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obstruct WPAS access to programs when consistent with the law, but WAS will assume primary responsibility for enforcing its access rights. WPAS will attempt to resolve access issues at the lowest level possible. In cases where there is danger of imminent or continuing harm to an individual with developmental disabilities WPAS will report the occurrence to DDD, consistent with the Washington State Bar Association Rules of Professional Responsibility and other applicable state law. In those cases and where there is a pattern of failure to provide access for WPAS to a program or DDD consumers, WPAS will report this failure to DDD, and DDD will respond by investigating the allegation of failure to provide access and will take appropriate actions. B. WPAS staff will identify themselves to any staff present when they arrive at a program by showing a WPAS photo identification badge. WPAS shall provide the DDD director with a list of employees and their pictures by July 1, 1997, and WPAS shall update this list as necessary. C. WPAS shall have access to SOLAs and other programs staffed by DDD employees as specified in this section. This agreement does not affect the right of an individual with a developmental disability served by such a program who owns or rents his or her own home to deny access to WPAS to his or her home. However, DDD employees do not have the right to deny WPAS access to programs or the residences of individuals who are served by programs. D. WPAS staff shall have access to all programs when WPAS has received a complaint or has probable cause to believe than an incident of abuse, neglect, or other rights violation has occurred; E. WPAS staff shall have access to all living areas of SOLAs and other programs staffed by DDD employees during regular business hours for the purpose of providing information on legal rights and self advocacy to the individuals with disabilities who participate in the program. During the course of such access, WPAS staff shall be allowed to engage in informal discussions with the individuals with disabilities, out of the presence of DDD employees or others, in an area that affords privacy. F. WPAS staff may visit any location where residents are served by DDD employees, where the purpose is observation or monitoring compliance with respect to the rights and safety of service recipients (CFR 1386.22(g)(2)). Such observation and monitoring activities need not be limited to clients of WPAS, and WAS staff shall not be required to schedule or give prior notice of such visits to DDD employees, provided that WPAS leas dic permission of a DDD consumer. WPAS staff shall be permitted to monitor the program without an accompanying DDD employee. WPAS staff shall conduct all monitoring activities in a manner which is respectful of the privacy of the individuals with disabilities who reside in the monitored program. IV. Access to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. A. WPAS staff will be provided access to their clients in the same manner as such access is provided to privately retained and/or court appointed attorneys. DDD shall assist and support the professional relationship between WPAS and its clients. Written consent for such access is not required. B. WPAS recognizes that all individuals with developmental disabilities have the right to refuse to talk with WPAS, to have a third party present during the interview, or to reschedule the appointment for a more convenient time. WPAS shall advise their clients and other individuals with developmental disabilities with whom they have contact of these COMMUNITY ACCESS AGREEMENT