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The Indiana Statewide Independent Living Council (INSILC)3-Part Legislative Advocacy Workshop Series Easy-to-Read Document #DontWriteForUsWithoutUs Welcome! This is an easy-to-read document. We use easy-to-read documents to involve people with intellectual disabilities by using texts that are easy to read and understand. Text that is in bold font is the main information. Text below the bold font gives more information. This is information about a new workshop for people with disabilities and partners. Partners are people without disabilities who support people with disabilities. Partners might include your friends, family, staff, and other people in your community. The workshop is held by the Indiana Statewide Independent Living Council. The Indiana Statewide Independent Living Council is also called INSILC. This workshop is FREE. The workshop will be about the following things:VotingElected OfficialsThe Legislative ProcessTracking BillsDisability Rights Advocacy Bills in Indiana’s 2020 Legislative SessionSocial Media Elected officials are the people we vote for. Elected officials create the laws. The legislative process is the system of how an idea becomes a law. These ideas are called bills. Tracking bills is a process of finding out how close a bill is to becoming a law. Disability rights are the legal rights of people with disabilities. Advocacy is showing your support for or against a bill. Your elected officials talk about new bills every year during legislative session. Legislative session is the time where all of the elected officials meet to talk about bills and make new laws. Social media includes Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Social media is a form online communication. This workshop is held on three different days. The first workshop is on December 12, 2019. The second workshop is on January 13, 2020. The third workshop is on January 30, 2020. All of the workshops are from 4:30 PM to 8:00 PM. The address is 615 North Alabama Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204. The building where the workshops will be held is called the English Foundation Building. You can come to the workshop in person. When you register click ONSITE to come in person. You can also come to the workshop by watching it online. When you register click LIVESTREAM to watch online. You can register on our EventBrite webpage. This is the registration link: ? is an online registration website. You can also register by sending an email to Morgan Daly. Morgan’s email address is mdaly@. This is the additional information on the EventBrite page in easy-to-read text. Do you want to share your opinions about new bills in Indiana? Do you want to learn how to talk to your elected officials? Do you want to make sure good changes happen? If you want to do these things then these are great workshops for you! During the workshops you will work with other people with disabilities and partners. You will learn and work on the following things: You can register to vote. You can update your voter registration. You will learn about disability rights. You will learn about the legislative process.You will learn how to use social media for advocacy.You will meet other people doing advocacy in your community. You will meet elected officials and other staff working on creating new laws. Everyone is welcome!This is a list of accessible options provided. Accessible options give equal access to information and activities. People who cannot get transportation or have other needs can watch online. There is accessible parking. There are accessible restrooms.Accessible restrooms have extra space for people who use wheelchairs and other devices.There is a family friendly and gender-neutral restroom. Family friendly restrooms allow caregivers to assist people in the restroom. Gender-neutral restrooms provide a comfortable option for everyone. Live captioning (CART) will be provided at each workshop. CART is text on the bottom of the screen that copies what people are saying out loud. American Sign Language (ASL) and other language interpreters can be provided. Interpreters are used to change English into a format that people who are Deaf or use another language can understand. All materials and activities can be provided in an accessible format. Accessible formats are changes to the original document or activity that make sure everyone can understand and be involved. Examples of accessible formats are large print, Braille, and languages that are not English.If you need anything else for equal access to information and activities please contact Morgan Daly. Morgan’s email address is mdaly@Please send information about your needs as soon as possible. Voting is a civil right. You can register to vote before each workshop. Come at 4:00 PM to register to vote. Please bring your government issued identification. Government issued identification can be a state ID or a drivers license. If you need help getting a state ID please contact Morgan Daly. Morgan’s email address is mdaly@. Use your voice. Social media is great for advocacy. Social media is accessible for people with disabilities. You will learn how to use social media for advocacy. You can take part in social media advocacy at each workshop.If you do not have social media accounts and want to make them, INSILC can help. Contact Morgan Daly. Morgan’s email address is mdaly@. You can make your own decisions. You can form your own opinion. INSILC is a non-partisan organization. Non-partisan means that we are not labeled as Democrats or Republicans. Republicans and Democrats are the two political parties. All of the workshop activities are voluntary. You do not have to do activities that you do not want to do. Learn more about INSILC on our website. The website address is ?? ................
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