The Disability Policy Seminar’s Hill Day is an exciting opportunity to engage with your legislators and staff and to advocate for our shared policy priorities.
The purpose of these visits is to speak directly with your state’s congressional delegation about the high-priority issues affecting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Critical programs like Medicaid, education, home and community-based services, and Supplemental Security Income, are constantly threatened—yet these federal programs provide the key to community living and inclusion for people with IDD across the nation. These programs must be supported and expanded.
Through visits with congressional leaders, you can help ensure that critical programs and the civil rights of all people with IDD are protected.
Watch this recorded webinar to learn more about the Disability Policy Seminar, including Hill Day. You will get practical tips on how to prepare for meetings with your members of Congress and their staff.
Resources for Your Appointments
The Disability Policy Seminar partners are working with state captains in each state to coordinate and schedule this year’s 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 that you want to attend the Hill visits in order to be contacted by your state captain. 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 the Hill or a repeat visit, the Disability Policy Seminar will help you prepare for a successful meeting. We will also provide fact sheets that you can leave behind with members of Congress or their staff.
Hill Day Program
The Hill Day program will take place on Wednesday, April 9, at 10:00 am. It will be outside at Capitol Grounds Area 11, directly across from the Cannon House Office Building (see map below). The program will feature members of Congress, as well as self-advocates sharing their stories about the importance of Medicaid.
Together with the meetings that should already be scheduled with your Senators and Representatives, it will be an impactful day advocating for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
NOTE: If you have meetings with offices scheduled for that same time, please prioritize your meetings.
Please be sure to allow yourself plenty of time to get to your Hill meetings, especially if you are walking between the House and Senate sides, which can take 15 to 20 minutes.
In case of light rain, please pack an umbrella and weather-appropriate gear! If there is significant rain, we will reach out closer to the event with further details.
Get more information here about facilities and navigating the Capitol Grounds.
