The Olympia Insider video podcast is a concise preview and review of what's happening with developmental disability advocacy in Washington's capitol city. Watch online using either Quicktime or the Flash Player that comes loaded in your Internet browser. You can also subscribe to The Olympia Insider through any of the media subscriber services listed on the right. Advocates who want to stay in the know on the go can watch the Olympia Insider on their iPods or other handheld video devices.
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Change is made by those who show up! Olympia Insiders Sue Elliott and Ed Holen invite you to Advocacy Day every Wednesday during the 2010 legislative session.
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QuickTime (good for high bandwidth) [3:20m]: Play in Popup | DownloadIn Part 1 of this special 3-part Olympia Insider focusing on Guardianship, attorney Donna Holt gives an overview of the different Types of Guardianship.
Flash 7 (better for low bandwidth) [4:57m]: Play in Popup | Download QuickTime (good for high bandwidth) [4:57m]: Play in Popup | DownloadIn Part 2 of the Olympia Insider’s 3-part Guardianship series, David Lord of Disability Rights Washington talks about the many good Alternatives to Guardianship.
Flash 7 (better for low bandwidth): Play in Popup | Download QuickTime (good for high bandwidth): Play in Popup | DownloadThis final episode of the Olympia Insider’s 3-part Guardianship series focuses on the Rights of the Individual with Office of Public Guardianship advisory committee member Vickie Foster.
Flash 7 (better for low bandwidth): Play in Popup | Download quickTime (good for high bandwidth): Play in Popup | DownloadIn the last of 3 Olympia Insiders focusing on free and low-cost services for people outside the DD system, Kathy Goldenberger answers the question, What is Benefits Planning? and explains why it is so important.
In part 2 of the Olympia Insider’s series on free and low-cost services for people outside the DD system, CTED’s Jan Navarre provides information about Housing and Utility Assistance.
In the first of 3 episodes focusing on free and low-cost services for people outside the DD system, the Olympia Insider’s Emily Rogers gives a rundown of Health and Nutrition services.
Olympia Insiders Sue Elliott and Ed Holen revisit the wins and losses of the 2009 Legislative Session with clips from the advocates who fought the good fight. And there is still more to do! Check www.arcwa.org for updates.
Flash 7 (better for low bandwidth) [6:19m]: Play in Popup | Download QuickTime (good for high bandwidth) [6:19m]: Play in Popup | DownloadAdvocates fight for smart cuts that save essential services as the House and Senate hammer out a compromise budget in the final weeks of the 2009 session.
Flash 7 (better for low bandwidth) [9:08m]: Play in Popup | Download QuickTime (good for high bandwidth) [9:08m]: Play in Popup | DownloadThe Olympia Insiders join hundreds of advocates for the Independent Living Day Rally and discuss HB 2078 with bill sponsor, Rep. Mary Helen Roberts.
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