ADVOCACY TOOLS & TRAINING

VCDR works directly with grassroots consumers to provide advocacy training, informational sessions, and opportunities to participate in the legislative process.

• Find out how to Schedule a Training Session for your local group
  
  
• Establish an Advocacy Network in your area for rapid response to critical issues and events
  
  
• Communicating with Legislators describes how to reach and effectively get your message across to your Representatives and Senators during the hectic legislative session.
  
  
• Testify! Of course you can! Consumer and family testimony is an important component of advocacy, but may be daunting for the first-timer. We provide tips and advice about how to testify at public hearings and in legislative committees.
  
  
• Tell Your Story! Your experiences are important to us. We will be asking for consumer and family stories about critical issues; please take time to share your thoughts and experiences, and help us to work for Vermonters with disabilities. Our interactive page provides a user-friendly format.