Welcome!

Welcome to Making Your Case, a self-study course designed to help people advocate for positive changes in public policies that impact people who are deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing. This course is designed for:

Self-advocates
Parents and family members of children who are deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing
Direct care workers
Service providers
Professionals working in fields related to deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing services.

Making Your Case teaches the critical skills you need to be an effective advocate.

After you have completed this course, you will:

Understand how public policy is made and who makes it;
Understand the advocacy process and apply it to your situation;
Tell your story in writing and in person;
Know how to identify the policymakers who can help bring about the changes you need;
Write effective letters and e-mails;
Conduct meetings with policymakers;
Give effective testimony and answer questions; and
Work with others to tackle community issues.

Ready to begin? Click TAKE THE COURSE and you'll be on your way to Making Your Case!

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Funds for this project were provided through the Telecommunications Access Fund through the Department of Commerce. Thanks to Senators Rest, Day, Olseen, Lourey and Vickerman and Representative Hilty, Huntley, Westrom, Abeler, Kelliher, Sterner, Kalin and Hortman for authoring legislation that helped make this product possible. Thank you to the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disability for authorizing us to use their Trademarked curriculum, Partners in Policymaking^®, and adapting it to meet the needs of our community.