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Public Policy Issues
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P2P-Policy: This listserv is for parents who
desire to receive policy alerts, notices of policy meetings
and to discuss issues of public policy with regard to
disability.
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RED NOTEBOOK
OPPORTUNITIES
At P2P, we endeavor to keep you abreast of
not only convferences, research, workshops, etc.,
but also the legislative issues that affect our
children.
Several years ago, during the legislative session, parents
decided that they would identify each other by carrying a
RED NOTEBOOK
or folder with a picture of their child on the front. This not only identified parents to each other, but we used the picture of our child to put a face on the issues we wanted to talk to legislators about.
The concept grew, and now P2P staff, via the listserv, will
let you know when we will be at a meeting, a conference, a
legislative session, a resource fair, a disability specific
function. will be in the subject line, along with the name
of the conference, meeting, etc. As we post about an event,
RED NOTEBOOK OPPORTUNITY.
The hope is that we can
start identifying each other out in the community...for
support and action. See you around!
Public Policy Resources
CCDC BUDGET CUT ANALYSIS:
Cuts that affect persons with
disabilities and analysis of impact
Colorado Budget Cycle: Basic Outline
Commission, Boards, Councils with a direct relation to
serving those with disabilities
Meeting
Your Legislators
Calling
Your Legislators
To find your legislators,
enter your
zip-code and 4 digit extension at
www.votesmart.org
 Making Your Case,
a self-study course
designed to help people with developmental disabilities and their families
create positive change through advocacy.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD RESOURCE!
To reach your Congress person
toll free,
call 1-800-928-8084
Congress.org
is a non-partisan, public
service Website created to allow individuals
to take part in the democratic process and
make a difference. Congress.org allows users
to:
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Identify and send messages
to their elected leaders in Congress, The
White House, and state legislatures
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Communicate to their leaders
via e-mail, letter, or fax
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Post these letters online
with Letters to Leaders and read what other
Americans are saying to elected officials
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Find and contact local and
national media by ZIP code or by state with
Media Guide
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Have your representative's
votes sent to you weekly via e-mail with
MegaVote
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