Be an Advocate!
Whether you aren’t sure who your local elected representatives are or you are a seasoned advocate, everyone can get involved. Through advocacy alert emails, NDSS will let you know what you can do and when to support important Down syndrome legislative activities. A quick phone call or submitting a form email is usually all it takes to affect positive changes for people with Down syndrome!
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Active Advocacy Campaigns
Below is a list of past action alerts:
- Take Action on the All Dependent Children Count Act (H.R. 6420)
- Take Action on the Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act (H.R. 6305/S. 2544)
- Ask your Member of Congress to support the ABLE Age Adjustment Act (H.R. 1814)
- Ask your Representative to Support the CAPABILITY Act (H.R. 3070)
- Ask your Member to join the Congressional Task Force on Down Syndrome
- Ask your Representatives to support the Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Bill (S. 955)
- Ask your House Member to support the Marriage Access for People with Special Abilities Act (H.R. 1529)
- Ask your Representatives to support the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act (H.R. 873/ S. 260)
- Please support the Transition and Integration into Meaningful Employment Act (H.R. 1377)
- Please support Kevin & Avonte’s Law
- Please support the IMPROVE Act (H.R. 7217)
- Vote NO on the Graham-Cassidy Proposal
- Ask Your Member of Congress to Co-Sponsor the ABLE to Work Act of 2017
- Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (July 24, 2017)
- Join the Congressional Task Force on Down Syndrome
- NDSS Letter to All US Senators regarding the Senate Health Bill (July 5, 2017)
- Senate Advocacy regarding Senate ACA Task Force (June 14, 2017)
- Senate Advocacy regarding American Health Care Act & Senate ACA Task Force (May 10, 2017)
- House Passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) (May 5, 2017)
- 2nd Update on Legislative Efforts to Repeal and Replace the Affordable Care Act (May 4, 2017)
- Update on Legislative Efforts to Repeal and Replace the Affordable Care Act (April 14, 2017)
- Act Now to Protect Medicaid (March 20, 2017)
- Ask Your Representative and Senators to Join the Congressional Task Force on Down Syndrome (March 16, 2017)
- Education Advocacy Alert – Ask Your Senators to Vote No on Repeal of ESSA Accountability Regulations (March 2, 2017)
- Education Advocacy Alert (February 8, 2017)
- Take Action Today to Get Kevin and Avonte’s Law Across the Finish Line (November 29, 2016)
- Support the Federal ABLE Improvement Bills (September 27, 2016)
- Join the NDSC-NDSS Webinar: Using ESSA for Improved IDEA Implementation on October 25, 2016, at 1:00 PM (September 30, 2016)
- NDSC-NDSS EDUCATION ALERT: Immediate Action Needed on Perkins Career & Technical Education Senate Bill (September 19, 2016)
- NDSC-NDSS EDUCATION ALERT: Action Needed on Your State ESSA Implementation Plan – Submit Comments to Your State Department of Education ASAP (September 14, 2016)
- Call Your US Reps to Support Kevin & Avonte’s Law (Wandering Bill) (September 6, 2016)
- NDSC-NDSS EDUCATION ALERT: Action Needed on Proposed Federal Academic Assessment Regulations for ESSA – Submit Comments by September 9 (September 2, 2016)
- NDSC-NDSS EDUCATION ALERT: Action Needed on Proposed Federal Accountability Regulations for ESSA – Submit Comments by August 1 (July 20, 2016)
- NDSC-NDSS EDUCATION ALERT: Request for Information on Opportunities to Provide Input on State Implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (June 3, 2016)
- NDSC-NDSS EDUCATION ALERT: Proposed Federal Regulations for the Every Student Succeeds Act to be Released Soon (May 17, 2016)
- Participate in the Buddy Walk® on Washington from Your Hometown (May 16, 2016)