Disability Rights & Accessibility Legal Advice

Aligna’s Virtual Legal Services For Your Disability Rights Law Questions in Washington State

Disability, Access, and Governance Legal Clarity for Individuals and Organizations

Focused, paid legal guidance sessions to help you understand your rights, obligations, and options under disability rights law — before conflict escalates

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Why the A-Line Exists

Too often, individuals and organizations don’t have a clear, accessible place to ask critical questions about disability rights, access, and compliance until a problem becomes urgent or adversarial. Many wait because they fear making things worse, lack clear options, or don’t know whom to trust.

A-Line was created for that moment when clarity matters first.

Who A-Line Is For

A-Line legal sessions serve two kinds of clients in WA State:

Individuals with Disabilities

  • You need to understand your rights and options
  • You want to ask about reasonable accommodations, modifications, or access issues
  • You want to act before frustration becomes conflict

Organizations: From Nonprofits to Government Agencies, Small Businesses to Schools

  • You’re unclear about disability access obligations
  • You want to reduce legal risk and increase accessibility
  • You need to align actions with your values and the law

These sessions are focused and bounded. They are not general legal advice lines or crisis emergency services. They are tailored to a specific question or decision point.

What to Expect in an A-Line Session

An A-Line session gives you:

  • A clear explanation of applicable legal frameworks (e.g., ADA, WLAD, Section 504, IDEA)
  • Practical options for action or next steps
  • Insight into risks, obligations, and legal considerations
  • A conversation grounded in your values and real goals

You’ll meet with Aligna’s founder, Carrie Griffin Basas, Esq., a licensed attorney in Washington with extensive experience in disability rights, access law, and governance. Sessions are designed to be practical, respectful, and clarifying.

What the A-Line Sessions Are (and Aren’t)

A-Line Sessions are:

  • Paid, time-limited legal consultations
  • Focused on a defined legal issue, question, or decision
  • Conducted by a licensed attorney (WA only) with respect and care
  • Designed to give clarity and options

    • A-Line Sessions are not:

    • Free legal advice or intake hotlines
    • Emergency or crisis services
    • Ongoing representation (unless separately agreed)

    How the A-Line Works

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    Aligna’s A-Line is currently only available for clients in Washington State or with WA-based legal concerns.

    Choose a time that works for you. All initial legal consults are prepaid and 45 minutes. Use our booking system to schedule your legal session. We will review your intake for fit and screen any potential conflicts.

    We’ll talk by Zoom or phone and dive into your question or decision-point. I’ll help you understand your options and what comes next.

    Some clients choose to act on their own with confidence after getting more information. Others engage additional legal or strategic support. If ongoing representation is appropriate with Aligna, we’ll discuss scope and terms.

    If your situation is ongoing and we decide to enter an attorney-client relationship, we can set additional calls and/or plan for other support you might need (e.g., drafting letters, reviewing documentation, preparing for mediation, providing training, answering other questions about a developing situation). We would formalize our attorney-client relationship, including the hourly or project rate. For ongoing work at an hourly rate, Aligna bills in 6-minute increments; you are only charged for the time you use.

    Booking & Policies

    Cancellation: A-Line sessions require 48 hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule or they are non-refundable.
    Scheduling: Availability is limited; sessions are designed to ensure focused attention and quality guidance.
    Questions before booking? Email: carrie@wearealigna.com

    If you are an attorney who is interested in co-counseling or you are a potential client who cannot find a suitable time, please reach out to us for other options: carrie@wearealigna.com.

    Disability rights law is a vast field. We focus on disability as a civil rights law question and would recommend that you look for other resources through the WA State Bar if you have an estates, trusts, guardianship, personal injury, Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, or benefits question, for example.

    Landed Here Looking for Some Quick-Start External Resources?

    Navigating disability rights laws can be confusing. We believe that education can prevent a lot of conflicts and misunderstandings, or at least, reveal potentially good paths forward. Here are just a few outside resources:

    We don’t maintain any of these resources or have financial relationships with them.