Student Advocacy Day

Step-By-Step Guide to Planning a Successful Event

Does your state association have an advocacy day? If not, would you like to but don't have a clue about setting one up? Would you like to include students in your advocacy day? Then you've come to the right place! ASHA has developed this step-by-step guide to help you plan, organize, and implement a state association-sponsored advocacy day at your state capital complete with ideas on how to attract students to this important event.

Remember advocacy gives you the means to have a key role in creating or changing laws that affect you, your profession, and/or the population of vulnerable children and adults you seek to serve.  

Getting Started

• Advocacy Day Work Plan
• Sample Checklist and Timeline Chart [XLS]
• Learner Outcomes for ASHA CE

Communications

• FAQs for Participants
• Letter to Communication and Sciences Disorders (CSD) Programs [PDF]
• "Save the Date" Flyer [PDF]
• Uncle Sam Volunteer Flyer [PDF]
• The ASHA Leader Article on Model State Advocacy Days
• Sample Student Recruitment Article for Use in Newsletters
• Appointment Script [PDF]

Briefing

• Sample Agenda
• Roleplaying Scripts
• Tips for Visits
• Sample Talking Points

Reporting

• Legislative Visits Report Form [PDF]
• Student Advocacy Day Activities Final Report and Expenses Form (required for states who receive a grant)

Contacts

People to contact if you have questions or need advice.