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The
Arc of Washington State
2600 Martin Way East, Suite D
Olympia WA 98506
Phone: (360) 357-5596
Toll-free: (888) 754-8798 (in Washington only)
E-mail: info@arcwa.org
Web: http://www.arcwa.org
Info: State-wide advocacy for people with developmental disabilities
and their families. Services include: legislative advocacy,
information and assistance, coalition-building, and other services. Host
of Parent to Parent of Washington.
Autism Outreach Project
1601 R Avenue
Anacortes WA 98221
Phone: (888) 704-9633
Fax: (360) 299-4071
E-mail: autism@esd189.org
Web: http://www.esd189.org/autism
Info: Purpose of the Autism Outreach Project is to develop a state-wide
system in which the identification, program development, placement, and staff
development activities for students with autism are coordinated to ensure that
all school districts, parents, agencies, and students are appropriately served
throughout the state of Washington. Mission is to act as the coordinating entity
for the dissemination of demographic data, program location, and best practices
in the identification, program development, and placement of students with
autism spectrum disorders. Project trainings, free lending library and other
events.
Brain
Injury Association of Washington
16315 N.E. 87th, Suite B-4
Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: (425) 895-0047
Fax: (425) 895-0458
Toll-Free: (800) 523-LIFT (5438)
E-mail: biawa@biawa.org
Web: http://www.biawa.org
Info: As part of a national organization, Brain Injury Association
of Washington maintains support groups that meet throughout the state.
Also education, resources, and advocacy for individuals who have experienced
brain injury and their families.
Epilepsy Foundation Northwest
3800 Aurora Ave N Ste 370
Seattle, WA, 98103-8721
Phone: (206) 547-4551
Toll-free: (800) 752-3509
E-mail:
mail@epilepsynw.org
Web:
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org
Info: Education and Discussion Group, Adult Networking Group, Family Fun
Time networking events, Meet the Experts: Educational Seminars, conferences,
and educational resources for people affected by epilepsy, their
families/caregivers, and school personnel.
The
Father's Network
16120 N.E. 8th Street
Bellevue, WA 98008-3937
Phone: (425) 747-4004 ext. 4286
E-mail: jmay@fathersnetwork.org
Web: http://www.fathersnetwork.org
Info: Located at the Kindering Center in Bellevue, the Fathers Network
(FN) provides support and resources for all men and their families who have
children with special needs. The FN promotes fathers as crucially important
people in their children's and families' lives.
LifeSPAN
Lifetime Secure Personal Assistance Network
1801 130th Ave. NE
#220
Bellevue, WA 98005
Phone: (425) 883-9867
E-mail: lifespan@verizon.net
Web: http://www.lifespan-wa.org
Info: LifeSPAN supports families in Washington State to develop safe, secure, quality futures for their relatives with a developmental disability. Future planning advisory services, creating and sustaining personal networks of support, family support, mentoring and advocacy. LifeSPAN also regularly offers training sessions to assist families in establishing Networks for their loved ones with a disability.
Parent Power
2017 East Spruce Street
Seattle WA 98122
Phone: (206) 324-0340
Email: mark@childrensalliance.org
Web: http://www.washingtonparentpower.org
Info: WA state based organization, project of the Children's Alliance.
Parents and advocates working with families can get information about on what
economic supports (including health care, child care, food assistance, tax
credit, and scholarships) are available to them. English and Spanish.
Parent
Trust for Washington Children
1305 - 4th Ave., Suite 310
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 233-0156 (administration)
Toll-free: (800) 932-4673 (family help-line)
E-mail: ptrust@seanet.com
Web: http://www.parenttrust.org
Info: The family help-line provides live support, where callers can talk
to a phone worker about problems and issues. It also provides recorded resources
and information through the Parent Info Line for all 39 Washington counties.
Family help-line staff will direct you to a group near you (nearly 60 groups in
WA state) - free, weekly self-help groups provide emotional support and
child care during meetings. Every Group has a trained professional
facilitator and parent leader who run the group.
People
First of Washington
P.O. Box 648
Clarkston, Washington 99403
Phone: (800) 758-1123
E-mail: pfow@clarkston.com
Web:
www.peoplefirstofwashington.org
Info: Training materials and expertise in the self-advocacy movement, and members who are on the national board of Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered.
Members are on numerous state board and committees such as the Division of Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee, Washington Protective and Advocacy Board, and the Developmental Disabilities Council, along with many local boards and commissions.
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SIBSHOPS
- Sibling Support Project
6512 23rd Avenue, NW
Suite 213, Seattle, WA 98117
Phone: (206) 297-6368
Web: http://www.seattlechildrens.org/sibsupp/sibshopdirectory_map.htm
Info: Children’s Sibshops are lively, pedal-to-the-metal, award-winning
celebrations of the many contributions made by brothers and sisters of kids with
special needs. Sibshops acknowledge that being the brother or sister of a person
with special needs is for some a good thing, others a not-so-good thing, and for
many, somewhere in between. They reflect a belief that brothers and sisters have
much to offer one another--if they are given a chance.
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Walk
A Mile Program
Northwest Institute for Children & Families
4101 - 15th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: (206) 543-3027
Fax: (206) 685-1330
Email: natasha@walkamile.org
Web: http://www.walkamile.org
Info: Walk a Mile is a unique education programa that brings policymakers
and people receiving public assistance together to learn more about each other's
lives. Walk a Mile matches leaders from state government, business and citizen
governing bodies one-on-one with the welfare recipients whose lives are touched
by public policies.
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
16120 N.E. 8th Street
Bellevue, WA 98008
Phone: (425) 747-4004, ext. 218
Fax: (425) 747-1069
Toll-free; (800) 833-6388
E-mail: jmay@fathersnetwork.org
Web: www.fathersnetwork.org
Info: Advocates for and provides support and resources for all men and their families who have children with special needs; father support and mentoring programs.
Washington
State Parent to Parent
4738 172nd Court SE
Bellevue, WA 98006
Phone: (425) 641 -7504
(800)
821 -5927
E-MAIL:statep2p@earthlink.net
Web: http://www.arcwa.org/parent2parent.htm
Info: Personal support for parents of children with disabilities from
other parents. Information, resources, community outreach, support groups,
training workshops and other activities. Hosted by The Arc of Washington
State.
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This page last updated: Monday, August 25, 2008