Capitol Hill Visits

The Disability Policy Seminar’s Capitol Hill Day is an exciting opportunity to engage with your legislators and staff and to advocate for disability policy priorities.

The purpose of these visits is to speak directly with your state’s Congressional delegation about the high-priority issues for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families. Critical programs like Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, education, home and community-based services, Supplemental Security Income, SNAP, and Social Security are under threat. These federal programs provide the keys to community living and inclusion for millions of people with IDD across the nation

Through visits with members of the House and Senate, you can help ensure that critical programs and the civil rights of all people with IDD are protected.

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The Disability Policy Seminar’s partners are working with state captains in each state to coordinate and schedule this year’s Capitol Hill visits.

Partners will schedule Senate appointments, and state captains will make House of Representatives appointments. State captains will coordinate with state delegations.

When registering, be sure to indicate if you want to attend the Capitol Hill visits so your state captain knows to contact you. State delegations will have time to meet and discuss their Hill meetings during the first day of the Disability Policy Seminar.

Whether this is your first visit to Capitol Hill or a repeat visit, we will help you prepare for a successful meeting through trainings at the Disability Policy Seminar, fact sheets to leave behind with members of Congress or their staff, and pre-event webinars.