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Official Launch: Take Your Legislator to Work Campaign
People with disabilities are encouraged to take their legislator to work!
The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) conducts the Take Your Legislator to Work Campaign every fall to raise awareness about the importance of community-integrated employment for people with disabilities in Wisconsin. Inspired by National Disability Employment Awareness Month (October), the campaign highlights how everyone wins when people with disabilities have community-integrated jobs.
People with disabilities who have community-integrated jobs are encouraged to participate in the campaign! During the campaign, employees with disabilities invite their legislator to visit them at work and the legislator gets to see first-hand the value of community-integrated employment for people with disabilities. Last year, 40 legislators including the Governor visited people working in the community! Check out the report.
A visit usually lasts less than one hour. During a visit, the participant can:
- give their legislator a tour of their workplace,
- introduce their legislator to their co-workers, and
- discuss why their community-integrated job is important to them!
People with disabilities who are interested in participating in the campaign can use the Get Started Kit. The kit provides everything needed to get started, including the Participant Application. The first step for potential participants is to get permission from their employer to have their legislator visit their workplace.
BPDD is now accepting applications and people with disabilities who have community-integrated jobs are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed in the order they are received. Once approved, participants will receive the Campaign Tool Kit, which will include everything necessary for a successful visit, including the official Take Your Legislator to Work Campaign t-shirt.
If you have questions, please contact Joshua Ryf at joshua.ryf@wisconsin.gov or call 608-261-7829.
Joshua Ryf
Communications Director
WI BPDD
(608) 261-7829
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