The 2021-2023 State Plan on Independent Living  

The primary purpose of WASILC is to monitor, review, evaluate and maintain a State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL). The SPIL establishes goals and benchmarks for the IL services provided to all individuals living with disabilities in Washington State.

Read the FFY 2021-2023 SPIL here

Helpful Links & Websites

Washington State Organizations

• ‍Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services ‍‍
• Access & Functional Needs | Emergency Management Div.
• AFN Acronym List for Interpreters and Captioners
• Alert & Notification Warnings | Emergency Management Division
• Assisted Living in Washington State
• CIEP ALERT and WASILC Newsletter back issues (to 2018)
• CIEP Cascadia Subduction Zone TTX After Action Report
• City or County Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs)
• County Emergency Management Agencies
• County Emergency Planning Committees
• Disability Organizations | WA- Department of Health
• ‍Disability Rights Washington (DRW)
• Emergency & Disaster Response Lessons Learned (NW ADA)
• Functional Assessment Service Teams (FAST) | Pierce County
• Northwest Access Fund
• Northwest ADA Center
• Northwest Justice
• Partnerships for Action, Voices for Empowerment (PAVE)
• Self-Advocates in Leadership (SAIL)
• The Arc of Washington State
• Washington Assistive Technology Act Programs
• Washington Client Assistance Program (CAP)
• Washington State ABLE Savings Plan
• Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Washington State Coalition for Language Access (WASCLA)
• Washington State Commission on African American Affairs
• Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
• Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs
• Washington State Disability Organizations List
• Washington State Disaster Recovery AFN Resources
• Washington State Women's Commission

Washington State Government Agencies

• ‍Governor's Committee on Disability Issues and Employment (GCDE)
• WA State Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC)

• WA State Department of Services for the Blind (DSB)
• Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH)

• WA State DSHS Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
• WA State Rehabilitation Council (WSRC)
• Washington State Department of Health Disability Organizations List

• WA State Human Rights Commission

• WA State Governor's Office of the Education Ombuds
• WA State Emergency Management Division (EMD) AFN
• WA Emergency Management Division—Disaster Ready Washington
• WA Emergency Management Division—Alert & Notification Warnings
• ‍WA State Local Emergency Management Agencies
• WA State Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs)
• WA State Department of Ecology – Emergency Planning Committees

National Organizations‍

• ADA Guide: Accessible Emergency Preparedness & Response
• Addiction Recovery in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities
• American Red Cross Inclusivity Preparedness Resources
• HearingLoss Association of America (HLAA)
• HHS | TRACIE Topic Collection: Access and Functional Needs
• Inclusive Emergency Lifelines | Wireless Inclusive RERC
• Independent Living Institute
• Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU)
• Individuals with Disabilities | Ready.gov
• Job Accommodation Network
• Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA)
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
• National Association of the Deaf
• National Autism Association
• National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
• National Federation of the Blind
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
• Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc
• The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
• United Spinal Association

National Government Agencies

• Administration for Community Living (ACL)
• Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• Social Security Administration Disability Program
• Individuals with Disabilities | Ready.gov

Advocacy Resources

Find Your Legislative Representatives:

• Washington State House of Representatives
• Washington State Senate‍

Emergency Preparedness

• ‍‍National Organization on Disability Emergency Preparedness Initiative‍‍
• FEMA Region 10
• Pierce County Public Works and Utilities - Flooding
  
• Thurston County Emergency Management
• Earthquake Country Alliance: Welcome to Earthquake Country
• Inclusive Emergency Lifelines | Wireless Inclusive RERC | Georgia Institute of Technology

LGBTQ+ Resources

• Human Rights Campaign of Washington
• Seattle Pride
• Respect Ability
• Rainbow Center, Tacoma, WA
• Pride Foundation of Washington
• Odyssey Youth Movement
• Gay City, Seattle
• Queer Youth Resource Center