Incredible Jobs! Advocacy Day is March 6

We hope you can join us on Wednesday, March 6 for our Incredible Jobs! Advocacy Day. The snow cancelled our original plans.

• You can register here

There will be a 10 am policy briefing at The United Churches, 110 11th Avenue SE, Olympia, 98501 (across the street from the Capitol). There will also be a jobs rally in the Rotunda from 12 to 1 pm.

You can prepare by reading this employment first report. (Did you know Washington leads the nation in supported employment?)

We also have some flyers on two employment-related bills that we are working on:

• HB 1706 - Eliminating subminimum wages for people with disabilities
• Getting traction - Action to end subminimum wages nationally

• HB 1199 - Healthcare for working individuals with disabilities

On March 6, we will have shuttles picking up and returning to Seattle, Federal Way, and Tacoma. Please register so we know you are coming. We don't want to leave you behind!

SEATTLE SHUTTLE

•    Pick up/return to The Arc of King County, 233 6th Ave N, Seattle 98109
•    TIME: Please arrive by 8:15 am for an 8:30 am departure.
•    We will leave Olympia by 3 pm with estimated return to Seattle by 4:30 pm.
•    You can register here

Please note: While there is room to store a wheelchair if you can board with assistance, there is no wheelchair lift on this shuttle. If you need wheelchair seating, please sign up for the Federal Way/Tacoma shuttle.

FEDERAL WAY SHUTTLE

•    Pick up/return to 2210 S 320th Street, Federal Way, 98003 (this is a strip mall just south of the Federal Way Transit Center).
•    TIME: Please arrive by 8:30 am for an 8:45 am departure. We will leave Olympia at 3 pm with estimated return to Federal Way at 4 pm. This shuttle stops in Tacoma en route
•    Wheelchair seating (with lift) is available, but is extremely limited; reserve ahead of time.
•    You can register here

TACOMA/LAKEWOOD SHUTTLE

•    Pick up/return to the Park & Ride at 10617 S Tacoma Way, Lakewood, 98499
•    TIME: Please arrive by 9 am for a 9:15 am departure. We will leave Olympia at 3 pm with estimated return to Tacoma/Lakewood by 3:35 pm. This shuttle starts in Federal Way in the morning and continues on to Federal Way in the afternoon.
•    Wheelchair seating (with lift) is available, but is extremely limited; reserve ahead of time
•    You can register here