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Alliance Advocacy Toolkit

When meeting with legislators, it is important to be prepared. For this reason, Alliance has provided some advocacy options for you to begin building your legislative experience in whatever ways you can, as well as some basic talking points and leave-behinds to help you educate policy makers, their staff, and the general community.

If you are a legislator visiting this page, welcome! Please contact our Lobbying and Government Relations Consultant, Emma Hudson, with any questions or requests.

Contact your Legislator here.

Alliance 2024 Legislative Talking Points & Leave-Behinds

Help us Advocate!

What type of legislative advocacy are you ready for?

Beginner Advocacy (2 – 15 minutes of your time)

Find out who represents you
Program your elected leaders’ contact info into your phone
Connect with Alliance on Facebook or Twitter.
Register to vote
Learn how a bill becomes a law in Colorado by checking out this infographic and/or watching this YouTube clip.

Intermediate Advocacy (10 – 30 minutes of your time)

Learn how your legislators voted on important bills (click on votes next to the bill of interest)
Call or visit your legislators to discuss issues you care about
Write a letter to the editor to your local newspaper
Volunteer to help a candidate, cause or organization
Attend a hearing on a bill of interest to you and listen to the arguments for and against it

Advanced Advocacy (60 minutes – one day)

Attend a hearing on a bill of interest to you and testify in support or opposition
Attend a candidate forum and ask about their stance on issues important to you
Create a lasting relationship with a legislator by being an on-going resource for them on issues that are important to you

Alliance Informational IDD Related Talking Points & Leave-Behinds

Alliance Legislative Talking Points & Leave-Behinds Archive

Alliance 2023 Legislative Talking Points & Leave-Behinds

Alliance 2022 Legislative Talking Points & Leave-Behinds

Stabilize the Direct Support Workforce for People with Disabilities Talking Points

Alliance 2021 Legislative Talking Points & Leave-Behinds

SB21-039: Phase Out Subminimum Wage Employment in Colorado Talking Points
- Phase Out Subminimum Wage Employment Timeline
- Phase Out Subminimum Wage Employment: The Impacts on Subminimum Wage Jobs
SB21-075: Supported Decision-Making Agreement Talking Points
HB21-1206: Medicaid Transportation Services Talking Points
HB21-1166: Behavioral Health Crisis Response Training Talking Points