WPAS Services:

	Information and Referral
	Training and Publications
	Legal Representation
	System Impact Litigation
	Abuse or Neglect Intervention
	System Impact Policy Initiatives

Who is eligible for WPAS services?

WPAS provides free services to people with disabilities in Washington state who qualify for our services, under our federal mandates.  The mandates include:

	Protection & Advocacy for individuals with Developmental Disabilities (PADD): 42 U.S.C.  Sections 15001 - 15045   (2003) 45 C.F.R.  Sections 1385.1 - 1386.25   (2003)
	Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI): 42 U.S.C.  Sections 10801 - 10827   (2003) 45 C.F.R.  Sections 51.1 - 51.46   (2003)
	Protection & Advocacy for Individual Rights (PAIR): 29 U.S.C. Section 794e   (2003) 34 C.F.R. Sections 381.1 - 381.33   (2003)
	Protection & Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT): 29 U.S.C. Sections 3001 - 3058   (2003) 34 C.F.R. 345.1 - 345.63   (2003)
	Protection & Advocacy for individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries   (PATBI): 42 U.S.C. 300d - 300d-53   (2003)
	Protection & Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS): 42 U.S.C. 1320b-20 - 1320-21   (2003)

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