So, here I am at the Texas Advanced Leadership and Advocacy Conference. It was the first TALAC conference in 2009 that started my passion for legislative advocacy, so I was excited to be able to attend again after two years off. One thing I think is important about TALAC is the effort to connect people from all different groups, different organizations, different background in order to unite them into one voice to advocate for people with disabilities and accessibility needs.
Tomorrow is set aside for legislative visits at the capital which means I will begin contacting different senators and representatives to ask them to make insurance coverage for hearing aids a priority in 2013. One thing I learned from last session is that we cannot wait until January 2013 to begin; the work must start in the interim. We need to start now! Call your state representatives and senators and ask that they make insurance coverage for hearing aids a priority - put it on their radar before the session begins and they start getting inundated with calls about other issues. Even though 2012 is an off year legislatively, it does not mean it is time to take a break!
