CHILDREN’S ADVOCATES SHOCKED BY RESTRAINT AND ISOLATION DATA 333 students injured while restrained or in isolation in Washington schools this year Rep. Gerry Pollet will sponsor training bill to promote safe alternatives      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 20, 2016 – Some Washington schools are still physically restraining students and locking them in isolation rooms at […]

Washington State's and Federal Mental Health Parity Acts (MHP) promised to end the false and biased distinction between physical and mental health which had long infected insurance policies.  Medical Necessity is an important measure of the Act. Health plans that are regulated by the Parity Act are prohibited from using a special medical necessity criteria […]

Who Should Define Autism? Who should represent the disability, and why it matters. By Daniel Person Wed., Jul 17 2013 at 04:51PM It’s 5:45 on a Friday afternoon, and members of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network’s Washington chapter are gathering cross-legged in a basement hallway on the University of Washington campus. Normally they would hold their […]

  On May 10th over 150 new and old gathered for a night of live music, fabulous food and drinks all while supporting a cause they strongly believe in. Our program included:  •Honoring Attorney Ele Hamburger of Sirianni Youtz Spoonemore & Hamburger •Honoring Senator Andy Hill, Washington State Legislature  •Live Auction and Make A Difference […]