Advocating for treatment in the least restrictive setting and in a manner responsive to the wishes of people with disabilities

The Treatment Facilities Program advocates for facilities that effectively deliver treatment in humane and therapeutic conditions, in the most integrated manner possible, with effective and timely discharge planning that is consistent with the needs and wishes of people with disabilities. The Treatment Facilities Program also advocates for programs, policies, and services that prevent institutionalization and keep people safe and healthy in the communities of their choosing.

Program Updates

Now Hiring: Deinstitutionalization Impact Litigation Attorney

October 17, 2025DRW's Treatment Facilities Program seeks an attorney with a demonstrated interest in conducting impact litigation and other systemic advocacy to enforce the legal rights of individuals with disabilities who are subject to or at risk of abuse, neglect, or other human and civil rights violations, especially as it relates to institutionalization. Learn more here!

Facilities Team receives grant for housing policy work

September 30, 2025DRW received a grant from the Seattle Foundation to pursue housing policies and legislation in 2026 that support individuals with significant behavioral health needs. DRW’s Treatment Facilities team will use this grant to bring the voices of people with disabilities to policy conversations around emergency, transitional, and permanent supportive housing.

DRW brings voting registration and civic engagement into isolated treatment facilities

August 20, 2025DRW recently partnered with Civil Survival to provide trainings on voting rights and civic engagement to people held at four separate state psychiatric treatment facilities. Individuals in these facilities are often very isolated and politically disempowered.

DRW is Hiring an Executive Director

June 3, 2025Disability Rights Washington (DRW) is seeking our next Executive Director (ED). With a mission to advance the dignity, equality, and self-determination of people with disabilities, and relying both on lived and learned experience, we work to pursue justice on matters related to human and legal rights. The next ED will build on a legacy of impactful work across the state that has positioned Disability Rights Washington as one of the premier Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agencies in the country. Are you, or someone you know, a demonstrated strategic, visionary leader that might be our next ED? If so, click here to learn more or apply today!

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