Host Sue Elliott and the usual suspects highlight advocacy gains from the 2007 legislative session and talk about getting busy this summer and fall for 2008.
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quickTime (good for high-bandwidth) [6:20m]: Play in Popup | DownloadSue Elliott hosts the Olympia Insider with guests Ed Holen and Donna Patrick for a look at the Biennial Budget and what it means for DD advocates working on “Winning the Waiting Game.”
flash 7 (better for low-bandwidth) [3:47m]: Play in Popup | Download quickTime (good for high-bandwidth) [3:47m]: Play in Popup | DownloadFrom the steps of the Temple of Justice, Olympia Insider host Grier Jewell introduces the issue of provider wages. Hear what advocates have to say about the importance of fair and equal pay for supported living service providers.
Flash 7 (better for low-bandwidth) [5:13m]: Play in Popup | Download QuickTime (good for high-bandwidth) [5:13m]: Play in Popup | DownloadFollow Olympia Insider host Grier Jewell as she catches up with DD advocates racing against legislative cut-off. Find out what it takes to win the advocacy race!
flash 7 (better for low-bandwidth) [5:49m]: Play in Popup | Download QuickTime (good for high-bandwidth) [5:49m]: Play in Popup | DownloadOlympia Insider Grier Jewell gets the inside story on the transit issues advocates are talking to their legislators about and tries to answer that age-old question: where’s the bus?
Flash 7 (better for low-bandwidth) [4:54m]: Play in Popup | Download Quicktime (good for high-bandwidth) [4:54m]: Play in Popup | DownloadEvery Wednesday during session is Advocacy Day in Olympia! Check out the scene with Olympia Insider, Grier Jewell. Where will you be next Wednesday?
Flash 7 (better for low-bandwidth) [4:55m]: Play in Popup | Download QuickTime (good for high-bandwidth) [4:55m]: Play in Popup | DownloadAdvocate Kimmer Gordon and the Executive Director of the Developmental Disabilities Council, Ed Holen, talk with Grier Jewell about legislation to create an ombudsman for people with developmental disabilities.
Flash 7 (better for low-bandwidth) [3:56m]: Play in Popup | Download QuickTime (good for high-bandwidth) [3:56m]: Play in Popup | DownloadSue Elliott and parents offer their take on the Individual and Family Services legislation as well as their impressions of a recent Senate hearing.
Advocates can win the Waiting Game – learn how from special guest, Ed Holen, Executive Director of Washington State’s Developmental Disabilities Council.
Flash 7 Player [12:31m]: Play in Popup | Download Quicktime Version [12:31m]: Play in Popup | DownloadIn Episode 1 of The Olympia Insider, host Grier Jewell takes advocates on a high-speed tour through the Washington State Capitol Campus.
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