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Working the Room: Advocacy You Can Use
Sharron Close, PhD, MS, CPNP-PC, FAAN
Dorothy Boothe, PhD
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Awareness
• Number One issue cited by X & Y patients and families as barriers to
• Health care access
• Educational Support
• Legal and disability concerns
• The MOST Protected (withheld/hidden) information creates barriers
Can you hear me now?
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Who? What? Why Should Anyone Care?
Invisible
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Communication is Bi-directional
Patients
And
Families
Doctors
Nurse Practitioners
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Educators
Insurance
Policy
And More
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Finding your Voice: Individually and Collectively
Nobody Knows…... Is anybody else dealing
with this?…...
Who can I talk to?…... Why is this so hard?…...
Am I alone?…... Is there any help at all?......
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The X & Y Chromosome Community Must Be Heard
•Common Language
•Normalization
•Widespread Knowledge
•Accessible Education
•Advocacy in all forms
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Advocacy in Its Many Forms
• Person to Person/People to People • Social Media Groups
• In-Person Support Groups
• National Advocacy group (AXYS)
• Person to Institution/People to Institution • School Districts/Schools
• Vocational and Employment Settings
• Legal and Law Enforcement
• Judicial System
• Person to Systems/People to Systems • Insurance
• Adjuvant Service Needs
• Representation It is LITERALLY, In our Hands
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Impact of Advocacy
• Knowledge
• Actions based on Knowledge
• Network Knowledge Development
• Development of Familiar Language
• Awareness and Normalization
• Contagion of Awareness
• Patient-Centered Direction
• Patient-Centered Agency to affect Change
CHANGE!
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From Invisible….............................. To Visible
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Worki g the Roo : Fi d so eo e who is involved already
• Attend another senate resolution and make a friend
• How to pull a senator to the ropes
• I a o e of your co stitue ts
• Specific to ask them: support funding for SPECIFIC
• Get used to being in the environment
• Get involved with other people in disability community
• Medicaid waivers; sometimes asking for the same thing
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Organize Your Thoughts: Write out your story
• Support in school district
• Health insurance not covering medications or services
• Own personal story is powerful in a face-to-face
• Serendipitous introductions
• Kids might be able to page with legislators
• Kids can talk to their legislators
• Contagion of contact
• Find out what committees do your reps sit on?
• Who is important in making decisions in health care?
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Legislators WANT to Hear From You
Footage with Senator Unterman
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Making Contact
• Telephone appointment
• Get to know the legislative assistant
• Make specific requests:
• Document/Photograph/Create News & Press Releases
• To create a Proclamation
• To request senator or representation to attend an event
• Post to social media
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Legislators are PEOPLE (just like us)
• Demonstrate kindness and respect
• Politely disagree, if required and then use this opportunity to MAKE THE CASE
• You can influence the way they think about things
• Thank them for their time an attention
• Leave an GOOD impression
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Memorable BRANDING
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Tools to Begin: Finding Your Legislators
• https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/
• https://openstates.org
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Partners in Policy Making
• Partners in Policy Making : course (in every state) developmental disabilities
• http://partnersonlinecourses.com
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SHOW UP!
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Be in Strategic Pathways
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In Session: Nerves and Hopefulness
• Singularity of
Purpose
• Strength of
Community
• Power of
Combined Voices
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Witnessing the Moment
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There THEY are: Up Front and Center
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Singular Mission Accomplished
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All the Way to the TOP: 2016
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All the Way to the Top: 2017
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Advocacy Has to Come From the Inside
• How important is it to you?
• Avoid relyi g others
• Nobody can tell your story better then you
• Be persistent, relentless and kind
• Keep showing up
• Reflect on your commitment: Value to the X & Y Chromosome community is based on each singular commitment
Step up and be Present
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Questions