Advocacy Toolkit
Everything you need to advocate effectively — ready to download and share. Use these materials to educate, engage, and mobilize your chapter and community.
Core Materials
Advocacy Handout
A concise, print-ready one-pager summarizing advocacy with National NSSLHA.
DownloadAdvocacy Presentation
A fully designed PowerPoint slide deck covering advocacy goals, data, and messaging — ready to present to stakeholders or at community events.
DownloadStudent Advocacy Day Social Media Templates
Branded, ready-to-post graphics and caption templates for Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn to amplify Student Advocacy Day.
DownloadAdvocacy Scripts
Email Template
A customizable email template to contact your legislators directly, with fill-in-the-blank fields and key talking points pre-written.
My name is [Your Name], and I am a [graduate/undergraduate] student studying Communication Sciences and Disorders at [University]. As a constituent from [City/State], I am writing to urge you to support legislation that improves access to hearing, speech, and language services.
Individuals with communication disorders rely on timely and consistent care to succeed in school, work, and daily life. However, many patients face significant barriers to accessing these essential services.
As a future [audiologist/speech-language pathologist], I have seen firsthand how early intervention and comprehensive care can change outcomes for patients and families. Unfortunately, gaps in coverage and provider access continue to limit the impact we can make.
I respectfully ask that you support policies that:
• Expand access to audiology and speech-language services
• Improve insurance coverage for hearing aids and therapy
• Strengthen/sustain the Communication Sciences and Disorders workforce
(Optional personalization — strongly encouraged)
During my clinical/academic experience, I have worked with [brief example — 1–2 sentences].
Thank you for your time and your commitment to improving healthcare access for individuals with communication needs. I would be happy to serve as a resource on this issue.
Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]
Phone Call Script
A concise, conversational script for calling your legislator's office — including how to introduce yourself, state your ask, and close the call.
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