Disability Day on the Hill (DDH) occurs once a year during legislative sessions, often occurring in multiple states. During Tennessee’s DDH, community members are able to meet with their legislators to talk about upcoming bills that would affect them. 

Seeing advocacy at work can be a very impactful experience, especially when it happens at DDH. For two of our staff, Beth and Hannah, their first Disability Day on the Hill experiences sparked awareness and ignited action. 

Heading to Disability Day on the Hill on Wednesday, February 14th to speak with your legislator(s)? Check out these resources before you go. We can’t wait to see you there!

Policy One Pagers
These easy to follow, quick overviews give all the information you’ll need to better understand the top policy issues we are following and supporting this year as a coalition. If you’re speaking to your legislator(s) on behalf of any of these issues, feel free to print out a one pager to help guide your conversation!

For the second episode of the #LetsGetTogether series, we got together with a panel of experienced advocates to discuss tips and advice for Disability Day on the Hill. 

Our panel was moderated by Courtney Atnip and featured panelists: Sarah Harvey, JP Homik and Tonya Copeland.

For Disability Day on the Hill on February 14th, 2018 we want to bring together state legislators and the Disability Community to talk about Disability Rights. We hope you'll join us. 

To help you prepare, we've created this video demonstrating how to have a successful meeting with your legislator. Our video stars Representative Cameron Sexton, from Crossville, TN, and Jason Rogers, a student in the Lipscomb University IDEAL Post-Secondary Education Program.