| "Serving Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and their Families since 1950" |
| Advocacy |
POLICY
Advocacy is essential in maintaining or improving the
quality of life for people with mental retardation and related
developmental disabilities.
Impact
Until a few decades ago, people with developmental
disabilities had few choices. Many were forced to live in
institutions and thought to be incapable of learning or
steady employment. But through grassroots advocacy
sponsored by The Arc nationally and locally, people with
special needs in our community are living independently,
graduating from high school and holding jobs. We're
improving lives in a meaningful way. Here's how:
Community Advocacy
Improving public policy for people with developmental
disabilities means changing the attitudes of lawmakers at
the local, state and national level. Above all else, members
of The Arc are activists, united in their desire to change
attitudes about people with developmental disabilities by
edcuating lawmakers about their real needs and desires.
Our community advocacy effort educates through a
number of mechanisms, including:
Advocacy is essential in maintaining or improving the
quality of life for people with mental retardation and related
developmental disabilities.
Impact
Until a few decades ago, people with developmental
disabilities had few choices. Many were forced to live in
institutions and thought to be incapable of learning or
steady employment. But through grassroots advocacy
sponsored by The Arc nationally and locally, people with
special needs in our community are living independently,
graduating from high school and holding jobs. We're
improving lives in a meaningful way. Here's how:
Community Advocacy
Improving public policy for people with developmental
disabilities means changing the attitudes of lawmakers at
the local, state and national level. Above all else, members
of The Arc are activists, united in their desire to change
attitudes about people with developmental disabilities by
edcuating lawmakers about their real needs and desires.
Our community advocacy effort educates through a
number of mechanisms, including:
 | The Governmental Affairs Committee-- |
- The governing board of our community advocacy
effort, this committee meets on the 1st Monday of
each month from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. in The Arc of
Tri-Cities conference room.
- Advocacy Days--During the state legistlative
session, which generally runs from January through
May of each year, a number of volunteers travel with
us to Olympia to speak with lawmakers about
proposed legislation that we either favor or oppose.
| Advocacy |
| Progress - change for the better - will not happen without advocacy. Advocacy is the tool citizens use in our democracy to bring about improvements. |
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