (206) 624-2536
Fax: (206) 382-3396
E-mail: dtheories@legalfoundation.org
Web: http://www.legalfoundation.org
Info: The Legal Foundation of Washington is dedicated to the provision of equal access to the justice system by funding legal and educational programs for low-income persons through the fair and efficient administration of IOLTA and other funds.
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Northwest Justice Project
401 Second Avenue S, Suite 407
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 464-1519 (in King County)
Toll-free: (888) 201-1014 (within Washington State)
TTY: 1-888-201-9737
Fax: (206) 624-7501
E-mail: njp@nwjustice.org
Web: http://www.nwjustice.org
Info: Provides free legal services (9 offices throughout WA state) and
information (through Project CLEAR) to low income people in non-criminal
matters. Web site serves as a clearinghouse of legal self-help materials and
tools that provide information about non criminal legal problems affecting
low-income people in Washington state. On-line publications:
Do-it-Yourself Family Law Packets; Eviction and Your Defense; Debtors' Rights -
Collection Agencies; Indian Civil Rights Act; Medicaid Benefits for
Nursing Home; Residents. In English, Spanish and Russian.
Sound
Options Group, LLC
P.O. Box 11457
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-5457
Phone (Washington State): (800) 692-2540
Phone (Seattle Area): (206) 842-2298
Fax: (206) 780-5776
E-mail: mail@somtg.com
Web: http://www.soundoptionsgroup.com/
Info: Sound Options Group provides large group facilitation, skill
development training and mediation to support communities who are experiencing
conflict. Mediates highly contentious, multi-party institutional disputes, work
with groups to help them identify and solve problems, and teach collaborative
decision-making to help people resolve interpersonal and organizational
conflicts. Sound Options is the state mediation coordinator for special
education disputes.
TeamChild
1120 East Terrace Street Suite 203
Seattle, Washington 98122
Phone: (206) 322-2444
Fax: (206) 381-1742
E-mail: Questions@TeamChild.org
Web: http://www.teamchild.org
Info: TeamChild is a collaborative project of the public defender and
legal services agencies. TeamChild provides advocacy on civil matters for
juveniles involved in the juvenile justice systems with a focus on access to
education (including special education), mental and medical health treatment and
safe living conditions. TeamChild serves Snohomish, King, Pierce, Yakima and
Spokane Counties.
Washington
Assistive Technology Alliance (WATA) Disability Law Resource List - Washington
State
Center for Technology and Disability
Studies
Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
Phone: (206) 685-4181
TTY: (206) 616-1396
Toll-free: (800) 841-8345
Fax: (206) 543-4779
E-mail: uwctds@u.washington.edu
Web: http://wata.org/resource/legal/
Info: Created with the assistance of the Governors Committee on
Disability Issues & Employment. The list includes attorneys who have
identified themselves as individuals who practice "disability law" and
may be able to help with your Assistive Technology (AT) needs.
Washington Legal Advocacy for the Disabled (WLAD)
1111 E. Madison St. #202
Seattle, Washington 98122-4321
Phone: (206) 781-4494
Fax: (206) 781-4495
E-mail: info@walegal.org
Web: http://www.walegal.org
Info: WLAD is a public interest advocacy organization created and directed
by non-lawyers. WLAD is divided into two functions: public advocacy of legal
issues, and litigation. WLAD public advocacy work is lead by committed media
professionals who work closely with the press to create public awareness of
important issues which affect the disabled.
Washington
Protection and Advocacy System (WPAS)
315 - Fifth Avenue South
Suite 850
Seattle, WA 98104
*Phone: (206) 324-1521 or in Washington State: (800) 562-2702
TTY: (206) 957-0728 or in Washington State: (800) 905-0209
Fax: (206) 957-0729
E-mail: wpas@wpas-rights.org
Web: http://www.wpas-rights.org
Washington Protection and Advocacy System (WPAS) is a private, non-profit
organization that has been protecting the rights of people with disabilities in
the state of Washington since 1972. Every state and territory of the
United Sates has an organization like WPAS, designated to provide independent
protection and advocacy services to eligible people with developmental and other
disabilities and/or mental illness. Services include: Information
and Referral, Training and Publications, Legal Representation, System
Impact Litigation, Abuse or Neglect Intervention, System Impact Policy
Initiatives. WPAS' services are free. *Interpreters Available in over
200 languages via AT&T Language Line.
Washington
State Access to Justice
2101 Fourth Avenue
Ste. 400
Seattle, WA 98121-2330
Phone: (206)-727-8262
Fax: (206) 727-8320
E-mail: joanf@wsba.org
Web: http://www.waaccesstojustice.org/
Info: A model public-private partnership dedicated to making the civil
justice system open and available to all, including Washington State's nearly
1.2 million low-income residents. The Network is dedicated to making real the
promise of equal justice under the law.
Washington
State Equal Justice Coalition (EJC)
PO Box 21026
Seattle WA 98111
Phone: (206) 447-8168
Fax: (206) 382-3396
E-mail: Equalj@ejc.org
Web: http://www.ejc.org/
Info: The EJC is a broad-based, non-partisan coalition that increases awareness and support for civil legal aid programs in Washington State. Educates the general public and elected officials about civil equal justice and the important role it plays in our lives and communities. EJC advocates for sufficient and continued funding and resources for both legal aid and volunteer lawyer programs to enforce important individual rights and ensure justice in the lives of low-income people in Washington State.
Washington
State Human Rights Commission
711 S. Capitol Way, #402
P.O. Box 42490
Olympia, WA 98504-2490
Phone: (360) 753-6770
TTY: (800) 300-7525
Toll-free: (800) 233-3247
Fax: (360) 586-2282
Web: http://www.wa.gov/hrc/
Info: The Human Rights Commission investigates complaints of alleged
discrimination in employment, housing and real-estate, places of public accommodation,
credit and insurance, and employee retaliation. To file a complaint,
contact the HRC and ask to speak with an intake officer.
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