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Family to family support, community services and supports across multiple systems and self advocacy resources.

Advocacy & Legal Services

WAAA provides a range of advocacy services to help adults, youth, and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other neurological disorders throughout the State of Washington gain access to health, educational services, and other needed supports.

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Special Education Legal Library

Comprehensive collection of relevant Washington Administrative Code and guidance documents.

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Insurance Portal

Get practical information on navigating Private Insurance and Medicaid, diagnoses and treatment, encouraging your employer to add Autism benefits, working with insurance case managers, the Premium Payment Program and more.

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Training Workshops

Get practical information about everything from regulations governing insurance and educational benefits, to how to enhance your relationship with your child.

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Resource Directory

Browse our provider resources directory for everything from autism diagnosis and interventions, to financial and legal advocacy.

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Facebook Support Groups

Supporting Parents of Autism (SPA) is a time to come together with other parents to share your struggles, challenges, and joys.

WAAA Autism Resource Connectors is a group for our friends of the ASD community to share resources and learn about local services!

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Friendship Matters

Activities for adolescents to help transitioning into adulthood and independent living.

Some of the activities include visiting teen centers, shopping malls, and parks, racing go-karts, seeing movies, and going to restaurants — all under the guidance of dynamic social skills coaches — participants can improve their social skills, develop lasting friendships, and enjoy a crucial sense of acceptance and belonging.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Legal Advocacy;

WAAA’s Health Law Program provides individual and systemic reform legal advocacy to help individuals with ASD and other developmental disabilities and their families gain access to medically necessary healthcare, treatment, and services.

These legal services include representation in public and private insurance administrative and court appeals of denials, terminations or reductions of medically necessary services and treatment; and other access.

What is WAAA's Education Law Program

Along with our Blueprints to Special Education training workshops to help families navigate the IEP system, WAAA’s Special Education Law library offers tools to help families advocate for the Special Education accommodations their child needs. In addition, we help identify services and supports, working with care providers and other agencies to ensure children have access to the educational support they need, regardless of economic, language, or cultural barriers.

WAAA's Legal Fees;

WAAA aims to ensure that legal services are financially accessible to all families with its sliding scale fee program. Individuals and families for whom WAAA agrees to provide legal representation, and have a household income of 200% or less of the Federal Poverty Line (FPL), will not be charged any attorneys’ fees for WAAA’s legal services.

For other families, the fee will be calculated based on a sliding scale as outlined below.

How is my FPL Calculated;

Your FPL percentage is determined based upon the federal government’s currently established federal poverty line as well as your income and household size. It is calculated by dividing your income by the federal poverty guideline for your household size.

When you contact WAAA, our intake staff will ask you for your income and the number of people in your household (including you) to calculate your FPL percentage. WAAA’s intake staff explain whether you qualify for free legal services or WAAA’s sliding scale legal fee program.

How does the new sliding scale work;

WAAA will use the sliding scale chart below for people whose household income is between 201 and 600% of the FPL, to determine what percentage of WAAA’s attorneys’ fees for which you will be responsible should you wish to request, and WAAA agrees to provide you with legal representation.


200% FPL & lower	0% (free)
201-225% FPL	10% of fee
226-250 % FPL	15% of fee
251-300% FPL	20% of fee
301-350% FPL	30% of fee
351-400% FPL	40% of fee
401-450% FPL	50% of fee
451-500% FPL	60% of fee
501-550% FPL	70% of fee
551-575% FPL	80% of fee
576-600% FPL	90% of fee
Over 601% FPL	100% of fee

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