Government Contacts
To be an effective advocate or self-advocate, one needs to make the best use possible of available tools and support resources. The following are just a handful of suggestions for places to turn for information during one's own advocacy efforts..
U.S. Capitol Switchboard
The U.S. Capitol switchboard is available at 202-224-3121. This number may be long distance for most who use it. Call and let them redirect you through to your area reprentatives.
Locate U.S. Congress Members
There are many various ways to locate your U.S. Congressional representatives online. LifetimeTV.com offers a clickable map as one option available on their behalf through Capwiz (Capitol Advantage):
Public Citizen: National Non-profit Public Interest Organization
In addition to sending out regular action alerts with wholly editable corresponding templates addressed to government representatives, Public Citizen offers surfers voting scorecards, a way to check up on how elected officials are acting on their behalf. The website also provides a blank form that can be used for contacting government representatives about anything a visitor's heart desire. Public Citizen's database performs the tedious legwork necessary for matching emailers to their representatives.
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