Policy & Advocacy Committee

Our Purpose

Provide guidance and recommendations regarding public policy issues to DCDT Board and Membership.

Our Committee:

• Communicates public policy and government issues and recommendations to the DCDT membership.
• Establishes relationships with elected officials and/or government officials.
• Develops an effective grassroots advocacy network knowledgeable in the issues and methods of advancing policy and about CEC's policy positions and current events.
• Advocates for CEC's policy positions and communicate these positions to policymakers.
• Encourages DCDT members to become politically active and understand public policy to facilitate grassroots activities.
• Reads CEC's Weekly Policy.
• Develops relationships with elected officials.
• Rallies to the call to action using CEC's Legislative Action.
• Provides political action trainings at CEC's and DCDT's annual convention.
• Promotes grassroots action within DCDT and its conferences.

How I Can Get Involved?

Of course the DCDT Policy and Advocacy Committee encourages you to participate in our committee. However, there are many other ways to help support the goals of DCDT and the Policy and Advocacy Committee. Below are some of the ways to help advance policy affecting students with disabilities.

• Join DCDT's Policy and Advocacy Committee and become active in forming advancing public policy 
• Email your members of Congress directly from CEC's Legislative Action Center – and tell your family, friends and colleagues to do the same! http://cqrcengage.com/cek/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=116513
• Sign up for CEC's Weekly Policy Updates by emailing pubpol@cec.sped.org
• Sign up for CEC's Smart Brief for the latest news send directly to your inbox three times per week by visiting http://www2.smartbrief.com/signupSystem/subscribe.action?pageSequence=1…
•  Continue to monitor CEC's website for breaking news and information https://www.cec.sped.org/

Mission

Mission of the DCDT Policy and Advocacy Committee: 

The Division on Career Development and Transition's Policy and Advocacy Committee works to build and sustain a strong network within DCDT to ensure our members are well informed of the policy issues concerning students with disabilities. Our committee is pivotal to making progress on Capitol Hill, in federal agencies and in state governments. 

In our role as advocates for students with disabilities, the DCDT Policy and Advocacy Committee plays an integral role in advancing policy in federal agencies and federal/state governments. Our committee reviews and analyzes relevant issues for our DCDT Board and membership, provides recommendations to the DCDT board, supports CEC's policy agenda and grassroots initiatives, and finally, works to influence public policy, and converting public policy into best practice.  

Chair - Brian Schobel, Chairperson

Email: schobel_b@aps.edu