Partners in Making Your Case is a self-study course designed to help people advocate for positive changes in public policies that impact people with developmental disabilities and their families.
Module 1 | How Public Policy Is Made | |
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Unit 1 | Module 1: How Public Policy Is Made | |
Unit 2 | When Emotions Turns to Advocacy | |
Unit 3 | Why is Advocacy Important? | |
Unit 4 | The Disability Rights Movement | |
Unit 5 | What We’ve Accomplished | |
Unit 6 | The Parent Movement | |
Unit 7 | The Independent Living Movement | |
Unit 8 | Mr. Roberts | |
Unit 9 | Section 504 Occupation | |
Unit 10 | Self-Advocacy Movement | |
Unit 11 | Building Ongoing Relationships | |
Unit 12 | Qualities of a Successful Advocate | |
Unit 13 | What is Public Policy? | |
Unit 14 | Branches of Government | |
Unit 15 | Federal Policymakers | |
Unit 16 | How Federal Law is Made | |
Unit 17 | State Policymaking | |
Unit 18 | Local Policymaking | |
Unit 19 | Exercise: Match the Issue With the Right Level of Government | |
Unit 20 | Changemakers: Congressional Allies | |
Unit 21 | Pulling It All Together | |
Unit 22 | Partners in Making Your Case Quiz 1 | |
Module 2 | Building Your Case | |
Unit 1 | Module 2: Building Your Case | |
Unit 2 | Tools You Can Use | |
Unit 3 | The Advocacy Process | |
Unit 4 | Narrow Your Focus | |
Unit 5 | What’s Your Issue? | |
Unit 6 | The Power of Personal Stories | |
Unit 7 | Choosing a Specific Situation | |
Unit 8 | Requesting Action | |
Unit 9 | Get the Facts | |
Unit 10 | Write Your Story | |
Unit 11 | Exercise: Write Your Story | |
Unit 12 | Strength in Numbers | |
Unit 13 | Who Can Help Make It Happen? | |
Unit 14 | SWOT Analysis | |
Unit 15 | Identifying Personal Strengths and Weaknesses | |
Unit 16 | Identifying External Opportunities and Threats | |
Unit 17 | Pulling It All Together | |
Unit 18 | Partners in Making Your Case Quiz 2 | |
Module 3 | Making Your Case In Writing | |
Unit 1 | Module 3: Making Your Case In Writing | |
Unit 2 | The Case for Communication | |
Unit 3 | Why It Matters | |
Unit 4 | Choose Your Communications Approach | |
Unit 5 | Common Communications Tactics | |
Unit 6 | Put It In Writing | |
Unit 7 | Effective Written Communications | |
Unit 8 | Writing Effective E-Mails | |
Unit 9 | Following Up | |
Unit 10 | Using Social Media for Advocacy | |
Unit 11 | Internet-Based Options | |
Unit 12 | Social Networking Sites | |
Unit 13 | Blogs, Microblogs and Videoblogs | |
Unit 14 | Video Sharing Sites | |
Unit 15 | Changemakers: Advocates Harnessing the Power of Social Media | |
Unit 16 | Putting It All Together | |
Unit 17 | Partners in Making Your Case Quiz 3 | |
Module 4 | Making Your Case In Person | |
Unit 1 | Module 4: Making Your Case In Person | |
Unit 2 | Communicating In Person | |
Unit 3 | A Legislator’s Perspective | |
Unit 4 | Connecting Locally | |
Unit 5 | Connecting on “The Hill” | |
Unit 6 | Meet Kayla McKeon | |
Unit 7 | Telephone Calls | |
Unit 8 | Getting the Appointment | |
Unit 9 | Do Your Homework | |
Unit 10 | Put It In Writing | |
Unit 11 | Making the Meeting Count | |
Unit 12 | Follow Up | |
Unit 13 | Testimony | |
Unit 14 | What Makes Testimony Effective? | |
Unit 15 | Exercise: The Power of Public Testimony | |
Unit 16 | Getting on the Agenda | |
Unit 17 | Preparing and Delivering Testimony | |
Unit 18 | How Will You Make Your Case In-Person? | |
Unit 19 | Creating a Detailed Plan | |
Unit 20 | Creating a Timeline | |
Unit 21 | Changemakers: The Storytellers | |
Unit 22 | Pulling It All Together | |
Unit 23 | Partners in Making Your Case Quiz 4 | |
Module 5 | Keeping It Going | |
Unit 1 | Module 5: Keeping It Going | |
Unit 2 | Why Organize? | |
Unit 3 | Start With a Plan | |
Unit 4 | Building the Foundation | |
Unit 5 | Using Organizing Tactics | |
Unit 6 | Common Organizing Tactics | |
Unit 7 | Form Coalitions | |
Unit 8 | Engaging the Media | |
Unit 9 | Websites | |
Unit 10 | Social Media Campaigns | |
Unit 11 | Rallies and Demonstrations | |
Unit 12 | Petitions | |
Unit 13 | Communications | |
Unit 14 | Public Hearings | |
Unit 15 | Political Involvement | |
Unit 16 | Get Out and Vote! | |
Unit 17 | Changemakers: Disability Rights Activists | |
Unit 18 | Pulling It All Together | |
Unit 19 | Partners in Making Your Case Quiz 5 | |
Unit 20 | Thank You! |