My name is Sydney Krebsbach and I'm one of the two co-chairs for the Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council. I'm an individual with Autism and I live in Spokane. I enjoy being on the council. It has helped increase my advocacy skills to a whole new level. I've become a public speaker on a state and national level thanks to my work on the council. In April 2024, Brandi, a group of self-advocates, and I traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend the Disability Policy Seminar, where we had a meeting with U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell to discuss the issues that people with disabilities are facing in the state of Washington. Also, at the seminar I had the opportunity to share about my experiences with employment, housing, opportunities from Alaska to Washington, and finding a doctor.