Advocacy Group

The first Advocacy Meeting took place on January 21.The guest speaker was Tonya Milling, the Executive Director of the Arc of Virginia and Director of the Arc’s Virginia Self-Advocacy Alliance. Here is a  recording of the meeting. 

Also, Tonya also provided  a link that lets you join in on an online meeting with your state delegate. 

Recording from the April 22 Advocacy Meeting.

Ashley Helsing, Director of Government Relations, and Nicole Patton, Manager of Grassroots Advocacy from NDSS, National Down Syndrome Society spoke about advocacy. Here is a link

Other items discussed during the meeting include:

Recording of Charlotte Woodward’s testimony before the VA State Senate.

Jill Egle’s Presentation

NDSS Press Release for David Egan’s book, More Alike Than Different